After the Horses
A Dan Sharp Mystery
Published on 14. November 2015
312 pages
978-1-4597-3133-2 (ISBN)
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2016 Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery - Shortlisted
Dan Sharp scours Toronto's seamy underbelly after the murder of a notorious nightspot owner, and finds his own life on the line.
When Yuri Malevski, owner of notorious country-and-western bar The Saddle and Bridle, is found dead in his Parkdale mansion, missing-persons investigator Dan Sharp is reluctant to interfere in what he sees as police business. At first, Malevski's sleazy lifestyle and shady associates make the murder look like an open-and-shut case, but Dan reconsiders after being approached by a couple who say Malevski was killed by cops over protection money.
When vulnerable people who had frequented the dead man's bar begin to disappear, Dan feels compelled to jump in feet first. Following a lead, his investigation takes him into the heart of Toronto's gay community, where he confronts its down-and-outs - transients, drug dealers, and con artists - and soon finds his own life threatened as his search brings him closer to a killer.
Dan Sharp scours Toronto's seamy underbelly after the murder of a notorious nightspot owner, and finds his own life on the line.
When Yuri Malevski, owner of notorious country-and-western bar The Saddle and Bridle, is found dead in his Parkdale mansion, missing-persons investigator Dan Sharp is reluctant to interfere in what he sees as police business. At first, Malevski's sleazy lifestyle and shady associates make the murder look like an open-and-shut case, but Dan reconsiders after being approached by a couple who say Malevski was killed by cops over protection money.
When vulnerable people who had frequented the dead man's bar begin to disappear, Dan feels compelled to jump in feet first. Following a lead, his investigation takes him into the heart of Toronto's gay community, where he confronts its down-and-outs - transients, drug dealers, and con artists - and soon finds his own life threatened as his search brings him closer to a killer.
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Jeffrey Round's first Dan Sharp mystery, Lake on the Mountain, won the Lambda Literary Award in 2013. It was followed by Pumpkin Eater in 2014. Jeffrey's first two novels, A Cage of Bones and The P'town Murders, were listed on AfterElton's Top 100 Gay Books. His blog, A Writer's Half-Life, has been syndicated online. He lives in Toronto.
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Contents
Prologue Immigrants Chapter 1 Izakaya Chapter 2 Tall in the Saddle Chapter 3 Fathers and Sons Chapter 4 Accountable Chapter 5 Due Diligence Chapter 6 Rich Men Chapter 7 Slow Train Coming Chapter 8 Demimonde Chapter 9 The Approach Chapter 10 Outskirts Chapter 11 My Life So Far Chapter 12 The Keening Edge Chapter 13 Let's Dance Chapter 14 Run Wild, Run Free Chapter 15 Menthol or Unleaded Chapter 16 Under the Eaves Chapter 17 Desecration Chapter 18 Where the River Narrows Chapter 19 The Grain Silo Chapter 20 I'd Rather Be High Chapter 21 Alarmed Forces Chapter 22 Rare Flowers Chapter 23 Post-Op Chapter 24 Clean Chapter 25 Stable Boy Chapter 26 Bloodless Chapter 27 Breaking Glass Chapter 28 What Remains Chapter 29 Orchids Chapter 30 The Unravelling Epilogue Home Acknowledgements
Prologue Immigrants Chapter 1 Izakaya Chapter 2 Tall in the Saddle Chapter 3 Fathers and Sons Chapter 4 Accountable Chapter 5 Due Diligence Chapter 6 Rich Men Chapter 7 Slow Train Coming Chapter 8 Demimonde Chapter 9 The Approach Chapter 10 Outskirts Chapter 11 My Life So Far Chapter 12 The Keening Edge Chapter 13 Let's Dance Chapter 14 Run Wild, Run Free Chapter 15 Menthol or Unleaded Chapter 16 Under the Eaves Chapter 17 Desecration Chapter 18 Where the River Narrows Chapter 19 The Grain Silo Chapter 20 I'd Rather Be High Chapter 21 Alarmed Forces Chapter 22 Rare Flowers Chapter 23 Post-Op Chapter 24 Clean Chapter 25 Stable Boy Chapter 26 Bloodless Chapter 27 Breaking Glass Chapter 28 What Remains Chapter 29 Orchids Chapter 30 The Unravelling Epilogue Home Acknowledgements
