The Bell in the Fog
Books | Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Historical
4.4
Lev AC Rosen
The Bell in the Fog, a dazzling historical mystery by Lev AC Rosen, asks—once you have finally found a family, how far would you go to prove yourself to them?San Francisco, 1952. Detective Evander “Andy” Mills has started a new life for himself as a private detective—but his business hasn’t exactly taken off. It turns out that word spreads fast when you have a bad reputation, and no one in the queer community trusts him enough to ask an ex-cop for help.When James, an old flame from the war who had mysteriously disappeared, arrives in his offices above the Ruby, Andy wants to kick him out. But the job seems to be a simple case of blackmail, and Andy’s debts are piling up. He agrees to investigate, despite everything it stirs up.The case will take him back to the shadowy, closeted world of the Navy, and then out into the gay bars of the city, where the past rises up to meet him, like the swell of the ocean under a warship. Missing people, violent strangers, and scandalous photos that could destroy lives are a whirlpool around him, and Andy better make sense of it all before someone pulls him under for good.Dive into the full Evander Mills series: Lavender HouseThe Bell in the FogRough PagesAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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Author
Lev AC Rosen
Pages
320
Publisher
Tor Publishing Group
Published Date
2023-10-10
ISBN
1250834260 9781250834263
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"4.25. Very enjoyable, quick read"
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Zariah Grant
"As someone who truly enjoyed Lavender House, I couldn’t wait to dig into this novel and see what Andy was up to this time. The case was quite different this time around and it felt a little less dangerous, maybe because Andy was more physically removed from it as he wasn’t staying in a home with a potential murderer this time around. I still enjoyed the story and was so happy with the character development for Andy. I also liked the introduction of some new side characters like Lee that give the story more of a found family feeling for Andy this time around. The ending of the story is the only thing keeping me from giving it a full 5 stars. It was good, but it could have been better and I wasn’t very surprised by the reveals. "