The Butcher's Son
2001 • 144 pages

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Dick Hardesty, working for a public relations firm, is assigned the task of helping elect a rabidly homophobic police chief governor. Dick’s being gay himself, coupled with rumors that the chief had one of his identical twin sons murdered for being gay doesn’t make Dick’s job easier. He soon finds himself caught up in a whirlwind of politics, drag clubs, a do-good reverend’s homeless shelter, and an arsonist torching the city’s gay bars.

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#1 in A Dick Hardesty Mystery

A Dick Hardesty Mystery is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2000 with contributions by Dorien Grey and Roger Margason.

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This book was a lot of fun, and I only almost solved the mystery before Dick did. I'll be reading the next Hardesty mystery. There is some “language” and sex, but not shocking.

October 10, 2017

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