Friday, February 7, 2020

Review: NO GOOD MEN by Thea Mcalistair

5 Special Stars

In this beautiful LGBT historical mystery set in 1934 Connecticut, aspiring pulp writer Alex Dawson just needs to catch a break: at publication,  at steady employment,  at a relationship whose very nature is soundly condemned by law, church, and custom.  Alex is a sweetheart of a protagonist, beyond feckless hero and into his own category of naive higher-ground mentality. When in the space of a few days, his mentor is killed along with the Mayor for whom Alex is a bodyguard, Alex falls for a gangster,  then the killings ramp up; soon it's clear that the killer is skillful, clever, and elusive. 

Rife with the post-bootlegging culture of organized crime on the East Coast and with a moral culture totally antagonistic to same-sex involvement, along with subtle explications of classism and socioeconomics, NO GOOD MEN is a fascinating Series debut. I received it originally from NetGalley, and enjoyed it so much I purchased it. 

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