Gay Mystery Authors

Ep:093 Chris Holcombe is an author of LGBTQ+ historical crime fiction. The Double Vice is the first novel in his Hidden Gotham series, which showcases New York’s lively but criminally under-represented queer world of the 1920s. He is also an award-winning songwriter, winning “Best Folk Song” at the 2009 Hollywood Music in Media Awards, as well as an accomplished brand strategist in marketing and advertising. He lives with his husband in New York, where he is hard at work on the next Hidden Gotham novel The Blind Tiger.Due to unavoidable circumstances, the live episode announced for Saturday,  July 24th is cancelled. The show will be back on its normal schedule with its next release on Tuesday, July 27th. Donate: Buy me a Cup of CoffeeChris Holcombe's WebsiteThe Double Vice by Chris Holcombe on AmazonChris on InstagramThe Hanged Man by A.R. FianoPaul Rudd Video of the WeekBrad Shreve's WebsiteThe three year run of Queer Writers of Crime was fantastic but no new episodes are being made. Therefore, som

Ep:092  Meredith Doench is the author of the Luce Hansen thriller series. Her work has appeared in literary journals such as Hayden's Ferry Review, Women's Studies Quarterly, and Gertrude. Her nonfiction essay "South Carolina, 2012" was nominated for a 2019 Pushcart Prize by The Tahoma Literary Review. She served as a fiction editor at Camera Obscura: Journal of Literature and Photography. Meredith lives in Ohio where she teaches creative writing, literature, and composition at the University of Dayton. QueerWritersOfCrime.comQueer Writers of Crime New Facebook PageDonate: Buy me a Cup of CoffeeMeredith Doench's WebsiteDeadeye available at Bold Stroke BooksForsaken Trust available at Bold Stroke BooksCrossed available at Bold Stroke BooksMurder at the Armory by B.K. AsburyPaul Rudd Video of the WeekBrad Shreve's WebsiteThe three year run of Queer Writers of Crime was fantastic but no new episodes are being made. Therefore, some links may not work. Be sure to check out Brad's

Ep:091 Christopher Murphy is an activist, artist and author of the breakout thriller, Where The Boys Are, and The Other Side of the Mirror. Christopher is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University and the Hurston/Wright Foundation. As a graphic designer/copywriter/marketer by day and author by night, Christopher can usually be found creating and designing behind the bright neon glow of his laptop. When he’s not writing, he enjoys traveling to new destinations. He is a shameless thrill-seeker, lover of roller coasters and all things that go fast. Christopher lives and works out of his home in Las Vegas with “the hubs” and their two dogs, and is currently writing his next novel.QueerWritersOfCrime.comQueer Writers of Crime New Facebook PageDonate: Buy me a Cup of CoffeeChristopher Murphy's WebsiteThe Other Side of the Mirror by Christopher MurphyChristopher on InstagramChristopher on FacebookPalm Springs NoirBrad Shreve's WebsiteThe three year run of Queer Writers of Crime was fantastic but no ne

Ep:090 Ann McMan is the author of twelve novels and two collections of short stories. She is a two-time Lambda Literary Award winner, a nine-time winner of Golden Crown Literary Society Awards, a three-time IPPY medalist, a Foreword Indies finalist, and a recipient of the Alice B. Medal for her outstanding body of work. She resides in Winston-Salem, NC with her wife, Salem West, two precocious dogs, and an exhaustive supply of vacuum cleaner bags.QueerWritersOfCrime.comQueer Writers of Crime New Facebook PageDonate: Buy me a Cup of CoffeeAnn McMan's WebsiteAnn on TwitterAnn on FacebookGalileo by Ann McMan on Bywater BooksGalileo on AmazonGalileo on AudibleHallowed Murder by Ellen HuntBrad Shreve's WebsiteThe three year run of Queer Writers of Crime was fantastic but no new episodes are being made. Therefore, some links may not work. Be sure to check out Brad's new podcast, Queer We Are, where he interviews LGBTQ celebrities, athletes, activists, politicians, and more. You can find it at queerwe

