There are 8 books in the A Donald Strachey Mystery series. The newest book is Chasing Rembrandt which came out in 2023.

1
Death Trick

Death Trick

Don Strachey isn't exactly the most sought-after private eye in Albany, New York. In fact, this gay P.I. has gotten to the point of having to write checks to pay his tab at the cheapest lunch counter in town. And he isn't sure that the latest one, for the grand…

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2
On The Other Hand, Death

Book cover of On The Other Hand, Death
A Donald Strachey Mystery, Book 2 – 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…

4
Third Man Out

Book cover of Third Man Out
Which powerful mystery man killed the gay activist for outing him? In Third Man Out, tough-as-nails gay private investigator Don Strachey investigates the murder of a self-righteous Queer Nation activist who may have been killed for outing prominent closeted gay homophobes.

5
Shock to the System

Shock to the System
Hired to investigate the death of Paul Haig, whom his mother believes was murdered by his lover, Larry, gay P.I. Donald Strachey learns that Larry also believes that Paul was murdered, but by a controversial psychiatrist.

6
Chain of Fools

Chain of Fools
A brother and sister have both been attacked separately and, at the urging of an old lover, Donald Strachey investigates, only to find that the attacks are linked to the brother's and sister's desire to sell the family newspaper to a small liberal company rather than a larger conservative conglomerate.

7
Tongue Tied

Tongue Tied
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…

8
Chasing Rembrandt

Book cover of Chasing Rembrandt
Robbers wreak havoc, smashing the glass covers protecting masterpieces and slicing paintings out of their frames. They make off with 13 works, including three Rembrandts and a Vermeer, worth more than half a billion dollars and beloved in the world of art. It is arguably the greatest property theft in…