Historical Fiction
In 1950s San Francisco, a gay PI races to find a missing bookseller whose queer mailing list could destroy lives.
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In 1950s San Francisco, a gay PI races to find a missing bookseller whose queer mailing list could destroy lives.
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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 b...
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What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Ongoing same-sex relationship with intimacy; secondary to the mystery
Violence & gore
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Murder case, criminal threats, and peril without extreme gore
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources
Substance use
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No evidence found in available sources
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Gay lead; 1950s queer community, love, and survival are the core focus
Religious content
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No evidence found in available sources
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic present
Occult / demonology
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No occult content present
Political content
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Censorship, state persecution of gay people, and who may tell stories
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Systemic anti-gay persecution: blackmail, beatings, job loss, ruin
Other
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