Faint Praise (1995) is the sixth installment in Ellen Hart's Jane Lawless mystery series. As an explicit work of lesbian fiction, it follows an openly lesbian protagonist—Minneapolis restaurateur and amateur sleuth Jane Lawless—and highlights queer community connections alongside intricate procedural elements.
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| ISBN | 9781878067678 |
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| Series | Jane Lawless Mystery |
| Copyright Date | 1995 |
| Publication Date | September 29, 1995 |
| Publisher | Da Capo Press |
| Format | Hardcover |
| No. of Pages | 264 |
| Language | English |
| Notes | When long-time Minneapolis television personality Arno Heywood leaps to his death from a downtown high-rise while wearing women’s clothes, the city is left in shock. The residents of the upscale Linden Lofts where he lived are deeply unsettled, prompting amateur investigator Jane Lawless to dig into the case. She quickly discovers that Arno was not alone in keeping hidden realities; her investigation reveals a predatory blackmailer actively scouting the building with a master set of keys. Working alongside her eccentric theatrical friend Cordelia Thorn, Jane must untangle a web of upscale deception and hidden motives before an escalation into brutal murder claims another victim. |
| Genre | Mystery |
| Subject | Lawless, Jane (Fictitious character) - Fiction; Lesbians - Fiction. - Minnesota; Minneapolis Metropolitan Area (Minn.) - Fiction; Restaurateurs - Fiction. - Minnesota; Women Detectives - Fiction. - Minnesota |