Fadeout (novel)
Encyclopedia
Fadeout is a mystery novel by American crime writer Joseph Hansen
, and the first to feature his popular character Dave Brandstetter, an openly
gay
detective.
investigator and no-nonsense gumshoe, arrives on the scene, he soon begins collecting evidence that indicates otherwise. For instance, what lies behind the seemingly innocent friendship between Fox's wife and his manager? And just why has an old boyhood friend of his suddenly shown up after twenty years?
The most exciting and effective writer of the classic private-eye novel working today. - L.A. Times
Another classic private-eye novel: detailedly vivid . . . tenderly erotic. - The Times
A masterly portrayal of loneliness and sexual obsession. Hansen's writing is sharp and economical. He has an eye for the exactly relevant detail. - Gay News
Joseph Hansen (writer)
Joseph Hansen was an American crime writer and poet, best known for a series of novels starring his most iconic creation, private eye Dave Brandstetter.-Life and works:...
, and the first to feature his popular character Dave Brandstetter, an openly
Coming out
Coming out is a figure of speech for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people's disclosure of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity....
gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
detective.
Synopsis
Following the discovery of his car, destroyed beneath a narrow wooden bridge, police assume that Fox Olson, once beloved pop star, died in a road accident, despite there being no sign of a body. When Dave Brandstetter, an insuranceInsurance
In law and economics, insurance is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent, uncertain loss. Insurance is defined as the equitable transfer of the risk of a loss, from one entity to another, in exchange for payment. An insurer is a company selling the...
investigator and no-nonsense gumshoe, arrives on the scene, he soon begins collecting evidence that indicates otherwise. For instance, what lies behind the seemingly innocent friendship between Fox's wife and his manager? And just why has an old boyhood friend of his suddenly shown up after twenty years?
Reception
Unusual in two respects. One is that the insurance investigator, though ruggedly masculine, is thoroughly and contentedly homosexual. The other is that Mr. Hansen is an excellent craftsman, a compelling writer. - New YorkerThe New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
The most exciting and effective writer of the classic private-eye novel working today. - L.A. Times
Another classic private-eye novel: detailedly vivid . . . tenderly erotic. - The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
A masterly portrayal of loneliness and sexual obsession. Hansen's writing is sharp and economical. He has an eye for the exactly relevant detail. - Gay News
Gay News
Gay News was a pioneering fortnightly newspaper in the United Kingdom founded in June 1972 in a collaboration between former members of the Gay Liberation Front and members of the Campaign for Homosexual Equality...