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Book cover of Sorry Now?

Neil Plakcy Author Of Mahu

From my list on mysteries with gay cops.

Why am I passionate about this?

My first published novel, Mahu, was about a gay cop coming out of the closet in Honolulu while investigating a dangerous case. I didn’t even realize there was a whole genre of gay mysteries until I’d finished it, but since then I have made it my business to read as much as I can of these books, both classics and new ones. My reading has deepened my understanding only of my protagonist’s life, but of my own.

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Neil Plakcy Why did Neil love this book?

This book introduces Detective Paul Turner, a gay father of two who is also a homicide cop in Chicago. The daughter of a prominent right-wing minister is murdered, and Paul connects this homicide to others, where the same comment-- "Sorry now?" -- has been left. The murderers know how to go right for Paul's Achilles heel-- his two sons, one of whom has spina bifida. Zubro was the first to create a gay cop with a solid family life, and his writing shines.

By Mark Richard Zubro,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Sorry Now? as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

When right-wing televangelist Bruce Mucklewrath is attacked and his daughter is killed, Chicago Police Detective Paul Turner suspects a conspiracy of vengeance against right-wing bigots perpetrated by the homosexual community--of which he is a member


Book cover of Sorry Now?

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