A Darker Domain by Val McDermid (All Editions)

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In A Darker Domain, Val McDermid weaves together two cold cases that converge around the legacy of the 1984-85 miners’ strike in Fife, Scotland. Detective Inspector Karen Pirie, head of the Cold Case Unit, investigates the disappearance of Mick Prentice, who vanished during the strike, and the kidnapping of a wealthy businessman’s daughter that occurred … Read more

The Captive by Édouard Bourdet

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A three-act melodrama about Irène, a lesbian who pretends engagement to Jacques while tortured by her love for the unseen Madame d’Aiguines, ultimately returning to the relationship saying ‘it is a prison to which I must return captive, despite myself.’

A Circle Of Friends by Lindsay Welsh (All Editions)

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In A Circle of Friends, Lindsay Welsh moves away from the short-story format of her previous collections to deliver a singular, interconnected narrative centered on a group of women in a sleepy seaside town. The plot follows a diverse circle of friends as they navigate the shifting boundaries between platonic companionship and romantic desire. At … Read more

69 Barrow Street by Sheldon Lord (All Editions)

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In 69 Barrow Street, Sheldon Lord (Lawrence Block) delivers another slice of mid-century Greenwich Village life, blending the “small town in a big city” atmosphere with the transgressive edge typical of 1960s pulp. The story centers on a specific address that serves as a crossroads for a variety of “lost souls” and bohemians. While the … Read more

50 Gay And Lesbian Books Everybody Must Read by Richard Canning (All Editions)

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In 50 Gay and Lesbian Books Everybody Must Read, Richard Canning curates an essential roadmap through the queer literary landscape. Rather than a simple list, the book is a collection of fifty succinct essays written by a diverse group of critics, authors, and public figures. These contributors dive into works ranging from the ancient (like … Read more

2nd Fiddle by Kate Calloway (All Editions)

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In 2nd Fiddle by Kate Calloway, private investigator Cassidy James returns for her second outing, this time dealing with the fallout of a high-profile kidnapping. When a wealthy local businessman’s daughter is snatched, the police are quick to focus on the obvious leads, but Cassidy suspects there is a more intimate betrayal at play. As … Read more

21 Gay Street by Sheldon Lord (All Editions)

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In 21 Gay Street, Sheldon Lord (a pseudonym for mystery legend Lawrence Block) provides a voyeuristic, “beatnik” look at Greenwich Village life in the late 1950s. The story follows Joyce Kendall, a fresh-faced college graduate from Iowa who arrives in New York for a job at a “true confessions” magazine. She finds a room in … Read more

1st Impressions by Kate Calloway (All Editions)

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In 1st Impressions, by Kate Calloway, rookie private investigator Cassidy James trades her quiet life in Cedar Hills, Oregon, for a high-stakes murder case that hits closer to home than she’d like. After the mutilated body of a wealthy local is pulled from a lake, Cassidy is hired to find the killer—by the prime suspect … Read more

13 Bullets: A Vampire Tale by David Wellington (All Editions)

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In 13 Bullets, David Wellington strips away the romanticized, sparkly tropes of modern vampires and returns to something much grittier and more terrifying. The story follows Laura Caxton, a federal marshal who gets pulled into a nightmare when a routine traffic stop reveals that the vampires everyone thought were extinct are very much alive—and incredibly … Read more