Genre:
Mystery
Themes:
Butch / Femme
Danger / In Peril / On the Run
Historical
Murder / Crime / Serial Killer
Mystery / Suspense
Noir / Femme Fatale
Heat Level:
Medium (sex scenes are included and may use mildly graphic description)
Archetypes:
Criminal / Mafia / Prisoner
Geographic Location:
United States: Mid-Atlantic
Setting:
Big City / Urban
Historical
Sexual / Gender Identity:
Lesbian
Queer
Butch / Stud
Protagonist Identity:
Jewish
Trigger/Content Warning:
typical violence for the crime/mystery genre
Genuine Gold
Golden Crown Literary Award (Goldie)
The Cantor Gold Crime Series, Book 3
By Ann Aptaker
Dapper Dyke Cantor Gold confronts her Coney Island honky-tonk past...and all its dangers and desires.
New York, 1952. From the shadowy docks of Athens, Greece, to the elegance of a Fifth Avenue penthouse, to the neon glare of Coney Island, art smuggler Cantor Gold must track down an ancient artifact, elude thugs and killers, protect a beautiful woman who caters to Cantor’s deepest desires, and confront the honky-tonk past which formed her. Memories, murder, passion, and the terrible longing for her stolen love tangle in Cantor’s soul, threatening to tear her apart.
