Donald Strachey系列同志偵探小說
Death Trick (1981): In the series opener Albany PI Donald Strachey takes on a sensational murder case within the gay community - which just happens to be up his own alley. This one is made memorable by Stevenson's portrait of gay life from nearly a quarter of a century ago (remember bath houses？!) Appealing, believable characters (Timothy Callahan, Strachey's Jesuit-educated lover is a creative gem) and a wicked sense of humor lift this novel "straight" out of the genre.
On the Other Hand, Death (1984): When the giant millpond Company finds its plans for a mega-shopping mall stymied by the refusal of an elderly lesbian couple to sell their home, the ladies are subjected to ugly vandalism and frightening death threats. The powerful director of Millpond in turn hires Don Strachey, Albany's only gay detective, to protect the ladies, find the culprits, and clear the corporate name. Strachey accepts with misgivings that deepen rapidly as kidnapping, extortion, and murder darken the lives of Albany's gay community. Fast-paced, deftly plotted, and superbly written, this is one of the best Strachey novels yet.
Ice Blues (1986): One of my favorites in a favorite series. Albany's only gay PI takes on that city's political machine when Strachey finds a murdered man planted in his car. Smooth and funny, but with a definite kick, the third Strachey mystery never fails to entertain though the plot leans more toward zany than suspenseful. As with good scotch, you can soak up this book in one sitting and be giggling out loud before you know it.
Third Man Out (1992): A gay detective is hired to find who has been been threatening a notorious member of the gay community noted for outing people. In book four of this under-appreciated series, Stevenson deals with the touchy issue of the forced "outing" of gays by other gays. Reluctantly, Strachey agrees to act as body guard to Queer Nation activist John Rutka, who has inspired mucho death threats following a conscienceless campaign of outings. Strachey gets disgusted, quits and someone burns Rutka to a crisp. As usual Stevenson agilely juggles a variety of themes: Hypocrisy within the Catholic church, euthanasia, AIDS, the right to privacy for public figures. These are topics addressed by many mystery writers with varying degrees of insight and sensitivity. Stevenson, as ever, manages to be funny and rational at the same time.
A Shock to the System (1995): Donald Strachey is asked to investigate the suspicious death of Paul Haig by three different people-Haig's homophobic mother, his ex-lover, and the psychiatrist hired to "cure" him of his homosexuality. Just as he gets started, however, all three remove him from the case, leaving Strachey with a brutal murderer that now everyone wants left alone.
Chain of Fools (1996): Timmy Callahan's ex-lover Skeeter triggers gay private eye Don Strachey's involvement with the Osbornes, a twisted family on the verge of selling their liberal newspaper. But someone within the family has ideas on settling just who should buy it, and those ideas include murder. Chain of Fools is the sixth entry in Author Richard Stevenson's critically acclaimed series of popular mysteries starring tough, wise-cracking private detective Don Strachey and spouse Timmy. This time out, Strachey's investigation discovers more danger and family skeletons than any family has a right to own. The crisp dialogue and realistic characters (including the introduction of a memorably trash-talking lesbian surgeon) keep the reader entertained until the very end. The novel also includes a brand-new preface from the author written specifically for this edition.
Strachey's Folly (1998): While viewing the AIDS quilt in Washington, D.C., series private investigator Donald Strachey (e.g., Chain of Fools, St. Martin's, 1996), lover Timothy, and friend Maynard discover a square memorializing someone they know is not even sick. In short order, two people vandalize that square; a letter arrives from the "dead" man in Mexico, warning that his life is in danger; and someone shoots Maynard. As Donald investigates, he runs a standard obstacle course of political scandal and police bigotry. Although suffering from occasionally stiff prose and an overdone character or two, this title should appeal to series fans and others.
Tongue Tied(2003): Under normal circumstances, PI Donald Strachey wouldn't take a job from right-wing radio 'shock jock' J-Bird. But Strachey not only needs the money, he's also intrigued that the death threats against the radio DJ are being made in the name of a radical gay rights group that has been defunct for over twenty years. When things escalate past mere threats, Strachey has precious little time to uncover the connection between a group from the past and the violent present.
