New Releases
(June 1997) from The Women's Press
She Came To The Castro by Mary
Wings
Chicken
Run by Alma Fritchley
Along The Journey River by Carole laFavor
Other Women's Press Authors
She Came To The Castro by Mary Wings First British Publication for The Women’s
Press (£6.99)
The fourth Emma Victor Mystery
Emma Victor is short of cash. Very short of cash. It is time to get a bigger, more major
assignment. The kind that pays big time. The kind that involves violence.
That assignment comes when Victor's boss, lawyer Willie Rossini, is called on to help a
blackmail victim. Who has managed to shoot a video of Rossini's client in an evening of
fierce passion? Just how dirty are they prepared to play? And can Victor put a stop to
them before the whole political climate of San Francisco is affected?
'Quick, exciting and sophisticated.' Guardian
'All good fun, not least because it subverts the genre classically established by the
great men of crime fiction.' Sunday Times
'She writes with a brisk charm' Colin Dexter, creator of Chief Inspector
Morse
Chicken Run by Alma Fritchley An Original
Publication for The Women’s Press (£6.99)
The First Letty Campbell Mystery
When Letty Campbell warily agrees to let her land be used for a classic car auction, she
has no idea what lies ahead. Why is her gorgeous ex, Julia, really so desperate for the
auction to happen? Is the new love of Julia's life as suspicious as she seems? And why
does Letty have a horrible feeling that she should never have got involved?
At least she has the farm, her irascible chickens and visits to Manchester clubs to take
her mind off her worries - not to mention the newly appreciated charms of an old
acquaintance who lives in the village.
Chicken Run is a lesbian comedy thriller for lovers of good clothes, old cars, fresh
air and roller coaster endings.
Alma Fritchley lives in Manchester. She has been
together with her lover for six years and began writing to make her laugh. While she still
laughs, Alma will keep writing. Chicken Feed, the sequel to Chicken
Run, will be published in 1998, and a third Letty Campbell mystery is
currently in preparation.
Along The Journey River by Carole
laFavor First British Publication for The Women’s
Press (£6.99)
A Renee LaRoche Mystery
When irreplaceable Ojibwa artefacts are stolen from the school on the Ojibwa Red Earth
reservation, the community turns to Renee LaRoche, a 'two-spirit' whose dreams give her a
special insight into the lives of her people.
Her investigations rapidly reveal a long list of suspects: white racists from a
neighbouring town; Billy Walking Dear, a financially troubled eighteen year old who has
been spending too much time with alcohol and marijuana and too little time with his wife
and child; and Jed Morriseau, the tribal chief, who has rejected Ojibwa traditions in
favour of making a fast buck. Then Morriseau is found on the river flats - a bullet in his
back.
Before she knows it, Renee is in the midst of a terrifying mystery, which must be resolved
even as she struggles to deal with being a lesbian in a cross-cultural partnership,
maintain her relationship, find time for her daughter, and sustain her commitment to her
community, where she is not always among friends.
'The dialogue is excellent, the sense of place vivid and memorable. A fine
novel.' Lambda Book Report
'LaFavor has written a unique mystery filled with authenticity. Whether her heroine is
strugglinq with her teenage daughter, trying to explain the ways of her people to her
lover, or talking with her grandmother at the elders' council, laFavor has stayed true to
the spirit of the Ojibwa people.' Megascene
'First rate.' Washington Blade