I highly recommend the LGBTQ mystery: "A Body to Dye For" by Grant Michaels. I have not previously read anything by the author and thought I would give it a try- and it was great! It's about Stan Kraychik, a gay Boston hairstylist, who decides to play detective when a Park Ranger whom he meets briefly through one of his clients, is found dead. He was obsessed with trying to get to know the ranger before the murder, thus, his obesssion with finding the ranger's killer. In the meantime, Stan finds himself as one of the lead suspects and has to clear his name. The mystery goes deeper and deeper as you read. Once I got half way through the book, I had to read it to the end! It's a 5 Star Mystery! (BTW, there are no PG rated parts). I already ordered another book in the series and look forward to reading it.
FUN SIDE NOTE: Stan's character reminds me of my friend Monique Toosoon" - the only drag paranormal investigator in the country, whom in his day job is a hair stylist. So, I kept thinking about Monique's "civilian identity" while visualizing the main character.
ABOUT THE BOOK: Boston hairdresser Stan Kraychik finds himself implicated in murder when a national park ranger turns up dead, and comes up against an intolerant police lieutenant as he searches for a killer in order to clear his name.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Michael Mesrobian (1947 – July 2, 2009), better known by the pen name of Grant Michaels, was an American writer of mystery novels. He published six novels with St. Martin's Press in the 1990s, centering on Stan Kraychik, a gay hairdresser turned amateur detective. All six novels were shortlisted Lambda Literary Award finalists in the Gay Mystery category.
HIS BOOKS:
A Body to Dye For (1990)
Love You to Death (1992)
Dead on Your Feet (1993)
Mask for a Diva (1994)
Time to Check Out (1996)
Dead as a Doornail (1998)
Source:Wikipedia
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