Memorial Day Weekend is the official start of summer here in New England and that means each weekend people will be heading en masse to the coast. If you are like me, you will be looking for some light reading to pass the time as you lounge poolside or at the beach.
Earlier this year I wrote about four gay-themed murder mysteries set in Boston and Provincetown that were initially published in the 1980s. I thought it worth giving this series another shout out for those looking for summer reading suggestions. You need not read the entire series but if you like one you’ll probably like the others. The four book series from Felony & Mayhem publishers includes: Vermillion(1980), Cobalt(1982), Slate (1984), and Canary (1986). They are available for purchase on the publisher’s website or you may download them from Amazon.com and Apple’s iBooks.
Happy Reading
BosGuy 
I was newly out when I discovered these books in a gay bookstore in St. Louis, Missouri. Reading them was like learning about a fantastical, foreign place full of bizarre, unapologetic and interesting characters. After devouring all four, I kept waiting for new books in the series which never came. It took until the age of the Internet to discover the sad fact of the author’s passing. Still love Valentine and Clarisse.
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I was living in Boston (Brookline) when these began to appear in the 1980s. Since I was new to the Boston area, the settings made the mysteries even more engaging.
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