Ep:089 Dean Klinkenberg is a proud Midwesterner who has lived his entire life in Flyover Country, although in 7 different places. After he set aside his ambitions to become a professional bowler, he went to college in La Crosse, Wisconsin, then on to St. Louis where he earned a PhD, met his future husband, and found a city to call home. He settled into an academic career where he set out to make the world a somewhat better place for people living on the margins: the homeless, people struggling with drug addiction, people living with HIV. After a dozen years, though, and a career careening toward middle management, he’d had enough and quit to search for a new path. He was passionate about travel and the Mississippi River, so he combined those interests by writing about travel in the heart of the US. A few years later, he stretched his skills by writing his first novel, a mystery featuring openly gay travel writer named Frank Dodge. The series has grown to four books, and Klinkenberg looks forward to finding ne

Ep:088 - Shane K Morton is a best-selling own voices author of LGBT romance, mystery and YA. Showing the LGBTQIA human condition in his work is important to him because visibility is everything. He writes darker horror/mystery under the name Sean Azinsalt. Before writing novels, he was a playwright and musical theatre actor who has performed in all 50 United States as well as three countries. His films have played at film festivals around the country. He is married to his husband and they have been together for twenty years. When not writing Shane can be found at a film festival or singing cabaret in a dark dive bar.QueerWritersOfCrime.comDonate: Buy me a Cup of CoffeeShane K. Morton's Drag Queen Detective Series on AmazonSean Azinsalt Amazon PageShane's Facebook GroupShane on BookBubDeath Trick by Richard StevensonLong Live The Queen by Jon R. SwankBrad Shreve's WebsiteThe three year run of Queer Writers of Crime was fantastic but no new episodes are being made. Therefore, some links may not w

Ep:087 Mia P. Manansala (she/her) is a writer and certified book coach from Chicago who loves books, baking, and bad-ass women. She uses humor (and murder) to explore aspects of the Filipino diaspora, queerness, and her millennial love for pop culture. Her debut novel, ARSENIC AND ADOBO, came out May 4, 2021 with Berkley/Penguin Random House. A lover of all things geeky, Mia spends her days procrasti-baking, playing JRPGs and dating sims, reading cozy mysteries and diverse romance, and cuddling her dogs Gumiho, Max Power, and Bayley Banks (RIP) (bonus points if you get all the references).QueerWritersOfCrime.comDonate: Buy me a Cup of CoffeeMia Manansala's WebsiteMia on TwitterMia on InstagramMia on FacebookPride Book Fest 2021 LinksThe Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas Brad Shreve's WebsiteThe three year run of Queer Writers of Crime was fantastic but no new episodes are being made. Therefore, some links may not work. Be sure to check out Brad's new podcast, Queer We Are, where he

Ep:086 Lev Raphael is the author and co-author of 27 books in a dozen genres from memoir to mystery.  His first book of short stories, Dancing on Tisha B'Av, won a Lambda Literary Award. He’s published hundreds of stories, essays, articles, and book reviews in a wide range of newspapers, magazines and journals. Lev has also won Amelia’s Reed Smith Fiction Prize and International Quarterly’s Crossing Boundaries Prize for Innovative Prose, awarded by novelist D.M. Thomas, author of The White Hotel.  His suspense novel Assault with a Deadly Lie was a Midwest Book Award finalist.Lev’s fiction and essays have appeared in over 24 anthologies in the U.S. and England, and they are taught at colleges and universities around the country—which means he's become homework. His fiction has been analyzed in scholarly journals, books, and at academic conferences.  He's been a newspaper columnist and book reviewer, produced his own radio talk show, and reviewed books for newspapers, magazines, public radio stat

