Someone Killed His Boyfriend: A Summer of Sex, Sun and Murder in Provincetown [Paperback]

David Stukas (Author)

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It would be hard to imagine a giddier good time than this campy first novel set in the gay meccas of New York and Provincetown, Massachusetts. When Robert, a single "good guy," hears that his wealthy, gorgeous, and sexually voracious friend Michael has finally met the man of his dreams, he can't believe it's true. Michael, after all, is a man whose bathroom towels read "His" and "Next." Despite his doubts and envy, Robert promises to help his friend plan the most sparkling, expensive wedding that Manhattan queerdom has ever seen. Fifteen hundred guests arrive in everything from Armani to complete drag. When it's Max, the chosen one, who leaves Michael at the altar, all hell breaks loose in the quiet world of Robert and his friends. And when Max is later found dead, the suspects seem all too obvious. A very funny mystery, full of pointless and amusing gags, Someone Killed His Boyfriend may be the perfect weekend read, like having a group of loud, clever friends that you can put away on the shelf when they get under your skin. --Regina Marler --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Booklist

Wealthy, handsome, butch Michael; his plainer, poorer, rather nelly friend, Robert, an underpaid copywriter for feminine hygiene products; and Robert's friend, the towering lesbian Monette, are a trio of detectives in this campy sleuther. Michael, a slut to the manner born, gives his all to marry breathtakingly gorgeous Max, a southerner with money. When the wedding day arrives, however, Michael is stood up at the altar, humiliated in front of 1,500 close friends, and minus an original Matisse. With Robert in tow, Michael tracks Max to that summertime gay mecca, Provincetown, only to find him dead. Since Michael is the prime suspect and clues indicate the murderer is a Bette Davis impersonator, Michael and Robert take lessons from drag legend Beyonda Sea and land jobs in a drag revue to pursue the fiend. Sure, the plot is outlandish, and the sleuths are improbable. But this breezy page-turner is laugh-out-loud entertainment. Irresistible. Whitney Scott
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Kensington (July 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0758200412
• ISBN-13: 978-0758200419
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,126,415 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars a summer read, December 7, 2001

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RMS Bear (Boston, MA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Someone Killed His Boyfriend: A Summer of Sex, Sun and Murder in Provincetown (Hardcover)

I just finished this book. Like the other review mentioned, it is pretty standard; "uber-gay" friend and "normal" gay protagonist. If you looking for something fun and mindless to read on the beach, this would be it. If you're looking for a good mystery set in the gay community...check out Nathan Aldyne's books.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Adequate, October 30, 2001

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Cambel "cambel" (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Someone Killed His Boyfriend: A Summer of Sex, Sun and Murder in Provincetown (Hardcover)

If you are looking to kill a few hours by reading a book that you won't remember much after you finish then this is the book for you. The book tried very hard to be witty by introducing the usual stereotypical "WACKY" best friends of the "Normal" hero. "i.e. the self involved oversexual spoiled changes boyfriends like socks gay guy as well as the gigantic frizzy haired lesbian confidante. Unfortunatly they just didn't ad much. Basically the friend gets publically dumped for the first time ever, tracks the guy down to Provincetown and rents a fabulous beachouse from which he will figure out some sort of revenge. Dragging his midwestern friend along there are parties, leathermen and bad drag shows but all of it seems to be phoned in. If you love this style and want a book that does it a bit better try "My Blue Heaven" but as I said before, if you are just looking for a not unpleasent way to kill a few hours on the beach this book is fine.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Ugh., July 17, 2003

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This review is from: Someone Killed His Boyfriend: A Summer of Sex, Sun and Murder in Provincetown (Hardcover)

Irritating is the only word to describe this sophomoric, underdeveloped, witless piece of junk. Not only is the narrator character completely unlikeable, he's the worst kind of unlikeable - the kind that thinks he's being witty and charming while he's coming off whiny and full of himself. If you wouldn't spend time with him in real life, why read about him? The rest of the characters fare no better, with one dimensional stereotypes on every page.

The mystery, if you can call it that, is so thin you could almost put it on a plate and call it beef carpaccio - except that it's far less substantial.

Finally, there are so many editing errors in the text that it's distracting, which seems to be a common problem with this publisher (Kensington, I think). Either hire an editor who knows the language or stop printing these books, please.

Readers of gay mysteries deserve far better than this tripe. Don't waste your money.