The Rainbow Conspiracy

by Stuart Hopps

A riveting Gay thriller set in the early days of the Aids epidemic. For lovers of Milk, Angels in America and Call Me By Your Name. 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 a leading theatrical agent, Clive is devastated to learn of the early death of that first love. Rushing to the US to comfort Dennis' partner he finds there is more to his demise than meets the eye. With his trusty PA Shirley Morris by his side, Clive sets out to investigate and uncovers a devastating and destructive conspiracy aimed at the burgeoning gay community. Could the government really be involved?

305 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 2, 2017

Reviews

[dcmeb · Rating 3 out of 5]

As one of the characters says: this is all a bit far-fetched.

[Alex Cassimaty · Rating 1 out of 5]

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.

[Infamous Sphere · Rating 1 out of 5]

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.

[S Beal · Rating 5 out of 5]

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.

[Lea Sveticki · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.