Fadeout: A Dave Brandstetter Mystery
by Joseph Hansen
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Author: Joseph HansenEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-11-04
ISBN: 0299205541
Number of pages: 190
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
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Book Review: Well written and carefully constructed mystery
Summary: 5 Stars
Dave Brandstetter is an insurance claims investigator and we first meet him as he is investigating the supposed death of Fox Olson. Olson is a local celebrity who it appears meet is death as his car plunged into a swollen arroyo; but the body has not been found.
Convinced that the man did not die in the accident, Dave uncovers a lot more besides Olson's disappearance as he relentlessly pursues his investigation, including a suspicious relationship between Olson's wife and his manager, a jealous opponent in the running for local mayor, and the sudden re-appearance of a long lost boyhood friend.
What make this different from the normal run of detective thrillers is that Dave is openly gay and thoroughly masculine, and interspersed with the ongoing investigation we enjoy glimpses of his private life and relationships. One of the first things we learn is that is recovering from the death of his partner of over twenty years, leaving him perhaps open for new personal discoveries. Dave, now in his forties, comes over as a caring, patient and likeable man; as Fadeout is the first of the Dave Brandsetter mysteries it will be interesting to see how Joseph Hansen develops the character.
Putting aside all other considerations, Fadeout is a well written and carefully constructed mystery with good characterisation. Having read this I was pleased to discover that all the Brandstetter mysteries are now available in one volume: The Complete Brandstetter , ISBN 1842431684 ~ I immediately pace an order!
Summary of Fadeout: A Dave Brandstetter Mystery
Fadeout is the first of Joseph Hansen's twelve classic mysteries featuring rugged Dave Brandstetter, an insurance investigator who is contentedly gay. When entertainer Fox Olson's car plunges off a bridge in a storm, a death claim is filed, but where is Olson's body? As Brandstetter questions family, fans, and detractors, he grows certain Olson is still alive and that Dave must find him before the would-be killer does. Suspenseful and wry, shrewd and deeply felt, Fadeout remains as fresh today as when it startled readers more than thirty years ago.Gay Books
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