Текст книги "The Last Thing I Saw "

Автор книги: Richard Stevenson

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Richard Stevenson is the pseudonym of Richard Lipez, author of fourteen books, including the Don Strachey private eye series. He also co-wrote Grand Scam with Peter Stein, and contributed to Crimes of the Scene: A Mystery Novel Guide for the International Traveler. He is a mystery reviewer for The Washington Post and a former editorial writer at The Berkshire Eagle. Lipez’s reporting, reviews and fiction have appeared in Newsday, The Boston Globe, The Progressive, The Atlantic Monthly, Harper’s, and many other publications. Four of the Strachey books have been filmed by Here!TV. Red White Black and Blue, the twelfth Strachey book, won the Lambda Literary Award for the best gay mystery of 2011. Lipez grew up in Pennsylvania, went to college there, and served in the Peace Corps in Ethiopia from 1962-64. He is married to sculptor and video artist Joe Wheaton and lives in Becket, Massachusetts.

TRADEMARKS ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The author acknowledges the trademark status and trademark owners of the following wordmarks mentioned in this work of fiction:

Albany Times Union: Hearst Communications Inc.

AMTRAK: National Railroad Passenger Corporation

Arby’s: Arby’s IP Holder Trust Corporation

ART (Harvard): President and Fellows of Harvard College

Beemer: BMW of North America LLC

Beverly Hilton: Hilton Hotels & Resorts

BlackBerry: Research in Motion Limited

Boston Globe: The New York Times Company

Brooks Brothers: Retail Brand Alliance

Calistoga: Calistoga Beverage Company

CBS: CBS Broadcasting Inc.

Cheez Whiz: Kraft Foods, Inc.

Chevy: General Motors

Cialis: Lilly ICOS L.L.C.

CNN: Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. A Time Warner Company

Commonwealth Bank: Commonwealth Bank and Trust Company

Costco: Costco Wholesale Membership, Inc.

CVS: CVS Caremark

Delta: Delta Airlines, Inc.

Depends: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide

Dewar’s: Bacardi & Company Limited

Diet Coke: The Coca-Cola Company

Diet Pepsi: Pepsico Inc.

Disneyland: Disney Enterprises, Inc.

Dr. Pepper: Dr. Pepper/Seven Up, Inc.

Emmy: Academy of Television Arts & Sciences

ESPN: ESPN Inc.

EZ Pass: E-Z Pass NY

FedEx: FedEx

Flying Dog Pale Ale:

Ford: Ford Motor Company

Fox News Channel: Fox News Network LLC

Glock: Glock, Inc.

Goodwill: Goodwill Industries International, Inc.

Grey Goose: Grey Goose Importing Company

HBO: Home Box Office, Inc.

Heinz: H.J. Heinz Company

Holiday Inn Express: Six Continents Hotels, Inc.

Honda: The Honda Motor Company

Hostess: Hostess Brands, Inc.

Hummer: General Motors

IMDb: IMDb Inc.

iPad: Apple, Inc.

Jeep Cherokee: Chrysler Group LLC

Karlsberg: The Karlsberg Group

Keds: KEDS

Lexus: Toyota Motor Company

Los Angeles Times: The Los Angeles Times Media Group

MSNBC: MSNBC

NBC: NBCUniversal Media LLC

Necco Wafers: American Capital Strategies, LTD

Netflix: Netflix, Inc.

NRA: The National Rifle Association

NY Times Magazine: The New York Times Company

NYU: New York University

Oscars: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Panera: Panera Bread

Perrier: Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.

PowerPoint: Microsoft Inc.

Pravda: PRAVDA.RU

Pulitzer Prize: Columbia University

Red Sox: Boston Red Sox Baseball Club

Rheingold: Drinks Americas Holdings LTD (DKAM)

Ritilin: Novartis Corporation, Ciba Limited

Ritz crackers: Kraft Foods, Inc.

Sam Adams: Boston Beer Corporation

Sherwin-Williams: The Sherwin-Williams Company

Showtime: Showtime Networks Inc.

Sierra Club: Sierra Club

Smith & Wesson: Smith and Wesson Corporation

Spaghetti-Os: CSC Brands, L.P.

SPAM: Hormel Foods, LLC

Starbucks: Starbucks Corporation

Stop & Shop: The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company, LLC

Subaru: Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha TA Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.

Super Shuttle: SuperShuttle International, Inc

Telemundo: Telemundo Group, Inc.

The Boston Herald: Boston Herald and Herald Media

The Concord Monitor: Concord Monitor and New Hampshire Patriot

The New York Times: The New York Times Company

The Saturday Evening Post: Benjamin Franklin Literary and Medical Society

Toyota: Toyota Motor Company

TWA: Dominant Brands LLC

Tylenol: The Tylenol Company

United Express: United Air Lines, Inc.

United Way: United Way of America

Uzi: Israel Weapon Industries (I.W.I) Ltd.

Walgreens: Walgreen Co

Washington Post: The Washington Post Company

Wendy’s: Wendy’s International, Inc.

Westin: Westin Hotel Management, L.P.

Whitbread: Brandbrew S.A.

Wonder Bread: HBI

Xanax: The Upjohn Company

Yankees: New York Yankees Partnership

MLR PRESS AUTHORS

Featuring a roll call of some of the best writers of gay erotica and mysteries today!

