In spite of his best efforts, the investigation balloons into a spate of cruelty and wickedness. One man, in particular, photographer Ben Morgan dares him to embrace a carefree, promiscuous lifestyle. During the course of the investigation, James comes across a group of men who intrigue and tempt him to join their circle. It involves Detective Sergeant James Henderson, an up-and-coming detective on the fast track to become an inspector, in his first murder investigation of barrister Maria Curzon-Whyte. Dal Maclean’s debut is an engaging police procedural set in London’s Metropolitan Police. One Block Empire, 2016.Ģ017 Finalist Lambda Literary Awards: Mystery. Kelly’s first collection was the winner of the prestigious Cave Canem Poetry Prize.īitter Legacy. Battles with and descriptions of mythical beasts minotaurs, griffins, mingle with dogs, hawks, and barrow birds in these intensely personal, tender, and sometimes, violent poems. Donika Kelly’s fantastical collection fits both definitions. Graywolf Press, 2016.Ī bestiary can be either a fighter of beasts in ancient Rome or a medieval book of natural history. Jacob survives while too many of his loved ones succumb to the disease.īestiary: Poems. We are taken on a journey from the Middle East to San Francisco at the height of the AIDs crisis. He looks back on the events of his life and imagines it reviewed by Death and Satan. Jacob is hallucinating in the waiting room of a mental health clinic.
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