Chris Holcombe Author

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Author of the Hidden Gotham series, LGBTQ+ mysteries set in the 1920s. Order them at chrisholcombe.com!

A scene from The Double Vice, in which a gay speakeasy owner named Dash Parker is trying to ascertain how much of a threat this outsider is in his club.
Scene from THE BIG TIMER, in which El Train reflects on how she’s finally made it as a performer in Harlem during the 1920s.
Scene from THE DOUBLE VICE. Gay speakeasy owner Dash Parker goes to his friend El Train, the most famous Queer performer in Harlem, for help.
A scene from THE DEVIL CARD. Gay speakeasy owner Dash Parker is with his friend Finn Francis. They’re at the American Seamen’s Friend Society to solve their McElroy Problem.
Author Chris Holcombe wearing a sparkly purple hat sits at a lavishly decorated table with his four Hidden Gotham novels at Barnes and Noble.
A scene from the 2nd Hidden Gotham Novel, in which gay speakeasy owner Dash Parker is being driven to the gangster Nicholas Fife. He’s accompanied by Fife’s henchman Lowell.
Gay speakeasy owner Dash Parker tries to help a scared patron named Karl escape his intolerant brother.
A shiny blue mirrored bunny sculpture.
Giant inflatable letters that spell out Flock Fest are surrounded by inflatable flamingos and beach balls.
Rainbow border surrounding author Chris Holcombe standing in front of a white sequin background, dressed in a suit and fedora, and pouring a flask into a teacup.
Gay author grinning wildly because he saw 21 golden retrievers over the past 2 days on his park walks.
A statue of Abe Lincoln at the New York Historical Society dressed in a NY Knicks jersey.
Author Chris Holcombe standing next to a flier about his talk at the NYPL.
Sweaty, blond author saw 5 golden retrievers on his morning park walk. He is very happy.
Cover for RelationSHIP Goals, a short story anthology benefitting LGBTQ+ charities. Amazon awarded it a “Top New Release” badge.
A scene from the 1st Hidden Gotham Novel THE DOUBLE VICE, where a group of men called The Ex-Pats are former Wall Street traders who’ve been traumatized and remain silent in the Greenwich Village Inn.
An author covered in splattered milk (and no, that is not a euphemism).
A scene from the 1st Hidden Gotham Novel THE DOUBLE VICE, in which gay speakeasy owner Dash Parker rushes to people he believes are in danger. However the rainstorm slows him up.
Art deco sign announcing “Gotham Speakeasy,” a cocktail bar in the JFK airport.
A scene from the 4th Hidden Gotham Novel THE BIG TIMER in which the famous cabaret performer El Train sees her name on the dressing room door in a fancy nightclub.
Scene from the 3rd Hidden Gotham Novel “The Devil Card” in which a grid-stricken, panicking man tries to defend himself with a brass lamp. Gay speakeasy owner Dash Parker engages in a tug of war while an elevated train roars past the apartment window.
A scene from the 2nd Hidden Gotham Novel THE BLIND TIGER. A henchman / barber shaves a notorious gangster and it’s kinda sexy.
A scene from the 1st Hidden Gotham Novel describing a breathtaking building in Manhattan.
Gorgeous view of the hilltops of San Francisco.
Book cover for THE DOUBLE VICE, the 1st Hidden Gotham Novel, as shown on a tablet device. A man in a tuxedo stands next to a man in a white work shirt and suspenders. They’re in the middle of a smoky speakeasy, the background colors red and orange. Tendrils of smoke float across the book’s title. Behind the tablet is a sparkly gold table cloth. A red flask rests in the lower right corner.
Scene from the 2nd Hidden Gotham Novel THE BLIND TIGER.
A scene from THE DOUBLE VICE, the 1st Hidden Gotham Novel. Gay speakeasy owner Dash Parker and his friend, Harlem’s most infamous Queer performer El Train, share a cab.