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Dick Castle, Private Eye Mystery #1
Hard Evidence
He was hired to find a missing bag. He uncovered a secret life—and a whole lot more.
When brooding private investigator Dick Castle is hired to recover a lost leather weekender bag, he doesn’t expect the trail to lead through Chicago’s steamiest bathhouses, video booths, and late-night pizza joints. But every clue he uncovers is laced with anonymous lust, power play, and secrets soaked in sweat and guilt.
Wes Taylor’s marriage is in trouble. His husband’s obsession with a mysterious dom is tearing their life apart. So Wes hires Dick… not to save his marriage, but to blow the doors off the lies inside it. One room at a time.
In a city where glory holes offer absolution and every twink has something to hide, Dick gets pulled into a case that’s more personal, and more provocative, than any he’s worked before. And when he finally comes face to face with the elusive dom, he’ll need to decide what he’s really the truth… or the thrill.
Hard Evidence is a scorching M/M noir mystery packed with explicit heat, rough encounters, and slow-burning tension, perfect for fans of edgy, erotic crime fiction that isn't afraid to go deep.
Perfect for readers who
Steamy gay detective romance that blends heat with intrigueM/M erotica with explicit, emotionally charged encountersHard-boiled mysteries with queer leads and real stakesDominant/submissive dynamics and powerful role. play scenesRaw, passionate gay sex written with vivid intensityFlawed, masculine characters navigating secrets and desireQueer noir suspense in urban, late-night settingsTwink and bear pairings that sizzle with chemistryPrivate investigator plots packed with heat and plot twistsSatisfying slow-burn tension that explodes in graphic detail---
“A slick, sweat-soaked mystery that left me breathless and begging for more. Knox Barrington delivers domination, deceit, and a climax that’s as satisfying as it is shocking. Every scene drips with erotic tension, and just when you think it can’t get any hotter… he turns up the heat. This is noir with a full-body moan.”
—Miguel Hart, Queer Noir Quarterly
“Like Raymond Chandler met Tom of Finland in a dark video booth. Smart, filthy, and relentlessly seductive. The mystery pulses with real stakes, the men are raw and unforgettable, and the writing hits that rare sweet spot between poetic and perverse.”
—Beau Clifton, The Gay Gaze Blog
“ Hard Evidence is everything I crave in queer fiction, sleazy, smart, and unapologetically sexual. This isn’t just about who’s topping… it’s about power, identity, and the way desire can unravel a life. And damn, it’s sexy as hell.”
—Damon Cross, Smut for Thought Blog
When brooding private investigator Dick Castle is hired to recover a lost leather weekender bag, he doesn’t expect the trail to lead through Chicago’s steamiest bathhouses, video booths, and late-night pizza joints. But every clue he uncovers is laced with anonymous lust, power play, and secrets soaked in sweat and guilt.
Wes Taylor’s marriage is in trouble. His husband’s obsession with a mysterious dom is tearing their life apart. So Wes hires Dick… not to save his marriage, but to blow the doors off the lies inside it. One room at a time.
In a city where glory holes offer absolution and every twink has something to hide, Dick gets pulled into a case that’s more personal, and more provocative, than any he’s worked before. And when he finally comes face to face with the elusive dom, he’ll need to decide what he’s really the truth… or the thrill.
Hard Evidence is a scorching M/M noir mystery packed with explicit heat, rough encounters, and slow-burning tension, perfect for fans of edgy, erotic crime fiction that isn't afraid to go deep.
Perfect for readers who
Steamy gay detective romance that blends heat with intrigueM/M erotica with explicit, emotionally charged encountersHard-boiled mysteries with queer leads and real stakesDominant/submissive dynamics and powerful role. play scenesRaw, passionate gay sex written with vivid intensityFlawed, masculine characters navigating secrets and desireQueer noir suspense in urban, late-night settingsTwink and bear pairings that sizzle with chemistryPrivate investigator plots packed with heat and plot twistsSatisfying slow-burn tension that explodes in graphic detail---
“A slick, sweat-soaked mystery that left me breathless and begging for more. Knox Barrington delivers domination, deceit, and a climax that’s as satisfying as it is shocking. Every scene drips with erotic tension, and just when you think it can’t get any hotter… he turns up the heat. This is noir with a full-body moan.”
—Miguel Hart, Queer Noir Quarterly
“Like Raymond Chandler met Tom of Finland in a dark video booth. Smart, filthy, and relentlessly seductive. The mystery pulses with real stakes, the men are raw and unforgettable, and the writing hits that rare sweet spot between poetic and perverse.”
—Beau Clifton, The Gay Gaze Blog
“ Hard Evidence is everything I crave in queer fiction, sleazy, smart, and unapologetically sexual. This isn’t just about who’s topping… it’s about power, identity, and the way desire can unravel a life. And damn, it’s sexy as hell.”
—Damon Cross, Smut for Thought Blog
106 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 6, 2025
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