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      Vermilion

      by Nathan Aldyne
      Published
      Jan 1980
      Main Genre
      Amateur Sleuth Amateur Sleuth
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      192
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      Dan Valentine and Clarissa Lovelace Book 1

      About This Book

      Two misfit sleuths search for a street hustler's killer in this mystery series debut first published in 1980 and set in Boston's gay scene.

      Daniel Valentine is a gay bartender and former social worker. Clarisse Lovelace is his straight pal who works in real estate. They make an unconventional investigative duo—but sometimes unconventional is exactly what's called for.

      When Billy Golacinsky, a teenage street hustler, is found dead on the lawn of a homophobic lawmaker, everyone wants the case swept under the rug. Everyone except Valentine and Lovelace. Now they're combing through Boston's gay scene—from bars to bath houses—in a time before AIDS, yet full of other dangers.

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      Book 1
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      Suspense

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      Amateur Sleuth

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      First Edition Oct 1985 Ballantine ISBN 0345327063
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      Oct 1980 Avon ISBN 0380765969
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      Sep 2000 Alyson Books ISBN 1555834345
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      Feb 2014 Felony & Mayhem Press ISBN 1937384896
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      Feb 2014 Felony & Mayhem Press ISBN B00IXOLLIU
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