Ep:105 Richard Stevenson Lipez, 83, of Becket, died peacefully in his sleep on March 16, 2022, after a long exceptional life, and then an all-too-quick cancer. He would have liked to have lived longer, but considered himself lucky, nonetheless. - The opening above ccomes from an obituary written by Richard's son Zach for The Berkshire Eagle. A link to the full obituary is below.

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Dick" Lipez  known most as Richard Stevenson, the author of the Donald Strachey Mysteries Series which began in 1981. his last novel in the series will publish by ReQueered Tales in fall 2022.

Here is the link to Richard Stevenson's obituary: https://legcy.co/34UEdVX

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Knock of the Hat:  A Clifford Waterman Gay Philly Mystery: available on Amazon
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HIS last Donald Strachey novel will publish in the fall 2022. In addition, he mentions in this episode he is looking for a publisher for a private investigator series located in Philadelphia in in the 1940s.  Amble Press, where Michael Nava is manager, welcomed Dick's book Knock Off The Hat publishes  April 26 2022.

I mentioned Chasing Rembrandt is available for pre-order. That was my mistake. However ReQueered Tales  is republishing all the Strachey novels with better formatting   and beautiful new covers. Check requeeredtales.com periodically to see when it publishes, or make life easier by signing up for their newsletter. Here is their link:  requeeredtales.com

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