A Queer Case

A gripping 1920s-set whodunnit,this debut features a queer sleuth who must solve a murder in a mansion on LondonΓÇÖs Hampstead Heath without revealing his sexualitylest he be arrested as a criminal. The Selby Bigge mysteries series debutit will leave readers eager for the next installment. Perfect for fans of Nicola UpsonΓÇÖs Josephine Tey novels. London1929. Selby Bigge is a bank clerk by day and a denizen of the capitalΓÇÖs queer underworld by nightbut he yearns for a life that will take him away from his ledgersloveless trysts and dreary bedsit in in which his every move is scrutinised by a nosy landlady. So when he meets Patrickson of knight of the realm and banking millionaire Sir Lionel Dukerhe is delighted to find himself catapulted into a world of dinners at The Ritz and birthday parties at his new friendΓÇÖs family mansion on Hampstead Heath. But moneyit seemscanΓÇÖt buy happiness. Sir Lionel is being slandered in the presshis new young wife Lucinda is being harassed by an embittered journalist and Patrick is worried heΓÇÖll lose his inheritance to his gold-digging stepmother. And when someone is found strangled on the billiards room floor after a party it doesnΓÇÖt take long for Selby to realise everyone has a motive for murder. Can Selby uncover the truth while keeping his own secrets buried?