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After the death of his lover and a Pulitzer‑winning scandal, Ben Justice retreats to the Norma Triangle of West Hollywood, living as a reclusive alcoholic. His former editor, Harry Brofsky, summons him for unrecorded background work on a mystery killing outside a local gay bar. Caught between fugitive mysteries, a young female partner’s advances, and a growing attraction to the prime suspect—who may have deeper political motives—Justice must navigate the gritty, secret‑laden gay scene of Los Angeles while confronting his own past and the violent crime that ensnares him.
First publish date: 1996
Genre: LGBTQ+ Fiction/Gay Fiction
Authors: John Morgan Wilson
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