Hidden Gotham Series by Chris Holcombe

It wasn’t how gay speakeasy owner Dash Parker’s birthday was supposed to go. But this was New York City at the height of Prohibition, and everything—and everyone—can turn on a dime.When one of Dash’s club patrons is murdered, Dash and his friends must discover the killer while also outwitting a devious blackmailer. Together, they navigate the shadowy world of drag queens, cabaret performers, gangsters, mob molls, lesbian lawyers, and a mysterious but dangerous “Baroness of Business... moreIt wasn’t how gay speakeasy owner Dash Parker’s birthday was supposed to go. But this was New York City at the height of Prohibition, and everything—and everyone—can turn on a dime.When one of Dash’s club patrons is murdered, Dash and his friends must discover the killer while also outwitting a devious blackmailer. Together, they navigate the shadowy world of drag queens, cabaret performers, gangsters, mob molls, lesbian lawyers, and a mysterious but dangerous “Baroness of Business.” Men and women who have everything to lose—and some of whom will do anything to keep their secrets hidden.A trail of clues leads them from Greenwich Village to Harlem and back again. But time is running out, and a ruthless killer’s next victim might very well be Dash himself…"It's one of the best I've read all year! I can't recommend it highly enough." (Queer Writers of Crime) less

Poison. Power. Peril.Discover the Dark Side of the Decade That Roared.What killed the infamous flapper Rosalie Frazier? And was gay speakeasy owner Dash Parker’s booze to blame?These are the burning questions in Dash’s mind as he is forced to team up with an unusual, unpredictable gangster and investigate the deadlier side of Prohibition. Sinister mob men with hidden motives. A pair of seedy Times Square roommates hoping for a financial windfall. A shattered family full of bitterness and spite... morePoison. Power. Peril.Discover the Dark Side of the Decade That Roared.What killed the infamous flapper Rosalie Frazier? And was gay speakeasy owner Dash Parker’s booze to blame?These are the burning questions in Dash’s mind as he is forced to team up with an unusual, unpredictable gangster and investigate the deadlier side of Prohibition. Sinister mob men with hidden motives. A pair of seedy Times Square roommates hoping for a financial windfall. A shattered family full of bitterness and spite. And at the center, a young woman who loved coded messages and uncovering secrets.Unlikely partners. Unimaginable lovers. Unseen adversaries. And Dash must discover who is who or he’ll disappear forever in the darkness . . .The Blind Tiger is the second novel in the Hidden Gotham series, which started with the acclaimed The Double Vice, a novel Queer Writers of Crime called "One of the best I've read all year!" less

VICIOUS. VINDICTIVE. VENGEFUL.SOME SINS CAN’T BE FORGIVEN.A catastrophic fire drags gay speakeasy owner Dash Parker into the treacherous underworld of Little Italy — where people are seduced and imprisoned by their own vices.When his club’s doorman suffers a devastating loss, Dash must learn if the fire is connected to a sordid gambling den and the predatory family that runs it, or to a secret society that many hoped was long dead... moreVICIOUS. VINDICTIVE. VENGEFUL.SOME SINS CAN’T BE FORGIVEN.A catastrophic fire drags gay speakeasy owner Dash Parker into the treacherous underworld of Little Italy — where people are seduced and imprisoned by their own vices.When his club’s doorman suffers a devastating loss, Dash must learn if the fire is connected to a sordid gambling den and the predatory family that runs it, or to a secret society that many hoped was long dead. Untangling a decade’s worth of lies between a terrified father, a wily widow, and an enigmatic spiritualist pushes him to the limit. And there’s still the crooked cop who’s chasing after the loose ends of a crime that Dash and his friends thought they’d buried.The threat of prison. The pain of penitence. The reckoning of the past. And Dash has to free himself of all these ghosts before more lives are lost.With this third installment in the Hidden Gotham series, Chris Holcombe cements his status as the author of "honest-to-goodness pulp fiction at its gayest!" less