
Lavender House
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Vikas Adam
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By:
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Lev AC Rosen
A delicious story from an new voice in suspense, Lev AC Rosen's Lavender House is Knives Out with a queer historical twist.
Lavender House, 1952: the family seat of recently deceased matriarch Irene Lamontaine, head of the famous Lamontaine soap empire. Irene’s recipes for her signature scents are a well guarded secret—but it's not the only one behind these gates. This estate offers a unique freedom, where none of the residents or staff hide who they are. But to keep their secret, they've needed to keep others out. And now they're worried they're keeping a murderer in.
Irene’s widow hires Evander Mills to uncover the truth behind her mysterious death. Andy, recently fired from the San Francisco police after being caught in a raid on a gay bar, is happy to accept—his calendar is wide open. And his secret is the kind of secret the Lamontaines understand.
Andy had never imagined a world like Lavender House. He's seduced by the safety and freedom found behind its gates, where a queer family lives honestly and openly. But that honesty doesn't extend to everything, and he quickly finds himself a pawn in a family game of old money, subterfuge, and jealousy—and Irene’s death is only the beginning.
When your existence is a crime, everything you do is criminal, and the gates of Lavender House can’t lock out the real world forever. Running a soap empire can be a dirty business.
A Macmillan Audio production from Forge Books.
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Critic reviews
2022, Library Journal Best Books of the Year, Long-listed
2022, Amazon.com Best Books of the Year, Long-listed
"This is a beautiful, satisfying listen." –AudioFile
"Lev AC Rosen’s lushly rendered mystery, Lavender House, sets the detective novel on its head. There's the dishonored policeman sitting on a barstool in 1950's San Francisco and the elegant woman who slides in next to him with a job. But this femme's wife has been murdered, and the day-drinking cop has been brutally ousted from his job for being gay. Rosen’s smart, bittersweet tale plays with the oldest truth of all: the price we pay for our identity in America." –Walter Mosley
"Rosen’s deftly clued, noir-tinged plot successfully walks the line between hope and heartbreak, all while thoughtfully exploring the role of family in our lives. This fresh take on the classic private investigator begs to be brought to the big screen." –Library Journal, starred review
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Great Book, Will Read Author Again
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And I was blown away on how amazing this was.
I had seen this cover a few times and loved it, yes, I'm one of those people! That judge and buy a book by its cover.
I finally saw the audio and listen to the sample and hit the credit buy button before the sample was done.
This story is a mystery, yes. But so much more. It's set in the early 1950's and it took me a minute to get myself in that mindset of how the was story told. The wording, the thoughts, actions. But once I fell into it I was taken away into that house, that life.
I do have to add, I did FF during the beating I just couldn't handle it.
The twist of the who done it was very well done, and even though I kinda gues about half way through, I was still hooked until the end.
The narration... was probably the best I've every heard. I do not know anything about the narrator, but will look them up. The way they which voices. (Well, I'm assuming it was one person, not a dual narration)
Based on one, the way they changed from male to female, tipsy drunk to sad crying was phenomenal. I hope I can find more by this person.
I will also be looking up the rest of the authors work. I am officially hooked!.
OMG so amazing
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Enjoyable
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Great Who Dun It
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ready, I would buy it right now.
it's a little rough as first novels often
can be, but as I listened to it, I caught the author's rhythm.
So many characters that I kinda started
sliding by the few I
did not see as anything but window dressing.
4
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Noir take with a twist
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modern day clue
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Great narrator
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Queer Perfection
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For those of us of a certain age…
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