Lavender House
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A fun mystery about a recently outed detective in the 1950's who is recruited by the matriarch of a gay family all living together at Lavender House.
It was a fun premise, a bit overdone at times, but interesting none the less and I can see that it could have been written intending it to be the first in the series as Evander Mills starts out his new life as a P.I. I believe the second book is called The Bell in the Fog.
From amazon.ca:
Lavender House, 1952: the family seat of recently deceased matriarch Irene Lamontaine, head of the famous Lamontaine soap empire. Irene’s recipes for her signature scents are a well guarded secret―but it's not the only one behind these gates. This estate offers a unique freedom, where none of the residents or staff hide who they are. But to keep their secret, they've needed to keep others out. And now they're worried they're keeping a murderer in.
Irene’s widow hires Evander Mills to uncover the truth behind her mysterious death. Andy, recently fired from the San Francisco police after being caught in a raid on a gay bar, is happy to accept―his calendar is wide open. And his secret is the kind of secret the Lamontaines understand.
Andy had never imagined a world like Lavender House. He's seduced by the safety and freedom found behind its gates, where a queer family lives honestly and openly. But that honesty doesn't extend to everything, and he quickly finds himself a pawn in a family game of old money, subterfuge, and jealousy―and Irene’s death is only the beginning.
When your existence is a crime, everything you do is criminal, and the gates of Lavender House can’t lock out the real world forever. Running a soap empire can be a dirty business.
It was a fun premise, a bit overdone at times, but interesting none the less and I can see that it could have been written intending it to be the first in the series as Evander Mills starts out his new life as a P.I. I believe the second book is called The Bell in the Fog.
From amazon.ca:
Lavender House, 1952: the family seat of recently deceased matriarch Irene Lamontaine, head of the famous Lamontaine soap empire. Irene’s recipes for her signature scents are a well guarded secret―but it's not the only one behind these gates. This estate offers a unique freedom, where none of the residents or staff hide who they are. But to keep their secret, they've needed to keep others out. And now they're worried they're keeping a murderer in.
Irene’s widow hires Evander Mills to uncover the truth behind her mysterious death. Andy, recently fired from the San Francisco police after being caught in a raid on a gay bar, is happy to accept―his calendar is wide open. And his secret is the kind of secret the Lamontaines understand.
Andy had never imagined a world like Lavender House. He's seduced by the safety and freedom found behind its gates, where a queer family lives honestly and openly. But that honesty doesn't extend to everything, and he quickly finds himself a pawn in a family game of old money, subterfuge, and jealousy―and Irene’s death is only the beginning.
When your existence is a crime, everything you do is criminal, and the gates of Lavender House can’t lock out the real world forever. Running a soap empire can be a dirty business.
Journal Entry 2 by 
cestmoi
at LFL - Bendamere - south side, just west of Garth Street in Hamilton, Ontario Canada on Saturday, March 30, 2024
cestmoi at LFL - Bendamere - south side, just west of Garth Street in Hamilton, Ontario Canada on Saturday, March 30, 2024
Released 1 mo ago (3/30/2024 UTC) at LFL - Bendamere - south side, just west of Garth Street in Hamilton, Ontario Canada
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