Alistair Sutton

‘The classifieds of the free gay paper specified “seeking cute guys, under 30 only, no oldies. Versatile bottoms required.” I threw it down in disgust, remembering a time not so long ago when I’d never have considered a guy over 30. Now, I was one myself.’

Welcome to Sydney, 1987, a world of high hair, high jinks, and questionable fashion choices. Former child star Stuart Kingston, adrift at 30, joins an amateur theatrical group, looking for what he knows he lacks – love. Dodging bad acting and back-stabbing divas, Stuart stumbles across a dead body, instigating a murder investigation that puts him directly in the path of danger. If he can keep his eyes off Dexter, a hunky Irish carpenter working at the theatre, he may even find the killer. Or will the killer find him first?

The Day Before You Came is an atmospheric, light-hearted romp through Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs, where drag queens, bitchy socialites, even bitchier barmen, and leather fetishists, are not always as they seem…

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Contains references to ABBA and the title song

Published:

First published Australia 27 July 2020

ebook published 11 July 2021