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Torsos

  • 1993 first published
  • 348 pages
  • 3 editions

John Peyton Cooke's Torsos (1993) is a gay fiction and historical fiction novel. It takes readers to Cleveland, Ohio and Ohio in 1918–1945. Characters include Eliot Ness. Readers will find themes of Police, serial murders and gay men.

It has been published in 3 editions.

It runs to roughly 348 pages — 6–7 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

  • 1918–1945

Characters

  • Eliot Ness

Subjects

  • Police
  • Serial murders
  • Gay men
  • Police procedural mystery & detective
  • Cleveland, Ohio
  • Historical

Quick answers

Who wrote Torsos?

Torsos was written by John Peyton Cooke and first published in 1993.

What genre is Torsos?

It is usually shelved as Gay Fiction and Historical Fiction.

How long is Torsos?

The median edition has 348 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Torsos?

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