Rough Pages

Evander Mills

De: Lev AC Rosen

Narrado por: Vikas Adam

Set in atmospheric 1950s San Francisco, Rough Pages asks who is allowed to tell their own stories, and how far would you go to seek out the truth.

Private Detective Evander “Andy” Mills has been drawn back to the Lavender House estate for a missing person case. Pat, the family butler, has been volunteering for a book service, one that specializes in mailing queer books to a carefully guarded list of subscribers. With bookseller Howard Salzberger gone suspiciously missing along with his address book, everyone on that list, including some of Andy's closest friends, is now in danger.

A search of Howard’s bookstore reveals that someone wanted to stop him and his co-owner, Dorothea Lamb, from sending out their next book. The evidence points not just to the Feds, but to the Mafia, who would be happy to use the subscriber list for blackmail.

Andy has to maneuver through both the government and the criminal world, all while dealing with a nosy reporter who remembers him from his days as a police detective and wants to know why he’s no longer a cop. With his own secrets closing in on him, can Andy find the list before all the lives on it are at risk?

Dive into the full Evander Mills series:

Lavender House
The Bell in the Fog
Rough Pages

A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Forge.

©2024 Lev AC Rosen (P)2024 Macmillan Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Immersive ...Rosen buttresses his solid suspense plot with a rendering of midcentury San Francisco that feels realistic in its depiction of the dangers facing the city’s gay residents but refreshingly optimistic about their ability to lead fulfilled lives."–Publishers Weekly

A story about stories. A book about books.

A story about stories. A book about books. And this is earnest and honest in all the right places, it feels. Evander Mills becomes a surprisingly convincing example of defiant happiness and survival while never forgetting the very real and very dangerous homophobia of the era, and that’s made me like him more than I thought I would. Good read. Would recommend.

Very Atmospheric Detective Series

I loved Rough Pages (Evander Mills #3) by Lev AC Rosen.

This queer dark noir mystery series is steeped in 1950s gay culture and community. The latest book is especially relevant since the focus of the plot is the criminalization of queer literature.

The writing is very atmospheric and the author makes you feel like you are in 1950s San Francisco. It is gritty though and doesn’t shy away from the constant dangers, prejudices, and fear that queer people faced in that time period.

Andy, the lead character has grown from someone who only looked out for himself to now caring about the whole community. He is willing to help others even at the risk of harming himself. Each of the books in the Evander Mills series can be read as stand-alones, but there is so much character growth that I would start with the first one, “Lavender House”.

The narration by Vikas Adam is also excellent. I hope we see another book in this series!

Great found family series

The author does a great job at writing and community and found family. All the characters are well developed and lovable, even the villains. The narrator is excellent

SO GOOD

I love this series so much and this might be the best one yet. I need more!

Fantastic characters

Some of the secondary character voices were hard to listen to, but I loved the story so much it was worth it. Great plot, and the cast of characters is delightful and complex and wonderfully queer.

another great one by AC

a great read, one you don't want to put down. the continuation of characters with new ones is user friendly. the book shop made a great setting.