#queer murder mystery

[menoasmess]

[stxrdust-widow]

What if I choose to write the literature I wish to see in the world and write that queer homicide detective slowburn murder mystery that all the wlw (me) crave?

Already got characters and their backstories partially plotted and a scene and a half written and-

[annafromuni]

A Queer Historical Murder Mystery To Fall In Love With

How could I resist Lavender House by Lev AC Rosen after hearing it was a historical fiction murder mystery where the main character is a gay man in the 1950s who gets employed by the wife of a soap dynasty businesswoman to investigate the death of said businesswoman? Not only is it LGBTQ representation, but its representation given by an author who identifies with the LGBTQ community. Someone who…

[cloudofbutterflies]

Benoit Blanc & Sherlock Holmes both prove that the best detectives aren’t actual trained detectives but nosy gay men who drink their respect women juice and hate the rich.

[alexis-royce]

My murder mystery game is out on Steam! It's like Clue meets Ace Attorney, if there were creeping monsters hiding in everyone's pockets.

The game is completely free, and won't keep you for longer than 2-3 hours, so it's perfect for a cozy evening in, or a session streaming with friends!

Download it over here!

[do-you-know-this-queer-character]

Do you know this queer character?

Mac is a Lesbian and uses she/her pronouns!

[ghostswillunderstand]

People badmouthing Cath are kind of missing the point. 

Dulcie and Cath are not in a good place during the show, that is the very essence of their particular story during the season. Cath is trying to make a perfect life for them by doing anything and everything possible to brute force it into existence because of the resentment she still has towards her wife. Dulcie, in turn, has resigned herself to this as a form of penance. 

They are both unhappy and it is only through the honest airing of their issues and the dismantling of their calcified current selves that their relationship can actually recover. Cath has to listen but, just as vitally, Dulcie has to speak.

Trying to paint Cath as this horrible person or whatever is just the weakest of analysis or criticism, it is such a myopic, surface level nothing of a read. And frankly it does the show and everyone who worked on it a great disservice to try to flatten any part of it down to something as simple as “Cath = bad”.

And the last thing we need is more sainted queer characters in media, give me these messy women all day, every day.

[hussyknee]

Gave up on Cat Sebastian after seven books (I'll go back and try her 20th century period novels later since I'm told they might be better) and started reading KJ Charles's new Death in the Spires instead. Instantly grabbed by the heart, mind and balls (or whatever the female anatomy equivalent would be). No plodding, skimming or patience necessary. Already blown through 75 pages. If I had this much chemistry on every date with another human being I might actually marry them, and my jaded and divorced ass does not say that lightly.

It's a bit of a departure this time because it's a murder mystery set in the Edwardian era (which includes the 1890s for me personally bc if there's cars around Victoria is as good as dead) rather than yet another 19th century romance. The protagonist is queer and the vibe is def Be Gay Do Crimes but Charles has taken care to plaster everywhere that this is NOT a guaranteed HEA. Idk whether that means we're going to be left with an uneasy, reeling Agatha Christie ending or it just went without saying because why would a murder mystery have a HEA?

I'm really interested to see whether Charles can pull it off though. She's the kind of confident and intelligent plotter that makes you think could write clever whodunits, so this feels like putting her money where her mouth gave the impression it might be. The Christie vibes are hella strong in this one so far and the pacing is, as ever, a study in excellence.

Edit: what do you mean St. Anselm's is a fictional Oxford college?? There's entire fantasy franchises with less involved world building than what KJC gave this place??

[suzie-guru]

I debated writing this post, but it’s become clear that I need to address some misunderstandings about the Ratterrock, the webcomic that @bajingoarts and I have created together. 

This comic is a collaboration between @bajingoarts and myself, @suzie-guru. The original characters are not solely @bajingoarts, and nor are they solely mine. They are our original characters from our story we have organically created together. 

Neither one of us are “riding the coattails” of the other, just like neither Neil Gaiman or Terry Pratchett “rode coattails”  when they created Good Omens together.

