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Another Winner from Banis
Victor J. Banis is not only one of the more prolific writers today, he is also one of the more talented and versatile writers. So it was exciting news to me to learn awhile back that Mr. Banis was going to be doing a series of books in the mystery genre - which happens to be my favorite genre fiction.The first book in the series, titled Deadly Nightshade, introduces us to two San Francisco policemen, Tom Danzel who is a very experienced, straight and masculine homicide detective, and Stanley Korski who is a slightly built, gay, and very much a rookie cop. The only reason Stanley is teamed up with Tom is that there is what appears to be a drag queen, killing men in San Francisco, and Stanley, being openly gay, was chosen to assist Tom in an area where Tom has no expertise.One small caveat should be given here however. If a reader is looking for a crime driven police procedural this might not be the book the reader is seeking. While there are some very...
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March 24, 2009
(Amarillo, TX USA) | Helpful Votes: 4 | Rating: 5
Deadly Nightshade (Deadly Mystery 1) by Victor J. Banis
This is probably one of the less "dreamy" book I read by Victor J. Banis, means that it's pretty down to earth and direct and open, but probably also among my favorite, Lola Dances still has the first place, but this one is very near. I like Victor J. Banis' style, but one thing I almost always regretted, that in the end the two main characters don't walk toward the sunset together; only Lola did, and this is the reason since she is first on my list. Since Deadly Nightshade is only first on a series with the same characters, well, it's not exactly that you will find an happily ever after in there, but it's really close, and I have to say that the closing scene is quite romantic.Tom is a good homicide detective, but he has not the right skill for the case: a drag queen is killing men around the city, and, well, Tom doesn't know a thing about the dark side of life. And so he is paired with Stanley, that is suddenly promoted detective only for the fact that he is gay. Better...
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January 22, 2009
(Italy) | Helpful Votes: 2 | Rating: 5
Product Description
The first in a new mystery series from the legendary author of the Man From C.A.M.P. and Longhorns, Victor J. Banis. Straight cop, gay cop, and a woman who "isn't real." Tom and Stanley are on the trail of a drag queen serial killer, and along the way, they find themselves engaged in a more intimate pursuit, trying to resolve another mystery: their unexpected attraction to one another. Top to learn more
Not quite authentic in many ways
This book was fairly entertaining, if a pretty inauthentic. No way would the relatively new and inexperienced gay cop fresh out of the academy be partnered with a veteran detective, just because a murder victim happens to be gay. But okay, lets go with the premise and call it artistic license.There are just some things in this book that make you wonder. When the gay cop, Stanley Korski, has to drive up to Marin County to visit his father in the nursing home, he takes Interstate 5 over the Golden Gate Bridge. Of course, Interstate 5 runs up through central California and passes through Sacramento, which is close to 90 miles east of San Francisco. It's U.S. Highway 101 that connects San Francisco to Marin County via the Golden Gate Bridge, of course.Stanley is such a prissy queen he has trouble handling a gun, let alone firing it. So one wonders, how did he managed to graduate from the police academy? As a gay man who is opposed to handguns, I might well...
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November 21, 2009
(San Francisco, California) | Helpful Votes: 6 | Rating: 3