A Queer Kind of Death

by George Baxt

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New York detective Pharoah Love believes that the death od a young, handsome actor-model-hustler was no accident. But who killed him in his bathtub - his ex-lover? The literary agent? The society wit? It might be one of these but Pharoah Love has to learn just how you outsmart an ingenious killer.

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Late 1960's mystery which involves a loosely veiled gay African American cop. A hustler/model is found dead in his bathtub from what looks like an accidental electrocution, the radio fell into the bathtub. The lead detective thinks it may not have been an accident after all. We meet a wide variety of characters, the writer who's first two books didn't sell very well and also the deceased ex-"roommate" The writers ex-wife who's still in love with him, but is out to tank his latest book. An eccentric and very wealthy brother and sister duo. It's a little snap shot of the time everyone seems to use the word cat for people. Everyone drinks a lot and smokes. The mystery will have you guessing until the end and has numerous other twists as well.
I was just reminded of this book. It's been ages since I first read it, but I still remember the *wow* about the writing. Just fell in love with the voice of Pharoah Love. Am reminded I need to hunt down the series. Don't think I made it to book five.

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George Baxt was born June 11, 1923 in Brooklyn New York. He began his career as a radio announcer, and then became an agent and a television scriptwriter. From there, Baxt's career developed into scriptwriting cult horror films. He has published twenty-six murder mysteries the first being the acclaimed A Queer Kind of Death, published in 1966. His show more play Spine Chiller was produced in London's West End, starring Sian Phillips in 1978. Baxt is also the author of nearly ninety short stories, most of which have been published in Ellery Queen mystery magazine.His numerous TV credits include The Defenders, Kraft TV Theater, The Philco Playhouse, Matinee Theater, Laredo, and in England, The Sword of Freedom series. George Baxt died June 28, 2003, from complications after heart surgery, in New York, New York. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Canonical title
A Queer Kind of Death
Original title
A Queer Kind of Death
Original publication date
1966
People/Characters
Pharoah Love
Important places
New York, New York, USA

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Fiction and Literature, LGBTQ+, Mystery
DDC/MDS
813.54Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English1900-19991945-1999
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PS3552 .A8479 .Q84Language and LiteratureAmerican literatureAmerican literatureIndividual authors1961-
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Reviews
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Rating
½ (3.43)
Languages
Danish, English, German, Italian
Media
Paper
ISBNs
8
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