Jeffrey Round — новинки

By my counting, this is only the fourth gay mystery to be set in Provincetown. Although none has bested the very first (Cobalt by "Nathan Aldyne"). The P'Town Murders certainly provides a keen sense of local color. Secret agent Brad Fairfax is summoned by a mysterious voice to come to Cape Cod to claim the body of his ex-lover and best friend. On site he discovers that Ross was murdered, the first in a string of four corpses to show up. Victims and suspects have two points in common: they are all connected to a gay guesthouse for wealthy clients where anything is permitted, and most have some connection to Buddhism. Although Brad…

Warden Fields, an ingenuous college student from Toronto, is spotted by an Italian model agency and persuaded to work in Europe. He starts to discover the love and affection he desperately seeks, but the glamorous and frenetic world of the fashion houses in Milan and London makes it hard to maintain a relationship. Warden's boyfriend in Italy is drafted into the army, while the adventures his English lover draws him into lead Warden into breaking the law. Sensitive and subtle, this fine new novel weaves together tragic and comic themes into a moving and delightful human story.