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Little Boy Dead by Marshall Thornton, a prequel story to his Boystown/Nick Nowak mysteries starring the eponymous gay ex-cop turned PI. Thornton's Nowak novels have been published by LGBT specialty publishers MLR Press (who used to give us monthly freebies for a while) and Dreamspinner Press (who still do the occasional giveaways), and his bio-blurb says that they've specifically been finalists for the Lambda Award in the Gay Mystery category.
A former Chicago police officer turned private investigator, Nick Nowak is haunted by a traumatic break-up and his abrupt departure from the department after being gay-bashed. In this Boystown prequel, it’s fall 1979 and Nick has just received his P.I. license but has no clients. Short on funds, he takes a temporary job as a driver for Film Fest Chicago. In a very short time, Nick deals with stalking fans, a crowd of protesters, and a critic’s stolen wallet that leads to murder.