@bajingoarts is a wonderful storyteller, and so am I, and Ratterrock is a wonderful story we are creating together. Neither one of us is an afterthought in this story, it comes from both of our hearts (and both of our horniness). 

It’s sad that I feel compelled to explain how my work schedule plays a part in how often I am able to come online and post about Ratterrock, but quite frankly, the only person to whom that information is pertinent to is my co-creator. 

Both myself and @bajingoarts are vital to the story of Ratterrock. Please respect that. 

[lovelydrusilla]

The Mentalist + bisexual tweets/text posts (pt. 2)

[blam-marie]

One Selkie. Two strangers. Three murders.

The small town of St. Adalbert Sur Mer is hiding a dark secret.

Three times during the summer, the lifeless body of a Selkie was dumped into the river. Naked, and with a missing pelt.

Louison is sent by her clan to investigate these murders and catch the killer, but her mission derails when she meets two charming strangers whom everyone in town seems to be falling in love with - including herself. Torn between her rising attraction towards Gabrielle and Adrien and keeping the secret of her origins, Louison must dodge tourists, deadly poachers and wildlife protection agents in a wild quest to find her sibling’s murderer - before he kills again.

Skin Deep is a queer polyamorous story where everyone is hiding something and nothing is as simple as it seems. 

Now available for pre-orders in both ENGLISH and FRENCH

[menoasmess]

[k-wame]

oh he thirsty👅👅

[screensavorstudios]

Happy Itch Creator Day!

Get Jill O Lantern Chapters 1 & 2 for just 2.99! Pick up this queer, time bending, murder mystery now! https://itch.io/s/110238/jill-o-lantern-bundle

[gardenfeather-book-reviews]

The Spirit Bares its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White

Silas Bell, a young autistic transgender man living in the 1880s in England, wants to be a surgeon. Not a wife and mother. After a botched escape from a future devoted to a husband, he is diagnosed with “veil sickness,” a disease that causes violet eyed women to open the veil and communicate with the dead, an act that is illegal for women to do. 

        He is sent to Braxton's Finishing School and Sanatorium and engaged to a wealthy lord's son. But Braxton might not be what it seems. And Silas is the only one who can save the life of his new friends by uncovering the secrets of the school, all while fighting the voice in his head telling him to just do as he is told. For Silas, doing as he is told is not an option.

        Andrew Joseph White has crafted an incredible story. All of the characters are complex and every character has so much depth. White is able to balance the main character, Silas, with all aspects of his identity. They are all woven throughout the story in an authentic way that gives him personality outside of those defining traits while still acknowledging how important they are. It is one of the best representations of autism I have ever read.

       The setting and accuracy to historical detail makes the stakes seem real and send you to the time period. He uses the time period to bring light to the story he wants to tell. His use of imagery is terrific. 

        White is able to discuss so many important topics throughout the book, all of which apply in some way to our society today. He somehow is able to highlight and tackle each complex theme in one book while giving them each the space to be recognized for their individual importance.  

        Gory and dense while also romantic, The Spirit Bares its Teeth is an amazing novel with an incredible message to fight for your life and happiness, even if the whole world is against you.   

[alexis-royce]

Hello all! In preparation for the Steam Release, I've been making some quality of life adjustments to The Case of the Serialized Killer! Version 1.2 is mostly the same as original, but has a few changes:

Script Edits! A couple mechanics have been clarified a bit, and there have been a few bits and bobs added.

Navigation through the mansion is now done via map! This comes into play when Hawley and Harry are first exploring, and then again during the investigation section in the second half of the game,

Sound Effects have been added to the journal, and the page corners now visually highlight when you hover over them,

A few more sound effects in general have been added to the game,

The alerts when Hawley writes a note are much clearer now; the sound effect is louder, and the journal icon blinks for a moment,

Hawley's imp section has had a couple graphical edits,

Sprites auto-highlight when characters are talking,

Minor menu touch-ups,

Additional CGs! We got as much art into the original as we could, but it was somewhat lacking in the CG department. There are now four more CGs, including one in the true end!

We welcome you back to our spooky world of seances and imps. Please enjoy!