Ep:085 Barbara Wilson is the author of seven previous mysteries, including Gaudí Afternoon, which introduced translator-sleuth Cassandra Reilly and was made into a movie starring Judy Davis and Marcia Gay Hardin. She is a winner of two Lambda Literary awards and the British Crime Writers’ award for best thriller set in Europe. Her books have been translated into German, Italian, Finnish, and Japanese.  As Barbara Sjoholm, she is the author of memoir, travelogues, and nonfiction, and an award-winning translator. She was a co-founder of the feminist publisher, Seal Press, in 1976, when she was twenty-five. For her contributions to lesbian literature she received the 2020 Golden Crown Literary Society Trailblazer Award.  QueerWritersOfCrime.comDonate: Buy me a Cup of CoffeeBarbara's Websites:barbarawilsonmysteries.com [for mysteries as Barbara Wilson]barbarasjoholm.com [for other books of nonfiction and translation]Murder on the Lake of Fire by Mikel J. WilsonSo Horrified! podcast episode with Brad on Spoti

Ep:084 Alan R. Warren is the author of 12 published True crime Books, 5 of them have been Number 1 Best Sellers and has produced & hosted in several radio markets including KKNW 1150 A.M. Seattle, KFNX 1100 A.M. Phoenix, KOII 94.5 F.M. Flagstaff. His show House of Mystery is in its tenth year on NBC in Los Angeles/Riverside/Palm Springs and on other stations as well in Phoenix, Flagstaff, Salt Lake City, Seattle, and Tacoma. It has covered most categories of writers, film makers and documentary or TV shows in most mysterious subjects ( Paranormal, Crime, Religion, Science, History) QueerWritersOfCrime.comDonate: Buy me a Cup of CoffeeAlan R. Warren's websiteAlan's book Murder Times SixChasing Ghosts by Dean ColeSo Horrified! podcast on SpotifyBrad Shreve's WebsiteRequeered Tales.comThe three year run of Queer Writers of Crime was fantastic but no new episodes are being made. Therefore, some links may not work. Be sure to check out Brad's new podcast, Queer We Are, where he interviews L

Ep:083 P. J. Vernon was born in South Carolina. Called a "rising star thriller writer" by Library Journal, Vernon's debut, When You Find Me, was both an Audible Plus #1 Listen and an Associated Press Top Ten U.S. Audiobook. His next novel, Bath Haus, praised as “a nightmarish white-knuckler” by O, The Oprah Magazine and pitched as “Gone Girl with gays and Grindr,” publishes June 15 from Doubleday. He lives in Calgary with his husband and two wily dogs.Donate: Buy me a Cup of CoffeeWebsite: QueerWritersOfCrime.comP.J. Vernon's WebsiteP.J. on TwitterP.J. on InstagramP.J. on FacebookVera Kelly Is Not A Mystery by Rosalie KnechtNever A Straight Answer podcastBrad Shreve's WebsiteRequeered Tales.comThe three year run of Queer Writers of Crime was fantastic but no new episodes are being made. Therefore, some links may not work. Be sure to check out Brad's new podcast, Queer We Are, where he interviews LGBTQ celebrities, athletes, activists, politicians, and more. You can find it at que

Ep:082 Some people buy a fancy sports car or fly to faraway lands when they hit middle age. Tammy Bird started writing fiction with strong female protagonists. A literature professor by trade, she deemed it fitting to write about the kaleidoscopic prisms of human nature in her thriller/suspense stories and novels. Be warned, her work is psychologically hard and gritty and real. It may not be palatable to everyone, but it is all that flows from pen to paper (even when she tries to write something softer with a guaranteed HEA).Donate: Buy me a Cup of CoffeeTammy Bird's WebsiteTammy on AmazonTammy's on Barnes & NobleTammy on FacebookTammy on TwitterTammy on InstagramThe three year run of Queer Writers of Crime was fantastic but no new episodes are being made. Therefore, some links may not work. Be sure to check out Brad's new podcast, Queer We Are, where he interviews LGBTQ celebrities, athletes, activists, politicians, and more. You can find it at queerweare.com

