State of Denial
2008
First Published
4.06
Average Rating
276
Number of Pages
Part of Series
The body of a young gay man buried along the Rio Grande leads Albuquerque police detective Chris Gutiérrez down a path of dark secrets and old hatreds. Trying to deal with the other detective assigned to the case-the sexist and homophobic Dale Harper-Chris tracks the killer to an older unsolved case, and to the doors of a local megachurch and a popular minister with ties to ex-gay groups. Enlisting the research skills and networks of sociologist and best friend K.C. Fontero, Chris works to build the case and make an arrest before the killer strikes again, even as she must also face her growing feelings for attorney Dayna Carson. Struggling with her attraction to Dayna and the complexity of a difficult case, Chris is drawn into an ominous and potentially deadly game of cat-and-mouse with a man who might kill to protect his own secrets.
Avg Rating
4.06
Number of Ratings
67
5 STARS
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4 STARS
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3 STARS
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2 STARS
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Author
Andi Marquette
Author · 16 books
Andi Marquette was born in New Mexico and grew up in Colorado. She completed a couple of academic degrees in anthropology and returned to New Mexico, where she decided a doctorate in history was somehow a good idea. She completed it before realizing that maybe she should have joined the circus, or at least a traveling Gypsy troupe. Oh, well. She fell into editing and publishing sometime around 1993 and has been obsessed with words ever since, which may or may not be a good thing. She is a co-owner and co-founder of LGBTQ publishing house Dirt Road Books.
