| Details | | Publication Date: | 1997-10-01 |
| Size | | Length: | 204 pages | | Height: | 8.0 in | | Width: | 5.3 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 6.4 oz |
Publisher's Note
In this dynamic mystery, a backlash of hate crimes and homophobia rear their ugly heads in the Castro, of all places. Introducing Lou Spencer, an ex-Brit with a past she wants to forget, now making a new life in the Castro district. As the manager of an agency which advocates for victims of gay bashing, she knows that threats are to be expected. But when she finds one of the project's counselors stabbed to death in his office, and her co-worker is arrested for the murder, her activism becomes more personal. As the Castro community reacts in outrage, Lou is left trying to hold the besieged agency together while looking for evidence to counter the homophobic assumptions of the San Francisco Police Department. Falling in love with beautiful lesbian cop, Alex Ramon, adds to the complications.
Industry Reviews
First novelist Beale introduces amateur sleuth Lou Spencer, a red-headed British transplant who works as office manager for a nonprofit antihate organization in San Francisco. Lou begins her sleuthing career when police accuse her best friend, a gay co-worker, of murdering his ex-lover also a co-worker. Lou must battle phone harassment, police bigotry, political tensions, and her growing attraction to a Latina cop to expose the real culprit. Solid work, decent plot, and an engaging protagonist recommend this for most collections.
Moore
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