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Key Phrases: motel lady, Jim Sturdivant, Bill Moore, Barry Fields (more...)
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The Donald Strachey series resumes after a five-year hiatus, with a change of publisher, and without having lost any sleuther virtues. Gay PI Strachey is retained by one of a pair of rich retired lovers to investigate Barry Fields, the young spouse-to-be (the setting is in Massachusetts) of their middle-aged friend Bill Moore. Then the client is murdered, Mob-style. Strachey has already established that Barry, his roommate, and his fiancé, Bill, suspiciously lack pasts, probably because they’re all using aliases, but he can’t see any of them having Mob connections. With Barry in custody, Strachey goes to work for Bill, who immediately decamps to Washington, D.C., and becomes incommunicado. Barry’s roomie absconds, and the murdered man’s partner gets pissy. It’s remarkable, however, what Strachey can find out from working his connections and following his hunches, and fortunate that the cops on the case are unbiased. But then, since Massachusetts’ law legalizing gay marriage is crucial to the plot, it’s politic to present the commonwealth’s lawmen as straight shooters. --Ray Olson


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Death Vows is engaging and powerful. Richard Stevenson can write. --Robert B. Parker, Spenser private eye series --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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  • Paperback: 212 pages
  • Publisher: mlr press; 1st edition (August 1, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1934531332
  • ISBN-13: 978-1934531334
  • Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 4.9 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #140,990 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Engaging mystery--excellent writing, September 7, 2008
By Blue "in Washington" (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews
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This new Donald Strachey murder mystery by Richard Stevenson is set in 2008 Western Massachusetts where a thriving Gay/Lesbian community has embraced the state's legal endorsement of same-sex marriage with gusto. But old mores and prejudices die hard and there are other sectors of the population that are extremely unhappy with these changes in the state's social climate. Some belonging to the old guard are more than willing to take violent action against the newly empowered gay and lesbian citizenry.

With this contemporary backdrop, author Stevenson has consructed a clever and plausible murder story that is laced with sharp wit and compelling characters. The story's ironic conclusion, while close to over the top, is pure and satisfying justice and alone worth the price of the book.

Stevenson is an accomplished mystery writer and in "Death Vows," avoids the cliched characters and scenarios that some gay genre novels embrace. Highly recommended.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Kindle Edition Replete With Typos!, September 25, 2009
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A myriad of misspelled words and terrible spacing, on every page, make an otherwise fantastic novel a nightmare to read.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Bad reading..., July 30, 2009
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It is bad, not because of the writing, but because it is full of typos and it is aggravating when one has to stop and reread a section to understand what the hell the author is talking about. Not the authors fault, I'm sure, but someone has to proof read these things. Wouldn't recommend buying this book until it is reissued.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Involving Murder Mystery concerned with Gay Marriage, Old Predjudices, Fantatics and Sexual Hijinks
Gay Marriage is legalized in Massachusetts and PI Don Strachey is called to the Berkshires to investigate the young man a friend of the client wants to marry. Read more
Published 3 months ago by A. Lee

3.0 out of 5 stars Good story - horrible proofing
The plot and storytelling are first rate as expected. The actual Kindle version is horrible - it's like the pages were scanned and not checked for mistakes. Read more
Published 4 months ago by sds

1.0 out of 5 stars Kindle Version Unreadable
I purchased the Kindle version of this book anticipating another good Donald Strachey book. However, the Kindle version of this book is virtually unreadable. Read more
Published 4 months ago by James Todd

1.0 out of 5 stars Sloppy
Having read all of the prior series I was expecting a good mystery and this pretty much met my expectations. Read more
Published 6 months ago by F. Neumann

4.0 out of 5 stars On the road with Don . . . .
As usual, well written mystery. I've love Don Strachy but would also love to see more written about the mysterious Timmy.
Published 8 months ago by Chris Hawke

5.0 out of 5 stars Strachey is Back
Stevenson, Richard. "Death Vows: A Donald Strachey Mystery", MLR, 2008.

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Richard Stevenson takes on the issue of... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Amos Lassen

4.0 out of 5 stars An unexpected but welcome updated addition to the series, but seems a bit rushed.
The Berkshire Mountain resort area in Massachusetts is the temporary workplace for Albany Private Investigator Donald Strachey, who is hired by the older boyfriend of a young gay... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Bob Lind

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for dectective mystery readers
As always stevenson keeps you on the edge of your seat and a good laugh every so often. Its got murder, mayhem, love, and controversy. All in all a great read.
Published 10 months ago by S. Guajardo

2.0 out of 5 stars Sloppy Presentation of Solid Entertaining Mystery
This review is of the Kindle version of Richard Stevenson's DEATH VOWS that seems to be no longer available in anything but paperback.

Which is all for the better. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Shocket

4.0 out of 5 stars Death Vows
Gay PI Donald Strachey is reluctant when two men want to hire him to investigate the fiancée of a friend of theirs, but he agrees to take the case. Read more
Published 11 months ago by M. Nix

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