Publisher's Synopsis
After an attempt is made on his life, Queer Nation activist John Rutka asks tough-as-nails private detective Don Strachey to provide him with protection. The activist's efforts at outing closeted gay homophobes has earned him a multitude of enraged enemies who want him dead. Third Man Out brings back one of the most popular gay heroes in mystery fiction, Don Strachey, along with his lover, Tim Callahan.