Ep:081 Robyn Gigl, the author of BY WAY OF SORROW, is an attorney, author and activist who has been honored by the ACLU-NJ and the NJ Pride Network for her work on behalf of the LGBTQ+ community. She has been appointed by the New Jersey Supreme Court to the Court’s Committee on Diversity Inclusion and Community Engagement, and by the Governor and Legislature to the New Jersey Transgender Equality Taskforce. She is a member of the Board of Directors of Garden State Equality, NJ’s largest LGBTQ+ Civil Rights Organization. Robyn lives in New Jersey, where she continues to practice law by day, and work on her next Erin McCabe novel by night. Fortunately, she has a very boring social life. QueerWritersOfCrime.comDonate: Buy me a Cup of CoffeeRobyn Gigl's WebsiteRobyn on TwitterRobyn on LinkedInI Hope You're Listening by Tom RyanMysteryrat's Maze PodcastBrad Shreve's WebsiteRequeered Tales.comThe three year run of Queer Writers of Crime was fantastic but no new episodes are being made. Therefore

Ep:080 Derek Farrell is the author of five Danny Bird Mysteries - ‘Death of a Diva’ ‘Death of a Nobody,’ ‘Death of a Devil,’ ‘Death of an Angel’ and the novella ‘Death of a Sinner’- all published by Fahrenheit Press. The sixth in the series will be published in early 2021.  Derek is married and lives with his husband in West Sussex. They have no cats dogs goats or children, though they do have every Kylie Minogue record ever recorded. Twice.QueerWritersOfCrime.comDonate: Buy me a Cup of CoffeeDerek Farrell's WebsiteDeath Of An Angel by Derek FarrellDanny Bird Mysteries SeriesPurchase Danny Bird Mysteries Directly From PublisherDerek on TwitterDerek on InstagramNighthawking by Russ ThomasDead As A Doornail by Grant MichaelsThe Forbidden Apple PodcastBrad Shreve's WebsiteRequeered Tales.comThe three year run of Queer Writers of Crime was fantastic but no new episodes are being made. Therefore, some links may not work. Be sure to check out Brad's new podcast, Queer We Are, where he interviews LGBT

Ep:079 Joseph R.G.  De Marco, a native of Philadelphia,is the author of the Marco Fontana Mysteries, the newest and fifth in the series is The Vermilion Pursuit. He also writes The Vampire Inquisitor series, and the second volume, A Battle in Blood, was just released. In addition he writes the Doyle and Kord Mysteries.  His plays have been produced in Philadelphia, NY, and elsewhere. His work appears in The International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family, Encyclopedia of Men and Masculinities, and Journal of Homosexuality. He was a columnist for The Advocate, In Touch, X-Factor magazine, and other publications. His PGN article “Gay Racism” was awarded the prize for excellence in feature writing by the Gay Press Association. He was Editor-in-Chief of The Weekly Gayzette (Philadelphia), and New Gay Life (a national magazine), and a contributing editor for publications including Il Don Gennaro (an Italian-American magazine) and Gaysweek (NY). Currently he is Editor-in-Chief of Mysterical-E, an online mystery m

Ep:078 Michael Nava is the author of an acclaimed series of eight novels featuring gay, Latino criminal defense lawyer Henry Rios who The New Yorker, called “a detective unlike any previous protagonist in American noir.” He is the recipient of seven Lambda Literary Awards in the gay mystery category and the Bill Whitehead Award for Lifetime Achievement in LGBT Literature. His most recent Rios novel is Lies With Man, was published in April by Amble Press, an LGBTQ press and imprint of Bywater Books, of which he is also managing editor.QueerWritersOfCrime.comDonate: Buy me a Cup of CoffeeLies with Man by Michael Nava Michael Nava's WebsiteMichael on FacebookMichael on TwitterThe Double Vice by Chris HolcombeLife's Milestone's podcastbradshreve.comRequeered Tales.comThe three year run of Queer Writers of Crime was fantastic but no new episodes are being made. Therefore, some links may not work. Be sure to check out Brad's new podcast, Queer We Are, where he interviews LGBTQ celebrities, athle

