- Paperback: 170 pages
- Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press; 1 edition (Nov 4 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0299205649
- ISBN-13: 978-0299205645
- Product Dimensions: 1.9 x 1.4 x 0.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 295 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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#42,199 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #5 in Books > Gay & Lesbian > Literature & Fiction > Mysteries > Gay
- #55 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Gay & Lesbian > Gay
- #55 in Books > Gay & Lesbian > Literature & Fiction > Fiction > Gay
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"Hansen is the most exciting and effective writer of the classic private-eye novel working today."—Los Angeles Times
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Death Claims is the second of Joseph Hansen's acclaimed mysteries featuring ruggedly masculine Dave Brandstetter, a gay insurance investigator. When John Oats's body is found washed up on a beach, his young lover April Stannard is sure it was no accident. Brandstetter agrees: Oats's college-age son, the beneficiary of the life insurance policy, has gone missing.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A Wonderfully written, engaging mystery!,
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I like Hansen's writing very much - and thoroughly enjoy the Dave Brandstetter series of Mystery Novels. He is a complete character, a likeable if a bit grumpy character who strives for truth in an untruthful world. I like the fact that he is a normal everyday man, who happens to be gay, working as an Investigator in cases that involve gays. These books are not smutty. They are well written with full characters and engrossing mysteries. I highly recommend!
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4.8 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews) 6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Hard Boiled Gay Detective from 1973,
By John Matlock "Gunny" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Death Claims: A Dave Branstetter Mystery (Paperback)
Sub-Title: A Dave Brandstetter MysteryThis is the second of the Dave Brandstetter novels to be reprinted. Dave was the "first and most venerable gay detective" a real shocker thirty years ago. Dave also didn't fit the image if a gay man. He was good sized and a hard boiled detective, just like the other heros of the day. All in all there were twelve Dave brandstetter mysteries. The first, Fadeout, was published in 1972. The last, A Country of Old Men, was published in 1990. Dave's nominal gig is investigating insurance claims. But in these books it's not insurance fraud that he investigates but murder. Well it could have been an accident. And when the beneficiary of the life insurance policy has gone missing.... 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A murder mystery to keep you guessing to the last page,
By Benjamin - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Death Claims: A Dave Branstetter Mystery (Paperback)
In Death Claims, the second Dave Brandstetter mystery, our intrepid insurance claims investigator is looking into a death that might be accident, suicide or murder. If its murder there are many suspects to choose from but number one is the victim's handsome young son who might be gay, but also include the ex-wife and a famous unmarried overtly Christian film star with a secret inclination, plus a few more possibles.While following each lead in his quite unflappable manner Dave is also trying to rebuild his personal life. At the conclusion of the opening novel Fadeout, Dave met Doug. Now they have been living together for some months but neither seems able to forget their former loves. Dave blames Doug for hanging on to too many mementoes of the past, but is the problem all one sided? Well observed and finely detailed Death Claims is a worthy successor to Fadeout, the balance between Dave's private life and the mystery plot is just right. (Yet there is enough information here that the story can stand on its own.) The result is a fascinating story which will keep the reader guessing right up to the last page. 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Pleasant read,
By Maike "questionmarker" - Published on Amazon.com
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Ever since I got hold of the first book in the Brandstetter series, I've been wanting to read the rest as well. Unfortunately some of them are out of print and hard to come by. So I was happy I found this one.It's a pleasant read. The characters are well built, the story is solid and it's nice to read about how people lived in the 1970s. The gay-interest bit is a nice change from the womanisers and misanthropes that populate most detective novels too. |
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