Meg Perry

Deserted to Death Meg Perry

Jamie Brodie is feeling unsettled. His boss has asked him to take an unpaid furlough for the summer; his husband, Pete Ferguson, is obsessed with genealogy research and has papered the walls of their townhouse with family trees; and his father-in-law, Jack, is experiencing odd side effects from a new medication. Pete wants to head straight for their second home in New Mexico at the beginning of Jamie's furlough. Jamie has misgivings, but agrees. On their first morning in Alamogordo, Jamie discovers a dead teenager in the street across from their house. The findings in the victim's autopsy report are deeply disturbing, and the victim's identification leads Jamie to a jarring discovery. Several days later, someone leaves a note inside Jamie and Pete's morning newspaper. NO QUEERS IN ALAMOGORDO. As the anonymous homophobic attacks continue, Jamie's determination to stand his ground solidifies. But someone out there is equally determined to push Jamie and Pete out of town, and is willing to take extreme measures to achieve his goal.