The Dream Ender
Synopsis:
As the plague of AIDS begins its sweep through the defenseless gay community, rumors begin to spread of someone deliberately spreading the disease. Private detective Dick Hardesty is hired to hunt down the perpetrator and embarks on a trail of deceit, deception, and encroaching danger.
Book Excerpt:
Brunch with Bob and Mario was great, as always. As a bar owner and bar manager, respectively, they always have an endless string of stories, and we all laughed a lot…something I, for one, definitely needed. But eventually, though neither Jonathan or I had mentioned Jake’s being ill, as all conversations at the time tended to do, talk turned to AIDS and the countless rumors and speculations circulating through the bars. "There’s a new one going around that’s really unbelievable," Mario said. "I don’t know if Bob’s heard it, but I’d guess so." "What’s that?" I asked. "That someone is going around deliberately spreading AIDS," he said, and Bob nodded. "Yeah, I’ve heard it too," Bob said. I shook my head. "How can people believe that shit?" I asked. Mario looked at me. "I thought so, too, until I was talking with one of my regulars who had just lost his best friend. The friend had told him he got it from a really butch guy who refused to use a condom, and after they’d finished, and the guy was leaving, he stopped at the door and casually said: ‘Oh, and I’ve got gay cancer. Welcome to the club.’ And he left. The friend thought it was just a really cruel joke, but then he got sick."
Author Comment:
"The Dream Ender" serves as a harsh reminder to those who did not live through the terror of inflicted on the gay community during the early days of the AIDS epidemic and who assume, at their peril, the danger has passed
Topics/Categories:
AIDS, Detective, gay, Murder, Mystery, Relationships
Genre:
Detective Fiction, Mystery - Thriller
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The Dream Ender
Original Publish Date:
2008-01-07
ISBNs:
13-978-1-934135-62-4 10-1-934135-62-3
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Paperback, e-book, Kindle
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