Donald Strachey Books in Order

Albany private investigator Don Strachey is hired to find Billy Blount, the missing gay heir of a wealthy family. Billy is also wanted for the murder of a stranger he spent his last night in town with.

An elderly lesbian couple face threats after refusing to sell their home for a shopping mall. Hired by the developer to protect them and clear the company's name, Don Strachey encounters kidnapping, extortion, and murder.

Finding Jack Lenihan's body in his snowbound car draws Don Strachey into a hunt for missing money. A letter from Lenihan links the fortune to Albany political reform, while dangerous rivals pursue the same cash.

Don Strachey doubts an activist's claims that men he publicly outed are stalking him and withdraws protection. When the client turns up dead, Strachey investigates a tangled trail of deception surrounding his controversial political work.

Albany investigator Don Strachey examines Paul Haig's apparent suicide and its connection to a psychologist promising to change gay patients' sexuality. Haig's mother, former boyfriend, and therapist offer conflicting theories while guarding secrets of their own.

A dispute over selling the Osborne family's newspaper becomes deadly when one sibling is murdered and another attacked. Don Strachey investigates a divided clan whose political loyalties and financial interests may determine who is targeted next.

At the AIDS Memorial Quilt in Washington, Don Strachey finds a panel commemorating a man who is still alive. When a friend is shot, Strachey and Timothy investigate connections between the premature memorial and political secrets.

Radio shock-jock Jay Plankton hires Don Strachey after a harassment campaign claims ties to a defunct gay activist group. Strachey's links to its former members become useful as dirty tricks escalate into kidnapping before an election.

Don Strachey is asked to investigate Barry Fields before his marriage to Bill Moore in Massachusetts. Suspicions about a former partner's death deepen as Strachey discovers missing public records, concealed identities, and motives surrounding the wedding.

Gary Griswold disappears into Thailand with thirty-eight million dollars, prompting his ex-wife to hire Don Strachey. Joined by Timothy, Strachey navigates an unfamiliar setting while searching for a man intent on using his fortune to acquire good karma.

Lottery winner Hunny Van Horn hires Don Strachey to deal with opportunists and would-be blackmailers drawn to his enormous prize. The disappearance of Hunny's mother adds another concern while his outspoken personality attracts unwelcome public attention.

Don Strachey investigates allegations that gubernatorial candidate Kenyon Louderbush has exploited and brutalized young men. Frightened witnesses, a shadowy conspiracy, and a bereaved family's unwillingness to seek justice complicate his search during a bitter election campaign.

Investigative reporter Eddie Wenske vanishes while examining a gay media conglomerate with questionable business practices. Don Strachey's search takes him through Boston, New York, and California, where dangerous pursuers complicate efforts to uncover what Wenske found.

John Suruma wants revenge against an American missionary after his former lover is killed by a homophobic mob in Uganda. Don Strachey proposes an alternative, then finds himself threatened by the violence he hoped to oppose.

A brutal murder at gay news website KickAssQueer sends Don Strachey searching among its many hostile critics. Possible connections to other assaults around New York draw him into an investigation of online hostility spilling into physical violence.

A poisoning disrupts the Callahan family reunion at a New England inn, and local police focus on an innocent relative. Don Strachey investigates the family's concealed history while political divisions complicate his efforts to identify the killer.

A woman in Lenox hires Donald Strachey to recover thirteen masterpieces stolen thirty years earlier. With a ten-million-dollar reward at stake, the detective follows the missing art through Boston, New York and other East Coast destinations.