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Someone is killing the gay boys of Verona, Indiana, and only one gay youth stands in the way. He finds himself pitted against powerful foes, but finds allies in places he did not expect.
Sixteen-year-old Sean sets out on a quest that takes him into the supernatural and beyond. A haunted mansion, gay ghosts, a cult of hate, and a hundred year old ax murder all await Sean as he races to discover the murderer before he strikes again.
Someone is Killing the Gay Boys of Verona is a supernatural murder mystery that goes where no gay novel has set foot before. It is a tale of love, hate, friendship, and revenge.
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By Guy V. De Rosa (Los Angeles, California USA)
I have read several of the novels in this series. Whereas Roeder's storytelling has always intrigued me, he failed me on this one. The story is OK and I like that several characters from previous novels are revisited. However, this one seems almost a little far-fetched. The idea of a family living in a ghost infested mansion without electricity in this day and age (I mean pleeeeeeeease)! Anyway, as usual I enjoyed the gay theme of the novel, but truly feel M.R. has done a much better job on previous works. Additionally, there were so many typographical and gramatical errors that it almost made it a painstaking read. Come on Mark, I have always given you high scores in the past and "we" expect more from you.
By Don Gorton (Boston, MA USA)
Mark Roeder stands out as the leading contemporary writer of romantic fiction focused on gay youth coming of age. This book, one of the Gay Youth Chronicles, concocts a fast-paced action thriller out of a frothy brew of supernatural elements, imaginative and engaging characters, and a core message of gay pride and affirmation. The plot takes the reader on a dizzying series of twists and turns, juxtaposing the gay past and present in revealing contrast. This book holds true to Roeder's formula of presenting an appealing gay teen protagonist who struggles with the forces of homophobia, clearly presented as evil. While Roeder characteristically favors happy endings, the exotic supernatural motif and a quirky cast of characters in this book make for plenty of surprises. The book is enriched by Roeder's textured and evocative description of the setting for the drama, a 100-room 19th century mansion filled with secret passageways (worthy of Dark Shadows).
Roeder's books are oriented, though not exclusively, to gay youth growing up away from the big urban gay concentrations, frequently in relative isolation. The stories offer a sense of hope, optimism, and inner strength to youth awakening to issues of sexual orientation. Roeder invariably conveys the need for and liberating effect of coming out. This book, with its zany motif of ghosts and demons, also makes for a fun and lively read in its own right. I hearily recommend it to anyone looking for compelling gay romantic fiction with a character and flourish all its own.
By Not Usually Hard To Please
I really don't know how to even begin.
I mean, ghosts? Possession? Some strange melange of CSI, The X-Files, with a dash of Queer Eye For The Straight Guy thrown in for good measure? Oh, brother.
By F. Klak (Montville NJ)
Riveting, emotionally charged tearjerker. I have just finished this eighth novel by Mark Roeder and would without a doubt recommend each and every one of his books to anyone with a HEART!! I have read all eight books in less than a month and a half and only wish there were eight more to read. Parents, LOVE your children...........no matter what.
By Ethan (Hollywood, CA)
When I ordered this book I was really excited to read it and I'm still angry because the storyline had a lot of potential. I love novels with supernatural mysteries and murder and the summary on the back cover makes this one sound great. But this book is really bad. First of all, there is NOTHING remotely creepy about it. Sure there are some ghosts but they are just kind of thrown into the story with absolutely no suspense built up around them. And there are a lot of grammatical mistakes. Enough to make you actually stop and reread the sentence. In terms of the actually killings that take place, you only find out about them after the fact, so again there is NO suspenseful build up. And I thought it was unbelievable that after the second friend of Sean's is murdered all he is interested in is having a seance so he can summon up his friend's ghost! It's like where is the grieving here?? The characters are weak and don't help to carry the plot. Again, this was disappointing because they all had potential. If the author had just spent more time with each character they would have been more interesting and had more depth.
Plot aside, the writing is just not that great. Many of the paragraphs are repetitive. It's like the author forgot what he wrote two pages before. This novels main agenda seems to be helping someone who is "coming out of the closet". Sean mentions something about his own coming out of the closet on every third page. This writing is at best junior high level so anyone that still wants to read it should be done in about three hours. I haven't read any of the authors other books, but I really would not recommend this one.
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