Max, Brad, and Maisie is a gay mystery series by author L.G. Fabbo-Gonnela. Read on to discover the three books in the series and find out more about the author! There’s also a giveaway and you are all encouraged to enter!
Murder In The String
of G
Max, Brad, and Maisie
Mystery Series, Book One
Maisie was an irrepressible burlesque queen of the fifties
who was a star in the Cassandra Theater. She was killed in what was initially ruled
to be an accidental trip and fall down a spiral staircase. In fact, she knows
it was a murder but, why was she killed and why the later cover-up?
Unfortunately, however, what can a ghost to do about it? Andso, her shade
haunts the theater hoping to find someone to help her.
It turns out to be a long wait. In two thousand and six two young wanta-be actors arrive at the newly restored Cassandra Theater to audition for a play. One is Max, who is gay, and the other is his roommate Brad, who is straight. For reasons unknown at first, Maisie finds she can connect with them both and seeks their help in proving she was murdered and who did it. After initial hesitations, the boys agree to help her solve her killing. The book follows the pair as they stumble towards finding answers while dodging a hired gun, a serial killer of young men and, for Brad, Maisie’s tendency to “fondle his rump” at inopportune times.
It turns out to be a long wait. In two thousand and six two young wanta-be actors arrive at the newly restored Cassandra Theater to audition for a play. One is Max, who is gay, and the other is his roommate Brad, who is straight. For reasons unknown at first, Maisie finds she can connect with them both and seeks their help in proving she was murdered and who did it. After initial hesitations, the boys agree to help her solve her killing. The book follows the pair as they stumble towards finding answers while dodging a hired gun, a serial killer of young men and, for Brad, Maisie’s tendency to “fondle his rump” at inopportune times.
Buy links:
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A7SOOKM/
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00A7SOOKM/
Murder in the Squared
Circle
Max, Brad, and Maisie
Mystery Series, Book Two
Maisie’s favorite young pro-wrestler, Stan DaMann, is arrested
for allegedly murdering his hated rival. Maisie is convinced of Stan’s
innocence. Determined to find the real killer she convinces the hapless Max and
Brad into posing as a new wrestling tag team. Out of their depth, they find
themselves involved a murky world of underground sex bouts while facing off
against two brothers who think vice may be nice but incest is best. As Max and
Brad’s wrestling début approaches our trio is eager to find the killer before
the killer finds them. Max has another problem in the form of a good-looking
Australian wrestler named Liam. Could Max be falling for a guy who might turn
out to be that killer?
Buy Links
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EC0ZY0A/
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00EC0ZY0A/
Murder in Noir
Max, Brad, and Maisie
Mystery Series, Book Three
It seems as if Max and Brad’s dreams of a career in acting
have finally arrived. The duo have been cast in the Broadway revival of that
forties noir classic “Blood Fell onto my Window Pane”. Even more exciting, the
production has movie stars Barrett Conover and his Italian wife Europa making
their Broadway début. Max has had a huge crush on the husband ever since he saw
the actor in the classic gay film “Going Tops for a Bottom”. As for Brad, he
has been a fan of Europa ever since he saw her in the French classic comedy
“Buxom Babes for Balzac.”
The play also has a rather lurid past. During its first run in 1948, two members of the company were victims in an unsolved murder. Maisie soon convinces the boys it would be fun to try and solve the decades old crime. What starts as a lark however, suddenly takes a unexpected turn as evidence of a blackmail scheme is revealed. Events soon turn deadly when the trio seeks to uncover who is being blackmailed and, critically, who is behind it. Hidden scandals, an attempted rape and murders both old and new are now part of the script for a, “Murder in Noir”
The play also has a rather lurid past. During its first run in 1948, two members of the company were victims in an unsolved murder. Maisie soon convinces the boys it would be fun to try and solve the decades old crime. What starts as a lark however, suddenly takes a unexpected turn as evidence of a blackmail scheme is revealed. Events soon turn deadly when the trio seeks to uncover who is being blackmailed and, critically, who is behind it. Hidden scandals, an attempted rape and murders both old and new are now part of the script for a, “Murder in Noir”
Buy Links
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EUSMEKM/
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00EUSMEKM/
EXCERPT
Murder in the Squared
Circle
“This is insane. She told us to dress like lawyers for only
one conceivable reason and it’s crazy for us to go along with her on it,” Max
angrily said to Brad as they stood in front of the police station. In New York City
the police stations were built in various architectural styles and sizes. Some
had a certain charm and looked like a small medieval castle. Quite a few
appeared as if they were designed for the set of some forties noir version of a
station house. The Midtown Precinct South on West 35th street merely looked
like an office building. It was a nondescript large boxlike structure that was
composed of brown concrete. It had a three-story façade of windows that were
framed in an even more uninteresting pattern of dark grey brick. “If she asks
us to pose at his lawyers, we are going to get caught,” Max moaned as Brad
reached into his pocket and pulled out a pair of glasses. “Why the hell do you
have glasses?”
“For effect man, in case she does want us to pretend to be
lawyers,” Brad calmly stated. “I mean we got the suits, we need the right hair
look. I took the trouble to slick my hair back so at least I looked like a
hotshot lawyer. The glasses are my final touch,” he grinned as he slipped them
on. “You always have to visualize you are the role. In my acting class we were
told clothes or props can help us see our role and really inhabit our
character.”
“WE ARE NOT ACTING!” Max shouted before realizing where they
were standing. He lowered his voice. “This is not an audition we are going too.
We could go to jail if we go on with this charade!” Inwardly he was still
kicking himself for once more letting Brad drag him into helping with another
of Maisie’s request for their assistance. The last time, they had confronted
hit men and a homicidal maniac. He felt this one could turn out to be just as
bad.
About the author
L.G.Fabbo-Gonnella is a resident of NYC. He has often said
Manhattan is the underlying unspoken character in many of his books. "I
guess its a love affair that I have with her," he once said. "I could
live here forever and yet still find magical things about her that I never knew
existed.
When not seeking out interesting new locales for his books
he can be found dinning with friends and enjoying all the city he adores has to
offer.
Though he
has not yet met the supernatural denizens of NYC, he does hope too one day. And
yes, there is a "letter Lounge" albeit under a different name.
He can be reached at L.G.Fabbo.Gonnella@gmail.co
He can be reached at L.G.Fabbo.Gonnella@gmail.co
Website: http://fabbo-gonnella.blogspot.com
Giveaway
Prizes: 1 bundle
of Murder in the String of G + Murder in the Squared Circle, and 1 copy of
Murder in the String of G
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