Cover of A Queer Kind of Death

A Queer Kind of Death

  • 1966 first published
  • 249 pages
  • 10 editions

A Queer Kind of Death is a 1966 gay fiction novel by George Baxt. Much of the action takes place in New York, State and New York. Characters include Pharoah Love. Key subjects include Police, gay men, African American men and Pharoah Love.

17 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 10 editions.

At about 249 pages, most readers finish it in 4–5 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Characters

  • Pharoah Love

Subjects

  • Police
  • Gay men
  • African American men
  • Pharoah Love
  • African American police
  • New york, N.y.
  • Love, pharoah
  • African americans
  • Gay lgbtq+
  • Police procedural mystery & detective
  • Queer
  • LGBTQ fiction before Stonewall

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote A Queer Kind of Death?

A Queer Kind of Death was written by George Baxt and first published in 1966.

What genre is A Queer Kind of Death?

It is usually shelved as Gay Fiction.

How long is A Queer Kind of Death?

The median edition has 249 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to A Queer Kind of Death?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Young and Evil, Just Above My Head and P.S. Your cat is dead!.

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