<p>Pl Burston is a journalist and wrer. His first novel, Shamels, was scribed by Will Self as "the sharp tth about gay London" and is now available paperback</p>
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BE GAY, DO CRIME: 20 MT-READ LGBTQ+ CRIME NOVELS
Insurance vtigator Dave Brandstretter is unapologetilly gay, tough, and mascule, but also tenr.
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PL BURSTON'S TOP 10 GAY FICTN BOOKS
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