Binding: Paperback
Description: A " Best Of" Book From: Amazon * Buzzfeed * Rainbow Reading * Library Journal * Crime Reads * Book Page * Book Riot * Autostraddle A delicious story from a new voice in suspense Lev AC Rosen's Lavender House is Knives Out with a queer historical twist. Lavender House 1952: the family seat of recently deceased matriarch Irene Lamontaine head of the famous Lamontaine soap empire. Irene's recipes for her signature scents are a well guarded secret but it's not the only one behind these gates. This estate offers a unique freedom where none of the residents or staff hide who they are. But to keep their secret they've needed to keep others out. And now they're worried they're keeping a murderer in. Irene's widow hires Evander Mills to uncover the truth behind her mysterious death. Andy recently fired from the San Francisco police after being caught in a raid on a gay bar is happy to accept his calendar is wide open. And his secret is the kind of secret the Lamontaines understand. Andy had never imagined a world like Lavender House. He's seduced by the safety and freedom found behind its gates where a queer family lives honestly and openly. But that honesty doesn't extend to everything and he quickly finds himself a pawn in a family game of old money subterfuge and jealousy and Irene's death is only the beginning. When your existence is a crime everything you do is criminal and the gates of Lavender House can t lock out the real world forever. Running a soap empire can be a dirty business. Dive into the full Evander Mills series: Lavender House The Bell in the Fog Rough Pages
Title: Lavender House A Novel
Author(s): Rosen Lev Ac
Publisher: Tor Publishing Group
Barcode: 9781250834249
Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 9/12/2023
Series: Evander Mills