Third Man Out: A Donald Strachey Mystery (Stonewall Inn Mystery)

"Gay private eye Don Strachey is not fond of Queer Nation activist John Rutka, who has been self-righteously outing Albany's closeted gays in high places. But when Rutka is shot and his house firebombed, Strachey agrees to help - only to lose his client in what looks like an act of violent retribution. Using Rutka's files, Strachey searches for the perpetrator and discovers that Rutka had been closing in on a major but unnamed figure. Strachey must track down this dangerous homophobe, then destroy the files, a task that brings even more surprises than this shrewd, world-wise sleuth could have imagined."--Page 4 of cover Which powerful mystery man killed the gay activist for outing him? In Third Man Out, tough-as-nails gay private investigator Don Strachey investigates the murder of a self-righteous Queer Nation activist who may have been killed for outing prominent closeted gay homophobes