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The Killer Wore Leather: A Mystery by Laura Antoniou

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


I had a wonderful time with this book, a murder mystery set at an IML-like leather pageant/convention. At first I thought it might be a bit long for a weekend-set whodunit, but Antoniou really dives in and lets us spend time with all the characters - a huge cast representing so many different aspects of the kink community, as well as the detectives who turn out to not really be as much of fish out of water as they thought they were. So much delicious, witty detail, so many touching moments, so many engaging characters, and a few genuine twisty surprises. Although I didn't find the identity of the killer to be a surprise, by the time we get there I'd become so immersed in this world that the initial mystery plot was just one storyline out of many and not even the most compelling one. The journeys of the living characters surrounding the dead man are richly rewarding.



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