Donald Strachey系列同志偵探電影
由美國著名同志電視台Here!TV根據瑞查德·斯蒂文Richard Stevenson的系列暢銷探案小說改編而成。
影片簡介Third Man Out|三號嫌疑犯(2005)
Third Man Out導 演： ( 朗·奧利弗 Ron Oliver )
主 演： ( Chad Allen) ( Sebastian Spence) (Jack Wetherall) ( Woody Jeffreys) (肖恩·揚 Sean Young) ( April Telek)
上 映： 2005年10月18日 美國
地 區： 加拿大 美國
對 白： 英語
劇情提要：Donald Strachey是個私人偵探，最近受僱於喬恩洛克John Rutka，一個因為開辦曝光名人醜聞網站而頗受爭議的人物。因為下一次曝光涉及到一個權勢很大的神秘人物，喬恩洛克害怕會被人暗殺。然後後來發生了一系列離奇的案情，保護喬恩失敗，斯維奇面對著眾多可能有謀殺動機的人，他費盡心機，最終解開了謎底。
Shock to the System|系統震撼(2006)
Shock to the System導 演： ( 朗·奧利弗 Ron Oliver )
主 演： ( Chad Allen) ( Sebastian Spence) (麥可·伍茲 Michael Woods) ( Daryl Shuttleworth) ( Morgan Fairchild) ( Anne Marie Loder)
上 映： 2006年
地 區： 加拿大 美國
對 白： 英語
劇情提要：當私家偵探Donald Strachey 發現他的最新客戶身亡後，決定主動介入調查。Strachey的調查將他引向黑暗和危險，陷進“同性戀轉變治療”的世界——由一個醫生設計，混合著心理和宗教的瘋狂行為，旨在將同性戀轉變為異性戀。根據的Richard Stevenson的暢銷小編。
On the Other Hand, Death|不從即死(2008)
On the Other Hand, Death導 演： ( 朗·奧利弗 Ron Oliver )
主 演： ( Chad Allen) ( Sebastian Spence) ( Margot Kidder) (加布雷爾·羅斯 Gabrielle Rose) (Nelson Wong) ( Daryl Shuttleworth)
上 映： 2008年
地 區： 加拿大 美國
對 白： 英語
劇情提要：Donald Strachey這次要面對的是恐同事件。一對年長的女同性戀情侶Kidder和Rose受到威脅和恐嚇，她們已經一同生活了大半生，在社區本來擁有寧靜的晚年。是誰會對她們如此深惡痛絕？Don展開了調查。Kidder是一名中學老師，出櫃後積極為同志權益奔走，很自然的惹來很多敵意，幸好她的學生Andrew在這時主動承擔起她們人身安全的責任。Andrew乾淨漂亮，而且“恰好”是Don伴侶Tim的初戀。隨著調查的深入，Don認為這不是簡單的同志仇恨，而是跟商業陰謀有關。Andrew在整個事件中的角色也越來越撲朔迷離。當一個灑滿月光的夜晚，Andrew赤裸著走到Don面前，“別告訴我你信仰一夫一妻制”，他邪魅的湊近Don，這時Don才發現在案情和感情上他同時陷入暗戰……
Ice Blues|冰藍布魯斯(2008)
Ice Blues主 演： ( Sebastien Roberts) ( Brittney Wilson) ( Chad Allen) ( Sebastian Spence) ( Spencer Maybee) ( Alfonso Quijada)
上 映： 2008年
地 區： 加拿大 美國
對 白： 英語
劇情提要：Donald Strachey剛接手一起殺人案件。在調查中，他發現這起案件與當地的青年中心一筆相當大的捐款有關。在一個酷寒難耐的冬季，Strachey跟愛人Tim因為一件慘烈的謀殺案而不得不留在奧爾巴尼的家（Albany，美國紐約州州城）。兇手將被害人的屍體擱在偵探的車上。死者名叫Jack Lenihan，遇害前給Strachey留下一封信，叫他將250萬贓款轉交給市政黨。但這筆款項神秘失蹤，使得Strachey冒險兇手打交道。懷疑Lenihan從毒販手中偷走款項，而這些毒販曾和死者生前共事過。Strachey飛往洛杉磯，詢問Lenihan的母親跟友人，結果出乎意料。回到Albany後，偵探扣留了這筆贓款，可是暴徒綁架了Timmy以求贖金。此情形使得Strachey甘願冒著極大風險而臨危不懼。這一情節以及後來Lenihan遺留財物的處置構成了片子的高潮部分，完全叫人出乎意料。
