While trying to solve a stressful case, he is grieving the death of his lover of twenty years, Rod Fleming Rod was a successful interior designer who died of intestinal cancer. Obviously, Brandstetter is one of the most unusual investigators I've encountered in a fictional mystery. In order to learn where his client may be hiding, Brandstetter travels into Fox's past, where he discovers more shocking secrets. Brandstetter also learns the Olson family was very dysfunctional members were committing adultery. However, he made a dangerous enemy after deciding to run for mayor against the incumbent, Lloyd Chalmers, a large, violent man. He went from rags to riches when he was given his own radio show at KPIM. He learns that Fox was a struggling writer, painter, and musician. It is there that Brandstetter speaks with Fox Olson's wife Thorne, his father-in-law Hap Loomis, his secretary Terry Lockridge, his boss at the radio station Hale McNeil, and several others. The novel's setting is primarily the small ranch town of Pima, California near Los Angeles.

Once in a while, he will slip in a subtle remark in their defense. He must repress his anger whenever someone ignorant denigrates homosexuals.

Brandstetter's homosexuality adds much intrigue to the novel. Fortunately, he is able to successfully blend into the straight world while secretly living the homosexual lifestyle. He is also a gay man living during a time when homosexuality in this country was illegal in forty-nine states. He is a WWII vet who became a death claims investigator.

Joseph Hansen's Fadeout, originally published in 1972, is a classic, groundbreaking mystery it is the debut in a series of twelve novels, which features the tall, dark, handsome Dave Brandstetter. The citizens of Pima, California are hiding many secrets. If he still lives, where is he hiding? During his investigation, Brandstetter learns that several relatives and a corrupt politician would greatly benefit from Fox's death. Brandstetter must determine whether or not Fox is still alive. During a storm, Fox's car plowed through a bridge's guardrail and plunged into a river however, his corpse was never found. He has travelled to the small town of Pima to investigate the disappearance of a local celebrity, Fox Olson. In 1967, Dave Brandstetter is a death claims investigator for Medallion Life Insurance, which is based in Los Angeles. Links: Author's Wikipedia Entry / Amazon Link / Show Official Info / Soho Syndicate Trade Paperback / eBook ISBN/ITEM#: 9781681990460

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