Derek Adams

Z. Allora

Maura Anderson

Simone Anderson

Victor J. Banis

Laura Baumbach

Helen Beattie

Ally Blue

J.P. Bowie

Barry Brennessel

Nowell Briscoe

Jade Buchanan

James Buchanan

TA Chase

Charlie Cochrane

Karenna Colcroft

Michael G. Cornelius

William Cooper

Jamie Craig

Ethan Day

Diana DeRicci

Vivien Dean

Taylor V. Donovan

Theo Fenraven

S.J. Frost

Kimberly Gardner

Michael Gouda

Kaje Harper

Alex Ironrod

AC Katt

Thomas Kearnes

Sasha Keegan

Kiernan Kelly

K-lee Klein

Geoffrey Knight

Christopher Koehler

Matthew Lang

J.L. Langley

Vincent Lardo

Cameron Lawton

Anna Lee

Elizabeth Lister

Clare London

William Maltese

Z.A. Maxfield

Timothy McGivney

Tere Michaels

AKM Miles

Reiko Morgan

Jet Mykles

William Neale

N.J. Nielsen

Cherie Noel

Willa Okati

Brynn Paulin

Erica Pike

Neil S. Plakcy

Rick R. Reed

A.M. Riley

AJ Rose

George Seaton

Riley Shane

Jardonn Smith

DH Starr

Richard Stevenson

Liz Strange

Marshall Thornton

Lex Valentine

Haley Walsh

Mia Watts

Missy Welsh

Stevie Woods

Ian Young

Lance Zarimba

Mark Zubro

Check out titles, both available and forthcoming, at

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GLBT RESOURCES

RAINBOW ROMANCE WRITERS

Raising the Bar for LGBT Romance

RRW offers support and advocacy to career-focused authors, expanding the horizons of romance. Changing minds, one heart at a time. www.rainbowromancewriters.com

THE TREVOR PROJECT

The Trevor Project operates the only nationwide, around-the-clock crisis and suicide prevention helpline for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth. Every day, The Trevor Project saves lives though its free and confidential helpline, its website and its educational services. If you or a friend are feeling lost, alone, confused or in crisis, please call The Trevor Helpline. You’ll be able to speak confidentially with a trained counselor 24/7.

The Trevor Helpline: 866-488-7386

On the Web: http://www.thetrevorproject.org/

THE GAY MEN’S DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROJECT

Founded in 1994, The Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project is a grassroots, non-profit organization founded by a gay male survivor of domestic violence and developed through the strength, contributions and participation of the community. The Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project supports victims and survivors through education, advocacy and direct services. Understanding that the serious public health issue of domestic violence is not gender specific, we serve men in relationships with men, regardless of how they identify, and stand ready to assist them in navigating through abusive relationships.

GMDVP Helpline: 800.832.1901

On the Web: http://gmdvp.org/

THE GAY & LESBIAN ALLIANCE AGAINST DEFAMATION/GLAAD EN ESPAÑOL

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is dedicated to promoting and ensuring fair, accurate and inclusive representation of people and events in the media as a means of eliminating homophobia and discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.

On the Web: http://www.glaad.org/

GLAAD en español: http://www.glaad.org/espanol/bienvenido.php

SERVICEMEMBERS LEGAL DEFENSE NETWORK

Servicemembers Legal Defense Network is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, legal services, watchdog and policy organization dedicated to ending discrimination against and harassment of military personnel affected by “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT).The SLDN provides free, confidential legal services to all those impacted by DADT and related discrimination. Since 1993, its inhouse legal team has responded to more than 9,000 requests for assistance. In Congress, it leads the fight to repeal DADT and replace it with a law that ensures equal treatment for every servicemember, regardless of sexual orientation. In the courts, it works to challenge the constitutionality of DADT.

SLDN Call: 800-538-7418

PO Box 65301 or (202) 328-FAIR

Washington DC 20035-5301 e-mail: [email protected]

On the Web: http://sldn.org/

THE GLBT NATIONAL HELP CENTER

The GLBT National Help Center is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization that is dedicated to meeting the needs of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community and those questioning their sexual orientation and gender identity. It is an outgrowth of the Gay & Lesbian National Hotline, which began in 1996 and now is a primary program of The GLBT National Help Center. It offers several different programs including two national hotlines that help members of the GLBT community talk about the important issues that they are facing in their lives. It helps end the isolation that many people feel, by providing a safe environment on the phone or via the internet to discuss issues that people can’t talk about anywhere else. The GLBT National Help Center also helps other organizations build the infrastructure they need to provide strong support to our community at the local level.

National Hotline: 1-888-THE-GLNH (1-888-843-4564)

National Youth Talkline 1-800-246-PRIDE (1-800-246-7743)

On the Web: http://www.glnh.org/

e-mail: [email protected]

If you’re a GLBT and questioning student heading off to university, you should know that there are resources on campus for you. Here’s just a sample:

GLBT SCHOLARSHIP RESOURCES

http://www.hrc.org/resources/entry/tell-us-about-an-lgbt-scholarship

Syracuse University

http://lgbt.syr.edu/

Texas A&M

http://glbt.tamu.edu/

Tulane University

http://tulane.edu/studentaffairs/oma/lgbt/index.cfm

University of Alaska http://www.uaf.edu/woodcenter/leadership/organizations/active/index.xml?id=61

University of California, Davis

http://lgbtrc.ucdavis.edu/

University of California, San Francisco

http://lgbt.ucsf.edu/

University of Colorado

http://www.colorado.edu/GLBTQRC/

University of Florida

http://www.multicultural.ufl.edu/lgbt/

University of Hawaii, Mānoa

http://manoa.hawaii.edu/lgbt/

University of Utah

http://www.sa.utah.edu/lgbt/

University of Virginia

http://www.virginia.edu/deanofstudents/lgbt/

Vanderbilt University

http://www.vanderbilt.edu/lgbtqi/