Shock to the System : Requeered Tales : 9781951092849 : 1951092848 : 20 Jun 2023 : A Donald Strachey Mystery, Book 5 - Donald Strachey is asked to investigate the suspicious death of Paul Haig by three different people-Haig's homophobic mother, his ex-lover, and the psychiatrist hired to "cure" him of his homosexuality. Just as he gets started, however, all three remove him from the case, leaving Strachey with a brutal murderer that now everyone wants left alone. Written over a period of three decades, the Donald Strachey series authentically chronicles gay life as it unfolded in upstate New York. Shock to the System was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award for Best Gay Mystery. An author's note is included. "Stevenson's real coup in Shock to the System is his memorably varied cast of suspects." - Kirkus Reviews "Sassy and sexy ... Don Strachey is a private dick who really earns his title." - Armistead Maupin "Stevenson writes wittily and knowingly about his subjects,