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"His name is Smith, Elliott Smith. Created by ever-clever Dorien Grey, the mystery world's newest novice sleuth is at once smart, sexy, and immanently likeable. His Name is John is a lovingly crafted tale that is part mystery, part thriller, part romance, part modern-day ghost story. Keep this one on the night table, as it's sure to keep you reading long after lights out. Each chapter leaves the reader desperate for more pieces of the puzzle, as one of the most unlikely and unique duos of crime fiction maneuvers their way through a maze of lost memories, family secrets, mistaken identity, and murder."
-- Anthony Bidulka, http://http://www.anthonybidulka.com/
To read chapter 1 of His Name Is John, click here; to view video trailer, click here. |
When rugged construction worker and biker Cal Hysong is killed, PI Dick Hardesty knows the reason-Cal was widely suspected of deliberately spreading AIDS to other gay men. Like the rest of the gay community, Dick's initial reaction is "good riddance." But when Jake Jacobson and Jared Martinson, two of his closest friends, become suspects, the case turns personal, and Dick sets out to clear them and find the real killer. His search takes him into the unfamiliar world of gay bikers and leathermen, and through a labyrinth of suspects, motivations, blind alleys and memorable characters.
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"If you like good westerns you'll love this one. It includes a romance with
(as Grey refers to it) a twist. The twist is that this is a gay Old West
romance and I have to tell you, no matter what lifestyle you follow, the
growing love story between Calico and Josh is a thing of subtle beauty. My
feeling is that a love story is a love story, and this is a particularly
nice one, with growing sexual tension developing as only a master of
characterization could write it, slowly and with great tenderness. I doubt
many people will be able to read this book and put it down untouched.
Grey has managed once again to create a cast of characters you really, truly
care about. This is Grey's forte; wonderful, warm, human characters you
fall in love with right away and never forget, even long after you've put
down the book. A brand new style, a great western novel, a whole new side of
Dorien Grey. Don't miss this one."
-- Beth Anderson, http://www.bethanderson-hotclue.com
To read chapter 1 of Calico, click here; to view video trailer, click here. |
"As always, Dorien Grey offers splendid entertainment and enough plot twists for the book to qualify as rotini. It's hard to decide which is more fun, working with Hardesty to solve the riddle or watching him adjust to parenthood."
--Elizabeth Burton, author of Dreams of Darkness and Shadow of the Scorpion
To read chapter 1 of The Paper Mirror, click here; to view video trailer, click here. |
 
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"In addition to the usual dead body or two, Dick Hardesty and his lover, Jonathan, are forced to confront the possibility of parenthood. The Hardesty mysteries are like peanuts; you won't be able to stop with just one."
Ralph, Higgins, Wayves.
To read chapter 1 of The Popsicle Tree, click here. |
"In The Role Players, Dorien Grey demonstrates a mastery of pure fiction
writing by capturing the sights, sounds and feelings of New York City in the
1980s. This isn't just a mystery to try and figure out whodunit; it's a
well-crafted slice-of-history tale that draws the reader in to explore its
world. Grey definitely appears to be on a path of creative growthwith this
work, and The Role Players may be his finest novel yet."
--J. Alan Hartman, www.KnowBetter.com
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"Each time I think writer Grey cannot possibly meet the standard of his last book, he does and more. The Bottle Ghosts continues the pattern author Grey has established for himself." --M.J. Hollingshead, Authorsden.com
To read chapter 1 of The Bottle Ghosts, click here.
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"Dorien Grey ranks right up there with the best mystery authors and clearly demonstrates his staying power in his latest release, The Butcher's Son." --J. Alan Hartman
To read chapter 1 of The Butcher's Son, click here. |
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"Dorien Grey is a talented writer who can turn an elegant phrase as well as having a terrific eye for detail. He creates an assortment of interesting characters who pull the reader into the story of a gay serial killer, and he plays fair with readers -- the evidence is all there but it takes one last piece to pull everything together." -- Karen McCullough, www/scribesworld.com
To read chapter 1 of The 9th Man, click here. |
"Dorien Grey brings back his protagonist Dick Hardesty in The Bar Watcher for his third foray into the mystery world and once more hits the ball out of the park. I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Dorien Grey is without a doubt one of, if not THE, best new gay mystery author to appear in a very long time." --J. Alan Hartman
To read chapter 1 of The Bar Watcher, click here. |
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". . . we get caught up in the lives of the characters [in The Hired Man]. Grey's greatest skill is in making us care about people who inhabit these pages and make them seem alive and real. I read the book in big chunks, hoping my favorites would be exonerated, intrigued by the naughty ones and rooting for Dick to save the day. I even forgave him for getting to the solution before I did." --- Ralph Higgins, Wayves
To read chapter 1 of The Hired Man, click here. |
"I've been watching with great interest Grey's progress since his first book, and I have to tell you, even though all of his books have been wonderful, [The Good Cop] is his best yet. Not only is it a fantastic, impeccably written mystery, as all the books in Grey's Hardesty series have been, but in addition to that, it's filled with truth and soul-searing humanity, absolutely the finest endorsement I could ever give regarding any author's work."
-- Beth Anderson, www/allaboutmurder.com
To read chapter 1 of The Good Cop, click here. |
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Dorien Grey "is one of the best new mystery voices to come along in ages, and The Dirt Peddler only serves to prove that thought." --J. Alan Hartman, KnowBetter.com
To read chapter 1 of The Dirt Peddler, click here. |
| A selection from The Poems of Dorien Grey can be read here; additional selections are at GLB Publishers. The Chapbook of Dorien's poems can be downloaded directly from GLB Publishers for only $3.00. |
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