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Carregando... Death Claims (Dave Brandstetter Mysteries) (original: 1973; edição: 2004)de Joseph Hansen
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Registre-se no LibraryThing tpara descobrir se gostará deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. Loving this series! Echoes of Raymond Chandler, without being a pastiche. ( ) Dave Brandstetter returns, this time to investigate the drowning of a man with a large life insurance policy. The police ruled the death and accident, but Brandstetter disagrees. Like the first book in the series, this one is remarkable for its frank discussion of homosexuality. Aside from that, it's a pretty average mystery. A man is found dead on the beach. The coroner claims it was an accidental death, but Dave Brandstetter believes otherwise. Dave is also still dealing with the grief of losing his longtime partner and trying to begin a new relationship with a man tragically met at the end of his previous case. Is it possible to move forward when so much lies behind you? 'Death Claims' continues to shade in the complexity of Dave's character and provides rich description of California in the early 1970s worthy of golden era noir writing. The mystery was excellently plotted, but it was the various glimpses into a diverse and interesting queer subculure that truly makes the book shine. Brandstetter Next: 'Troublemaker' Previous: 'Fadeout' I'm on a bit of a Joseph Hansen/Dave Brandstetter binge right now. Hanson's a wonderful writer with a good ear for dialogue and a sense of which details will set a scene appropriately. Brandstetter, Hansen's central character and a death claims investigator for an insurance company, is equally wonderful. He's a gay man living in the 60s/70s, surprisingly honest about who he is, cultured, articulate, brusque, and far too sharp for anyone around him engaged in nefarious activities to have any chance of getting away with something. These mystery novels are great reads in their own right. They're also stand-outs because of their central character. Getting the reading public to embrace a character like Brandstetter may not seem like a major accomplishment these days, but this series was first published beginning 50 years ago. A great mystery and a lesson in a crucial moment in the development of the genre—what more can a reader ask for? I received a free electronic review copy of this title from the publisher via Edelweiss+; the opinions are my own. Pertence à sérieEstá contido emNotable Lists
"Death Claims is the second of Joseph Hansen's acclaimed mysteries featuring ruggedly masculine Dave Brandstetter, a gay insurance investigator. When John Oats's body is found washed up on a beach, his young lover April Stannard is sure it was no accident. Brandstetter agrees: Oats's college-age son, the beneficiary of the life insurance policy, has gone missing. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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