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The Rainbow Conspiracy
From a chance encounter with a handsome lifeguard on the beach in Cape Cod, attraction blooms for the young Clive Spoke. The US of the late sixties offers freedoms he has not yet tasted in Britain and ex-Marine Dennis Montrose is happy to oblige.
Years later, and now an eminent London theatrical agent, Clive is devastated when he learns of the early death of that first love. He rushes to the US to comfort Dennis’ partner and discovers all is not what it seems. Investigating the reasons for Dennis’s untimely death he uncovers a devastating and destructive conspiracy aimed at the burgeoning gay community.
Could the US government really be responsible?
Years later, and now an eminent London theatrical agent, Clive is devastated when he learns of the early death of that first love. He rushes to the US to comfort Dennis’ partner and discovers all is not what it seems. Investigating the reasons for Dennis’s untimely death he uncovers a devastating and destructive conspiracy aimed at the burgeoning gay community.
Could the US government really be responsible?
287 pages, Paperback
Published November 2, 2017
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February 16, 2019
As one of the characters says: this is all a bit far-fetched.
March 7, 2019
Don’t read this book. Its cover is striking, but inside is a poorly written and plotted novel nothing like the conspiracy thriller promised by its blurb.
June 28, 2019
Emma and I wanted to have a fun time reading this book together, our own mini book club. I thought that this looked like it wouldn't be particularly good, but I wasn't expecting anything as deeply mediocre as this. The prose style is like a bad police report. One of the most poorly written books I've ever picked up, had to put it down after 20 pages. When the writing style is that poor, there's no point even continuing.
November 14, 2017
Highly recommended. A riveting thriller set in the early days of the Aids epidemic. The setting in the sixties and seventies was evocative and I particularly enjoyed the character of Clive, the now eminent theatrical agent, looking back on his past romance with the handsome Dennis.
May 17, 2019
I think I expected more in terms of knowing to get more about the whole AIDS epidemic, campaign behind it, more history. It's a fun book to read, but it's not something you'll learn a lot from, nor it will challenge you.
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