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Bezig met laden... The God Gamedoor Jeffrey Round
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for an advance reading copy of this book. The views expressed are my own. This is a suspense mystery story set in modern day Toronto, Canada. Dan Savage is a gay private investigator who is hired by Paul, an ambitious local politician, to find his gambling-addicted husband, Tony. The only lead he can give Dan is a list of Tony's gaming haunts. At one of them Dan finds someone who recently saw Tony there recklessly gambling away large sums of money. This was after Paul had cut off Tony's money supply, which of course raises questions about where Tony got the money. Dan finds a link between Tony and a politician who later died under suspicious circumstances when he was accused of embezzling funds. Questions are raised about whether it was actually murder rather than suicide. Dan's inquiry catches the attention of an investigative news reporter who seems to have an inside track on some goings on at Queen's Park (the seat of the Ontario provincial government). There was a political scandal there over the closing of some power generating plants.These are linked to a shadowy backroom political operative known only as "The Magus". No one admits to knowing his or her actual identity. The reporter offers to share his information with Dan on a reciprocal basis, but he subsequently proves to be an unreliable ally. Dan calls on his contacts and previous experience to find out about Tony's whereabouts. He attracts unwanted and dangerous attention to himself, and as a warning a dead body is dumped on his doorstep. There's a lot going on in Dan's personal life apart from the search for Tony. Dan and his romantic partner, Nick, a Toronto police officer, are planning their wedding with all the attendant stress and expense. Dan's investigation is a further source of friction between Dan and Nick. Nick correctly fears that Dan is unnecessarily putting himself in harm's way to investigate Tony's disappearance. Dan is mugged on his way to a meeting with someone who has information about Tony. Dan's personal story is actually more interesting than the disappearance one. This is the fifth in a series of Dan Savage novels. It can be read on a standalone basis without much difficulty. It seems that some of the characters are carryovers from the earlier books. Learning their backstories from the previous stories may enhance this story. Donny, one of Dan's closest gay friends, comes to mind in this respect. The story telling moves along at a good pace and the author makes good use of Toronto landmarks as setting. There's a very spy thriller-like meeting at Toronto's waterfront aquarium. It's noteworthy that the story is set in Toronto at the time Mayor Rob Ford 's antics and the power generating plant shutdown were in the news. More local colour of interest to Canadian readers. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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2019 Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery -- Finalist Private investigator Dan Sharp finds himself caught up in a political murder. When the husband of a Queen's Park aide runs off to escape his gambling debts, private investigator Dan Sharp is hired to track him down. As the city's political landscape verges on the bizarre -- with a crack-using mayor and a major scandal looming -- Dan finds himself pitted against a mysterious figure known for making or breaking the reputations of upcoming politicians. It's not until a body turns up on his doorstep that Dan realizes he's being punished for sticking his nose into dirty politics. It's left to him to catch the killer and prove his own innocence. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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NB. This is a mystery with a gay lead. He is in a relationship but said relationship is very much on the backburner and not a massive part of the story. Just thought I should differentiate between a mystery/romance. ( )