@the_gaybookclub: Gay detective fiction didn’t start with a trend. It started with writers who had to smuggle the protagonist in. Five books, five decades, one throughline: the detective is gay, and that is not the mystery. Start anywhere. Personally I’d start in 1970 with Hansen and work forward — you can feel the ceiling lifting book by book. Which one’s already on your shelf? #queerbook #lgbtbooktok #lgbtbookrecs #lgbtbooks
He's To Die For is good! I'd add the Noah and Cole duology by Tal Bauer to this list
2026-08-17 02:11:27
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philliphoward1979 :
Evander Mills series. 1950s San Francisco post WWII. Soooo good. I’m on book 3 of 4!
2026-07-31 20:00:14
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SoMrHarris :
The Scott Jericho series by William Hussey are brilliant. Jericho is an ex-Police Detective who returns to his fairground roots, but still ends up solving murders. He's notably crime fiction's first gay traveller detective, and has a partner across the novels. Excellent series!
2026-08-27 16:16:02
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ZaveryIves Luigi/Tyler Version :
Don’t forget Milo Sturgis in the Alex Deleware series
2026-08-01 04:32:01
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Drew•UK UGC•Queer writing tips :
Fab. Thank you. I’m querying a gay murder mystery told in two times (present and 1950s-1980s) told against the backdrop of real U.K. lgbtq+ rights. These are fab comps for it
2026-08-02 14:31:11
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EliEli77 :
A queer case is brilliant ! 👏
2026-08-02 01:53:28
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Sean D. Roach, Author :
I wrote a campy m*rder mystery set in the American south. The main character is inspired by Leslie Jordan - country as catfish, and flamboyant af. It’s called “Mr. Tingles’ Mysteries: The Curious Case of the Bodiless Head.”
2026-08-20 08:14:53
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DixietheDog :
One of my favorite genres.
2026-08-02 06:55:47
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paulgrooms0 :
Nathan Aldyne series: Canary, Cobalt, Slate, Vermilion. A Gay bartender/ detective and his girlfriend in an update Nick and Nora vibe lots of fun
2026-07-31 23:33:04
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Braydexdad :
Interesting but no idea if these are actual books? For sale? Fantasy? Weird post
2026-08-02 17:52:22
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SaraS. :
does them have romantic involvments with colleagues?
2026-08-02 18:34:37
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Cathexys :
Michael Nava‘s series is so amazing! I love all the other recs too, but Nava is such a brilliant writer and his themes are so complex and just…
2026-08-01 00:09:11
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Chinne :
is this list exclusively for gay male detectives? or do we haplve sapphics too
2026-08-13 11:23:56
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Jonas-Olof 🇸🇪🏳️🌈 :
The Harry Kvist trilogy by Martin Holmén, set in Stockholm in the 1950's!
2026-08-02 08:36:55
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lelelelelel :
michael navas books are amazing
2026-08-02 08:29:48
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aimee :
the killing of a chestnut tree by oliver k langmead is coming out in october! very short and quick read but so beautiful in its writing switching from the watson characters writing to the man reading! very beautiful one of my favorite reads this year
2026-08-01 14:21:57
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B :
Gay cops 👎
2026-08-02 18:19:27
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