I got this softcover from an online seller, after enjoying the audiobook version. It's set in Victorian England, and features a crusading Indian lawyer whose attempt to find a missing youth brings him in contact with his former best friend from school - who'd disappeared without a trace back then, due to having been discarded by his family after his father's death, for being illegitimate and mixed-race. They have some challenging issues to get through - for one thing, the cast-off youth managed to make a living as a seller (and sometimes author) of pornography, which the lawyer has some concerns about {wry grin}, but it's clear they are still very much attracted to each other. And when they join forces to try and track down the missing youth - and find that his disappearance may be related to the brutal murder of another young male in the sex trade - things could get dicey...

I left this book in the Little Free Library, after watching the Manchester Pride parade; hope someone enjoys it!

[See other recent releases in NH here.]

Released for:

** 2024 June Pride LGBTQ+ challenge **

** 2024 Allergic to A challenge **