Ep:077 Marco Carocari grew up in Switzerland, where he, over the past fifty-odd years, worked in a hardware store, traveled the globe working for the airlines, and later as an internationally published photographer, and frequently jobbed as a waiter, hotel receptionist, or manager of a professional photo studio. In 2016 he swapped snow-capped mountains, lakes, and lush, green pastures for the charm of the dry California desert, where he lives with his husband. ‘Blackout’ is his first novel.QueerWritersOfCrime.comDonate: Buy me a Cup of CoffeeBlackout by Marco CarocariMarco's WebsiteMarco on TwitterMarco on FacebookDeath Before Dessert by A.E. RadleyThe Homos of Harmony Haven podcast websiteBeyond the Rainbow PodcastBrad Shreve's WebsiteRequeered Tales.comThe three year run of Queer Writers of Crime was fantastic but no new episodes are being made. Therefore, some links may not work. Be sure to check out Brad's new podcast, Queer We Are, where he interviews LGBTQ celebrities, athletes, activists

Ep:076 In the Kink Noir crime thriller series, William D. Prystauk’s first installment, Bloodletting  won the Grand Jury Prize at the LA Neo Noir Novel, Film & Script Fest in 2016. In 2020, the sequels, Punishment and Debauchery, both tied for The Best Book Award at the same festival. An award-winning screenwriter, filmmaker, podcaster, marketer, and educator, Bill is also a former member of BDSM groups in both New York and Philadelphia, and he brings his knowledge of the subculture to the series, where a pansexual private investigator solves crimes in New York City’s BDSM and LGBT communities. Bill currently resides on the east coast and leaves no sushi behind.QueerWritersOfCrime.comDonate: Buy me a Cup of CoffeeWilliam's Amazon Author PageWilliam in IMDBWilliam on Twitter Crash Palace Horror and Thriller WebsiteWROTE Podcast (Written on the Edge)Brad Shreve's WebsiteRequeered Tales.comThe three year run of Queer Writers of Crime was fantastic but no new episodes are being made. Therefore, some

Ep:075  JB Sanders lives with an imaginary cat, and works in computer support (you know, the day job), all in Upstate New York. He divides his time between writing humorous suspense novels, reading science fiction and urban fantasy, absorbing too much British TV (or as his roommate would say "those crappy BBC mysteries"), pondering why he didn't write a scifi or fantasy novel, and his various hobbies. No, reading isn't a hobby. It's more like a vocation. QueerWritersOfCrime.comDonate: Buy me a Cup of CoffeeOfficial Glen & Tyler Website Glen & Tyler Facebook Group Death on the Drive by Jon FinsonBrad Shreve's WebsiteRequeered Tales.comThe three year run of Queer Writers of Crime was fantastic but no new episodes are being made. Therefore, some links may not work. Be sure to check out Brad's new podcast, Queer We Are, where he interviews LGBTQ celebrities, athletes, activists, politicians, and more. You can find it at queerweare.com

Ep:074 Wendy Heard is the author of two adult thrillers: The Kill Club and Hunting Annabelle, which Kirkus Reviews praised as “a diabolically plotted creep show from a writer to watch.” She’s Too Pretty To Burn, which Kirkus called “a wild and satisfying romp” in a starred review, marks her YA debut. QueerWritersOfCrime.comDonate: Buy me a Cup of CoffeeWendy Heard's WebsiteWendy on TwitterWendy on InstagramBury Me When I'm Dead by Cheryl HeadQueer Qulture Podcast on SpotifyBrad Shreve's WebsiteRequeered Tales.comThe three year run of Queer Writers of Crime was fantastic but no new episodes are being made. Therefore, some links may not work. Be sure to check out Brad's new podcast, Queer We Are, where he interviews LGBTQ celebrities, athletes, activists, politicians, and more. You can find it at queerweare.com