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A Study in Lavender

Queering Sherlock Holmes

  • 2011 first published

Published in 2011, A Study in Lavender is a gay fiction and Victorian mystery story collection by Joseph R. G. DeMarco. The story is set in England. It features John H. Watson and Sherlock Holmes. It deals with private investigators and gay men.

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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Characters

Subjects

  • Private investigators
  • Gay men
  • American Erotic stories
  • Erotica
  • Holmes, Sherlock
  • Watson, John H.
  • LGBTQ short stories
  • LGBTQ mystery
  • LGBTQ erotica

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote A Study in Lavender?

A Study in Lavender was written by Joseph R. G. DeMarco and first published in 2011.

What genre is A Study in Lavender?

It is usually shelved as Gay Fiction and Victorian Mysteries.

What books are similar to A Study in Lavender?

Readers who like it often enjoy A Study in Scarlet [graphic novel], The Hound of the Baskervilles [adaptation] and The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories.

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