A wonderful tale of love, jealousy and murder

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	• Amuse Bouche (Russell Quant Mysteries) Anthony Bidulka Insomniac Press, 2000 - 272 pages average customer review:based on 31 reviews view larger image
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Another terrific Russell Quant mystery

This was the third of the Russell Quant mysteries I read. The second one was "Tapas on the Ramblas", which took place on a cruise ship, and as I had just finished a Mediterranean cruise, it was very easy to put myself into the story. Each of the books was a new adventure and this one was another new and exciting adventure. I actually feel like I know personally a lot of the characters, especially Russell. And I've learned so much about a part of Canada that I knew nothing about. When I finished this one I couldn't wait to get on to the next one.The writing is so good.

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Entcing Mystery Series

I didn't know this author before I saw the add for his latest book Sundowner: Ubuntu, so I decided to start with the first novel and work my way up. I just finished reading the third mystery in this series last night and I just ordered them last month. I don't know much about Canada, but I do believe I have a new author to add to my must have list. I'm a big fan of Joseph Hansen and Michael Nava and this author has me looking forward to reading the other mysteries in his series.

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Show Boat to Everywhere

What a grand start to an outstanding series. Mr. Bidulka won the Lambda Literary Award for the second book in this series, Flight of Aquavit - and this is where it all began.
The reader immediately falls in love with newbie detective Russell Quant with his everyday man, sweet, slightly awkward, witty persona. Add in a mysterious neighbour, a bon vivant mentor, quirky but real friends, and a timely and clever mystery, and you've got the beginning of a wonderful fictional world you'll want to return to. And lucky you - to date there are four more books after this one.
Readers who require a mystyery with a gay hero to be about fluff and sex will no doubt be disappointed - but for most of us, Amuse Bouche is a winner.

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A wonderful tale of love, jealousy and murder

Anthony Bidulka gives us a gay private investigator, Russell Quant, in the city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Russell is celebrating his first year as a PI, when a case is dropped in his lap. A man has gone missing on the day of his wedding nuptials to a member of Saskatoon's upper class. This takes Russell on a wild chase through France, and ending up back in Canada, where the case continues to unfold. Refreshingly, unlike most gay fiction, Mr. Bidulka doesn't rely on tons of sex with everyone Russell meets in order to tell his tale. Amuse Bouche has a slightly slow start, while we learn about who Russell is, and how he works, but it pays off in the end. If you can, read this, then A Flight of Aquavit (the next book in the series), and you will get an excellent idea of how Russell works.

All in all, a charming first book in a series, and I look forward to reading the rest of them!

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A gay wedding gone bad. A missing groom. An unsullied reputation at risk. Enter Russell Quant-cute, gay, and a rookie private detective. With a nose for good wine and bad lies, Quant is off to France on his first big case. From the smudgy streets of Paris, he cajoles and sleuths his way to the pastel-colored promenade of Sanary-sur-Mer.

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