Deadly Nightshade (Deadly Mystery #1)

by Victor J. Banis

Paperback, 2009

Status

Available

Call number

PS3552.A476

Publication

MLR Press (2009), Paperback, 228 pages

Description

The first in a new mystery series from the legendary author of the Man From C.A.M.P. and Longhorns, Victor J. Banis. Straight cop, gay cop, and a woman who "isn't real." Tom and Stanley are on the trail of a drag queen serial killer, and along the way, they find themselves engaged in a more intimate pursuit, trying to resolve another mystery: their unexpected attraction to one another.

User reviews

LibraryThing member DianeYu

This was a 5-star book right up until the ending!

I enjoyed spending quality time with Stanley (flaming gay) and Tom (straight manly-man cop). There were laugh out loud moments and a good mystery to keep me turning those pages. And all the way I hoped for these two great guys to find a way to be

together.

It seems they were successful at solving a murder mystery but not so good at figuring out the relationship stuff. But then, this is a series, and the first one doesn't have to end with a happily ever after, now does it? Just the same, leaving me unfulfilled at the end gets a 4 star rating rather than 5 stars. Can't wait to see them try again in the next book! And that's probably what author Victor J. Banis had in mind all along. ;-D

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LibraryThing member Carol420

My two friends that supply me with tons of these books just handed me this and said, "We haven't read it yet. Thought you could be our guinea pig". Not sure if that was intended to express my great evaluation of literature or if they were expressing something that I might not want to examine too

closely. Nonetheless...read it I did...and I liked it. I felt rather sorry for poor Tom. He was not expecting Stanly or the effect that Stanly had on him. He thought it was a bad case of indigestion but Pepcid was not helping any and every time Stanly looked at him he had to take some more. Them working that out was almost as good as the rest of the story. In Deadly Nightshade, we are introduced to the transgender world of San Francisco and certain parts are an eye opener for me....since I didn't know much about the transgender population. The story is layered with suspense and I never guessed the murderer. As for the ending, it is one exciting climax. I'm going to tell my two friends they can purchase book #2 anytime now.

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LibraryThing member ShazOV

We meet Tom and Stanley, both cops. Tom is straight, Stanley gay. Although Tom objects (of course!) they get partnered up for a homicide case. Together they need to find a serial killer; a drag queen.

Although I enjoyed the book, and will definitely read the next one of the series I did have some

issues. Tom, the "I'm definitely straight, because I'm telling you I am", cop seems inconsistent, and not in a 'usual' conflicted way. It gave me a bit of an okay? moment and made me stop for a bit. And whilst I loved Stanley ("don't ever call me Stan"), a real flaming gay, I really can't understand how he EVER made it through the preliminaries to join the police force, let alone the training etc!

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