The Bell in the Fog by Lev AC Rosen

San Francisco, 1952. Detective Evander Andy" Mills has started a new life for
himself as a private detective - but his business hasn't exactly taken off. It
turns out that word spreads fast when you have a bad reputation, and no one
in the queer community trusts him enough to ask an ex-cop for help.
When James, an old flame from the war who had mysteriously disappeared,
arrives in his offices above the Ruby, Andy wants to kick him out. But the job
seems to be a simple case of blackmail, and Andy's debts are piling up. He
agrees to investigate, despite everything it stirs up.
The case will take him back to the shadowy, closeted world of the Navy, and
then out into the gay bars of the city, where the past rises up to meet him, like
the swell of the ocean under a warship. Missing people, violent strangers, and
scandalous photos that could destroy lives are a whirlpool around him, and
Andy better make sense of it all before someone pulls him under for good.

LEV AC ROSEN writes books for people of all ages, including Camp, which
was a best book of the year from Forbes, Elle, and The Today Show, among
others, and is a Lambda finalist and ALA Rainbow List Top Ten. He lives in
NYC with his husband and a very small cat. You can find him online at his
website and on social media.

Tor
On Sale: Oct 10/23
5.38 x 8.25 • 240 pages
9781250834256 • $36.99 • CL - With dust jacket
Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Historical