Murder in Boystown Part 2

By Stephen Shypitka

A murder of a famous TV star begets a mystery who murdered Danny? But for detective Woo and LaSalle the case quickly veers off course into the realm of science-fiction with a Buddhist sheriff, a drunk slut lesbian and Danny himself to reveal a plot by aliens to invade West Hollywood in Stephen Shypitka’s gay War of the Worlds.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Stephen Shypitka
• Release date: Apr 8, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005021450

Stephen Shypitka

Stephen's eBooks have sold across 4 continents in Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Jamaica, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Switzerland the UK and the US. His online success has allowed his work to be noticed, read and savoured with his fiction for our times that turns heads, crosses genres and connects us all. Stephen was born in British Columbia, Canada an alumnus of USC film school in Los Angeles, he has taught the craft and loves to travel.

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Murder in Boystown

By Stephen Shypitka

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Dedication

For the Black Cat, A Different Light,

and those writers in those very walls

that ruminated and illuminated.

CONTENTS PART II

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

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Murder in Boystown

Chapter 4

The sound of plates being cleared by busboys at Jerry's Deli. Jerry making the rounds filling up coffee. Behind him, the television blared on. A picture of Danny appeared on the screen.

"British actor Danny McCulloch star of the top-rated television show "These Friends of Mine was found brutally murdered shortly before five this morning in his West Hollywood apartment. Danny played a gay character on the popular TV show and he was openly gay. As seen here in a recent interview.

So you are a homosexual?

The question made Danny laugh.

You sound so serious when you say that... homosexual?

The interviewer tried a different tact.

You play gay on television, right? But not gay-for-pay, in fact, you are openly gay, right? I mean isn't that true?

I don't know what that exactly says 'bout my acting ability. Danny laughed again.

The interviewer smiled but she still wanted him to respond the way she had hoped.

You seem to be dodging the issue?

No Luv, I'm not dodging your questions. Friendly, his hand on her knee. I just don't like the words you’re choosing. We are your sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, mums and dads. Yes, I'm a gay man. Sure and I just don’t get what all the fuss is about?

But doesn't your show promote the gay lifestyle? She used quotation marks.

Lifestyle? Danny laughed once more. "Where do you come up with