演員簡介
Chad Allen|查德·艾倫
Chad Allen性別：男
地區：美國
身高：173 cm
職業：演員
Chad Allen是童星出身，1993年出演CBS劇集“Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman”首集時，只是想掙點學費，但是沒有想到一演就是6年，大學的學費完全不是問題了。
是一家名叫Mythgarden的製片公司合伙人，其他合伙人中有演員Robert Gant，上過三次The Advocate雜誌封面。
Sebastian Spence|塞巴斯蒂安·斯賓賽
Sebastian Spence性別：男
地區：加拿大
身高：178 cm
職業：演員
Sebastian Spence是編劇Michael Cook和女演員兼編劇Janis Spence之子，喜歡彈吉他，住在加拿大不列顛哥倫比亞省（又名“卑斯省”），溫哥華市。
P.S.這段材料是我自己翻譯的，或許有出入，如有錯誤，請及時修正。很喜歡這個演員，只可惜他一直在跑龍套，連資料都少得可憐……
Don & Tim 's Couple Talk
1、收到恐嚇的John請求Don替他調查，被Don一口拒絕。
Tim：你推辭掉了？
Don：是的。
Tim：你看看銀行賬戶、房屋、車子都是要花錢的。你在想啥呢，你可不能一直推辭掉工作。
Don：那個人是John Rutka。
Tim：喔，那是要辭掉的。
2、John為自己的曝光行為辯駁。
Don & TimTim：是的，你是gay大家庭的媽媽。
Don：我想你應該帶我們的狗出去溜一下。
Tim：我剛去過了。
Don：我想你應該再去一次。
Tim：OK，那好。我去溜狗也是為大家著想。
3、Tim因被案件牽連而受傷了。
Tim：親愛的，我快不行了。我不想你以後孤獨一人，你應該再找一個——一個又胖又醜的禿頭老頭。
Don：你這個死東西。
Tim：我頭和腳好痛。
Don：我吻它們一下就不痛了。
Tim：謝謝。
Don：我真對不起。
Tim：誰叫我嫁給一個乾偵探這行的。
4、Don為了深入調查而加入“同性戀轉變治療”小組。
Tim：千萬別讓他給你洗腦啊——那是只有我才能幹的事。
5、Tim的議員女Boss和Don聊起Tim。
Don：我就是愛他這么頑固。有點……機器人的感覺。
Boss：是啊，聲音里還透著“別惹我”的口吻。
Don：他生氣的時候 他的手會……然後……
Boss：你也這么認為？
Tim：夠了，夠了。不允許你們倆再聊天，永遠！
6、Tim的前男友Andrew前來拜訪，跟Tim聊了三個小時的Politics，臨走前還依依不捨地在Tim手背上留下一個紳士之吻。
Tim：你在吃醋？
Don：吃醋？
Tim：用逆向心理法，採取先發制人的手段，我看得清清楚楚。
Don：親愛的，你沖昏頭了。我愛你，但是你真的昏了頭。我沒吃醋。
Tim：為什麼沒？
Don：什麼？
Tim：你為什麼沒吃醋？我要是回到家，發現你和前男友吃著印度菜，談得不亦樂乎，你覺得我會怎么做？
Don：你會拿個盤子加入我們，就像我今天一樣。
Tim：你說得對，我會的。
Tim：但會很鬱悶對吧？
Don：一點也不鬱悶。
Don：Andrew McWhirter像你一樣，頭腦靈活、事業有成、心地善良的大帥哥。可能他也聽你喜歡的那種奇怪的Chanti Monkey音樂。
Tim：才不呢，Andrew……是的，他也喜歡。
Don：看你們有多相似。也許這正是你們15年前分手的原因。我可不想每晚一回到家看到另一個自己，你也不想。
Tim：嗯，所以我們是完美的一對。
Don：完全正確。
Tim：但是如果你有吃一點醋，就好了。
Don：有點。
Tim：有點？
Don：嗯。我不喜歡他那樣吻你的手，眼睛裡充滿了貪婪，看東西都帶顏色。
Tim：看東西？
Don：只有一種方式，你可以補償我。
後面自動消音……
