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"A Tom Doherty Associates Book." |
| Summary |
A delicious story from an new voice in suspense, Lev AC Rosen's Lavender House is Knives Out with a queer historical twist. Lavender House, 1952: the family seat of recently deceased matriarch Irene Lamontaine, head of the famous Lamontaine soap empire. Irene's recipes for her signature scents are a well guarded secret--but it's not the only one behind these gates. This estate offers a unique freedom, where none of the residents or staff hide who they are. But to keep their secret, they've needed to keep others out. And now they're worried they're keeping a murderer in. Irene's widow hires Evander Mills to uncover the truth behind her mysterious death. Andy, recently fired from the San Francisco police after being caught in a raid on a gay bar, is happy to accept--his calendar is wide open. And his secret is the kind of secret the Lamontaines understand. Andy had never imagined a world like Lavender House. He's seduced by the safety and freedom found behind its gates, where a queer family lives honestly and openly. But that honesty doesn't extend to everything, and he quickly finds himself a pawn in a family game of old money, subterfuge, and jealousy--and Irene's death is only the beginning. When your existence is a crime, everything you do is criminal, and the gates of Lavender House can't lock out the real world forever. Running a soap empire can be a dirty business. |
| Other edition |
Online version: Rosen, Le AC. Lavender house. New Yor : Forge, 2022 9781250834225 |
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Sexual minority community -- Fiction.
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Rich people -- Fiction.
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Lesbians -- Fiction.
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Family secrets -- Fiction.
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Ex-police officers -- Fiction.
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| Genre |
Historical fiction.
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Detective and mystery fiction.
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| ISBN |
9781250834225
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1250834228
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