The Queer and the Restless
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4.7 • 3 Ratings
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- $4.99
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Publisher Description
Ed Masiello has been on testosterone for a year, is working his dream job as a reporter, and is finally starting to really feel like himself inside his skin. But the investigation of a murder case is starting to take over his life. Afraid he's becoming obsessed, he goes to the local club to relax, and meets the flighty, whimsical Alisha.
Alisha is a free spirit who's tossed aside ambition for travel and adventure. Her approach to life is a far cry from Ed's, and while Ed has always assumed that meeting his goals would make him happy, Alisha is much more content than him—despite all the plans she can't yet fulfill.
As their relationship heats up, so does the murder case. Alisha thinks Ed needs a break, but someone's got to find this killer, and he wants to be there when it all goes down. Besides, taking off into the great unknown with Alisha is crazy. But opting for what's safe is just another way of living in fear, and Ed vowed to stop living like that a long time ago.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The third in Ripper's Queers of La Vista series (after Gays of Our Lives and The Butch and the Beautiful) sensitively portrays a Bay Area man finding his way through life and love, while weaving in important commentary on transphobic hate crimes. Someone's killing trans people and leaving their bodies beaten on the beach; reporter Ed Masiello is both terrified he'll be next and determined to find the killer. In the middle of his increasing obsession, he meets free-spirited travel planner Alisha, who makes him temporarily forget all of the pain and prejudice (especially from an intolerant father) in his life. But Alisha doesn't want to be just a pleasant distraction she wants Ed to be her boyfriend. Unless he makes her the focus of his attention, he may lose her forever. The mystery of the killings is not resolved in this story, keeping readers eager for future installments of the series. Ripper beautifully illustrates the challenges and very real dangers that trans people and their partners face, but love is the focus of the story, adding a vital note of hope to balance the fear and sorrow.
