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From award-winning, critically acclaimed crime writer Lev Rosen comes a punchy, hilarious mystery-thriller. Meet the disaster gays: They're messy. They're queer. And they're about to solve a murder… Or die trying.
"Madcap and criminally good. Lev Rosen has served up a sharp mystery with verve and heart. . . . The smart and feel-good murder mystery we've been waiting for!" — Margot Douaihy, bestselling and award-winning author of Scorched Grace
Brandon is a hopeless romantic. So when a handsome stranger named Jon checks in at the hotel he works at and invites Brandon to his room, Brandon ignores the advice of his crew—a group of loveable and messy queer twenty-somethings—and accepts. What follows is a tale as old as time: they hook up, Jon promises to text, Brandon falls in love, and Jon ghosts. Case closed—or is it?
When Jon checks out early, leaving behind a bag of belongings and his cellphone, Brandon takes the phone and sets out to find him, thinking that this must at last be his Cinderella story.
But he gets more than he bargained for when he witnesses a murder—and sees Jon fleeing the scene.
Determined (and not in over their heads whatsoever), Brandon, Ollie, Nicole, and Ian decide to solve the mystery of the murder and uncover Jon's true identity…they just have to figure it out before a target falls on their own backs.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
"Madcap and criminally good. Lev Rosen has served up a sharp mystery with verve and heart. . . . The smart and feel-good murder mystery we've been waiting for!" — Margot Douaihy, bestselling and award-winning author of Scorched Grace
Brandon is a hopeless romantic. So when a handsome stranger named Jon checks in at the hotel he works at and invites Brandon to his room, Brandon ignores the advice of his crew—a group of loveable and messy queer twenty-somethings—and accepts. What follows is a tale as old as time: they hook up, Jon promises to text, Brandon falls in love, and Jon ghosts. Case closed—or is it?
When Jon checks out early, leaving behind a bag of belongings and his cellphone, Brandon takes the phone and sets out to find him, thinking that this must at last be his Cinderella story.
But he gets more than he bargained for when he witnesses a murder—and sees Jon fleeing the scene.
Determined (and not in over their heads whatsoever), Brandon, Ollie, Nicole, and Ian decide to solve the mystery of the murder and uncover Jon's true identity…they just have to figure it out before a target falls on their own backs.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Praise for this book
"Madcap and criminally good. Lev Rosen has served up a sharp mystery with verve and heart. Think Only Murders in the Building but with queer twenty-something besties at brunch. Disaster Gay Detective Agency reads like the BFF group thread of your dreams solving a murder. Brandon, Ollie, Nicole, & Ian are perfect...unlucky at love, tremendously unqualified to sleuth, and utterly unforgettable. (I'd do anything to hire them.) Not a cozy but not noir, Rosen has minted a new genre: edgy and campy crime. The smart and feel-good murder mystery we've been waiting for!" - Margot Douaihy
"Twisty, heartfelt, sly and sharp, The Disaster Gay Detective Agency is exactly what would happen if me and my messy friends got in way over our heads. It's total blast." - John Fram
"Rosen delivers a story that is both laugh-out-loud funny and punch-you-in-the-gut/heart vulnerable in the very aptly named Disaster Gay Detective Agency. Disasters they may be, but the love and loyalty they share with their little found family is the heart and soul of this anxiety-ridden murder mystery. Can't wait to see what they stumble into next!" - Mia P Manansala
"Can important work also be wildly entertaining? Is it possible to balance issues of identity and acceptance with madcap hijinks? What about deliciously sexy on one page and scream-out-loud scary on the next? Lev A.C. Rosen answers with a string of thrilling Yes's in this delightfully queer mystery. I ate it up!" - Rob Osler
"A murder, a missing hottie, and one extremely active group chat? Sign me up! The Disaster Gay Detective Agency is hilarious, surprising and fast-paced, with the most loveable and chaotic friend group I've read in a long time. A winner in every way!" - Tom Ryan
"There is no cast I'd rather solve mysteries with than these clever, fierce, hilarious, and endearing disasters, characters bursting with heart and laugh-out-loud wit. While these detectives might be messes (complimentary), Rosen is at the top of his game, crafting not only a brilliant mystery but an ensemble that radiates queer joy and freedom. A balm for the soul and a knockout suspense." - Ashley Winstead
"Twisty, heartfelt, sly and sharp, The Disaster Gay Detective Agency is exactly what would happen if me and my messy friends got in way over our heads. It's total blast." - John Fram
"Rosen delivers a story that is both laugh-out-loud funny and punch-you-in-the-gut/heart vulnerable in the very aptly named Disaster Gay Detective Agency. Disasters they may be, but the love and loyalty they share with their little found family is the heart and soul of this anxiety-ridden murder mystery. Can't wait to see what they stumble into next!" - Mia P Manansala
"Can important work also be wildly entertaining? Is it possible to balance issues of identity and acceptance with madcap hijinks? What about deliciously sexy on one page and scream-out-loud scary on the next? Lev A.C. Rosen answers with a string of thrilling Yes's in this delightfully queer mystery. I ate it up!" - Rob Osler
"A murder, a missing hottie, and one extremely active group chat? Sign me up! The Disaster Gay Detective Agency is hilarious, surprising and fast-paced, with the most loveable and chaotic friend group I've read in a long time. A winner in every way!" - Tom Ryan
"There is no cast I'd rather solve mysteries with than these clever, fierce, hilarious, and endearing disasters, characters bursting with heart and laugh-out-loud wit. While these detectives might be messes (complimentary), Rosen is at the top of his game, crafting not only a brilliant mystery but an ensemble that radiates queer joy and freedom. A balm for the soul and a knockout suspense." - Ashley Winstead
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