Author

Publication

2001 - Alyson Books, Los Angeles, California

Language

English

Word Count

66,750 words, Guess

Page Count

267 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more

Classifications

  • DDC813/.54
  • LCCPS3554.A93535 U53 2001

Description

New York City, 1949. At the Candy Box Club, three steps below the street, the show is about to begin. But in this club, the world is upside down. Emcee Blackie Cole is Blanche Cohen, the chorus line is led by a stunning dark-eyed boy named Titanic, and the only thing protecting the performers from the social reformers is Stevie, the kingpin of the mob's downtown operation, whose hand moves from the till to the pockets of the police. When a young gay man is murdered in the club, only Blackie cares enough to find out why. Richly detailed, "Under the Mink" is both a boldly entertaining picture of the lesbian and gay subculture of pre-stonewall New York, and a first class period mystery complete with gangsters, crooked cops, and notorious madams.

Description

Under the Mink paints a picture of the lesbian and gay subculture of New York--complete with gangsters, crooked cops, and notorious madams--while paying tribute to the code of honor among the fringe dwellers of the pre-Stonewall era. - Derived from book cover.

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Genres

  • Fiction

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