Goldenboy3 reviews Michael Nava Alyson Books, 2003 Surprisingly good + Golden Boy I was given this book as a gift and was apprehensive for two reasons: 1) I'm not a fan of mystery novels and 2) I worry that I won't be able to connect with older gay fiction books (this was originally published in 1988) since so much has changed in the last few decades. Thankfully, both of those ...             Nightwork4 reviews Joseph Hansen Harcourt Brace* Co, 1985 Twenty-one years old and still great! + One of Hansen's Most Memorable Titles + Nightwork + Till Dangers Troubled Night Depart             Equal Affections4 reviews David Leavitt Grove Press, 1997 Something Deeper... My fellow students and I were assigned this book in an American Studies class. While I have read a great deal of books--have been enthralled by a multitude of works--I keep going back to this book. It's not that the characters in Equal Affections do extraordinary things, or that the situations ...             In Awe22 reviews Scott Heim Perennial, 1998 A GEN-X FAULKNER ON ACID WRITING HORROR + a lot going on + This book changed my life! As a fan of horror movies and overall 'eerie-ness' I thoroughly enjoyed Heim's second novel (after the also recommended MYSTERIOUS SKIN). IN AWE is certainly one of the most original, poetic, amd menacing gay novels outside of Dennis Cooper's work in recent memory. It's a moody and atmospheric ...             Mysterious Skin60 reviews Scott Heim Harper Perennial, 2005 Terrific 1st Novel + Excellent book + Made Me Cry + beautiful writing, wonderful in many ways + Good gay story line             Clay's Way: A Novel68 reviews Blair Mastbaum Alyson Books, 2004 A fantastic gay coming-of-age novel with fully realized characters + Am I Getting Too Old + Endocrinic Island Ecstacy "Clay's Way" is a riveting gay coming-of-age novel set in Hawaii. The story of Sam and Clay is an unusual one. Sam is an unhappy skateboard punk rocker who knows he is gay and is quite unhappy with his life. Clay is a surfer dude battling inner demons, unsure of his sexuality. The two form an ...             Fadeout: A Dave Brandstetter Mystery10 reviews Joseph Hansen University of Wisconsin Press, 2004 More than just a Gay Detective Novel, A Good Novel + Solid Series Debut + Hammett goes Hollywood + Captivating mystery with surprise ending; can't put it down + Impressive.             Rainbow High28 reviews Alex Sanchez Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2003 Another gay coming-of-age classic from Sanchez + Rainbow High + At last! Quality gay fiction for teens! + Let It All Out!!             Howtown6 reviews Michael Nava Alyson Books, 2003 Another Great Story From Our Best Mystery Writer + How Town + Just as great as the last one + Great mystery writing + A great weekend read             Arkansas: Three Novellas19 reviews David Leavitt Mariner Books, 1998 One Very Good and Two Good Novellas + Check it out. Why not? I haven't read Leavitt in awhile and had Arkansas sitting on my shelf. Arkansas is a collection of 3 stories -- each about 60-70 pages in length. Like much of Leavitt's work, while it is fiction, it gives at least to sense of being autobiographical. The main protagonist is often a stand-in for ...             Early Graves1 review Joseph Hansen Warner Books, 1988 A good page turner that you don't want to put down. Sensitive and exciting story set in the late 80s within the context of a mystery. Brandstetter, a middle aged insurance investigator tracks down a serial killer in and around LA who's been killing gay men who have AIDS.             Rainbow Boys83 reviews Alex Sanchez Simon Pulse, 2003 fabulous gay YA book + A classic gay coming-of-age novel for all ages + Evaluation of Book + A good read for young socially conscious teens + loved it             Skinflick1 review Joseph Hansen Henry Holt & Company, 1980 One of Hansen's Most Memorable Titles At one time The Los Angels Times described Joseph Hasen (1923-2004) as "the most exciting and effective writer of the classic California private-eye novel working today." Hansen's best-known works are a series of twelve novels written between 1970 and 1992 that feature insurance claims investigator ...             Rag and Bone (Henry Rios Mysteries)17 reviews Michael Nava Berkley Trade, 2002 Taking chances on youth, family, love, right, and justice + A Great Ending to A Great Series + Compelling and absorbing! + I Demand More!             The Year of Ice: A Novel74 reviews Brian Malloy St. Martin's Griffin, 2003 A real-male character. + I love this book + One of the best novels I've read! And, I've read a LOT of them. + Wonderful first novel             Onyx10 reviews Felice Picano Alyson Books, 2001 Onyx is a Jewel Felice Picano's work ranges so differently from book to book, so I was curious to see why he said in a reading event that it was "a difficult book" for him to write. While AIDS novels may have become passe, this one isn't just that, but covers the ground of painful hospital scenes, and how it and ...             The Death of Friends: A Henry Rios Mystery (Henry Rios Mysteries)2 reviews Michael Nava Alyson Books, 2004 Best in the series so far! + Death of Friends, a Henry Rios Mystery This book - without a doubt - has been the best of Nava's works that I have read. I actually wish I could go back and lower the score I gave a few of his other books, if only to make this one stand out. I was a little worried when I picked this up since I felt The Hidden Law, his previous Rios ...             The man everybody was afraid of4 reviews Joseph Hansen Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1981 Good, not great, Brandstetter + The Man Everybody Was Afraid Of + I Shot The Sheriff + Lively and exciting read.             Gravedigger2 reviews Joseph Hansen Henry Holt & Co (P), 1985 The Best Gets Better With Every Book + The Surprising Dave Brandstetter: A Memorable Work This is book number six in Hansen's acclaimed series of Dave Brandstetter mysteries. Brandstetter is the tough, no nonsense but highly cosmopolitan insurance claims adjuster in southern California who loves a good martini, listens to string quartets, and solves complicated murders. In this outing ...             The Lost Language of Cranes: A Novel19 reviews David Leavitt Bloomsbury USA, 2005 Remarkable Novel + The Rich Language of Cranes + One word "amazing" + Good first novel + Wonderfully well written characters and story.......