The Killing of a Chestnut Tree opens a queer fantasy detective series

Oliver K. Langmead introduces a detective, his partner and a murder case whose victim is an ancient tree.

Oliver K. Langmead’s The Killing of a Chestnut Tree begins the Havelock Harper Mysteries with an October 27 publication from Tordotcom. The novella follows celebrated consulting detective Havelock Harper and Major Sebastian Wright, his investigative companion and secret romantic partner. Their summons appears

conventional: the Duke of Farleigh has been murdered. The reality is stranger. The duke is an ancient chestnut, felled in a forest where trees have begun communicating through words in their bark and branches. The villagers regard him as a friend and want his killer found. That premise gives the pair a case in which

the natural world can offer testimony, while their private relationship remains concealed behind their public work. The publisher lists the ebook at 176 pages and makes a digital-audio edition available too. Its ebook listing specifies that the title is sold without digital rights management software. Source: Official

announcement or publisher listing. Image credit: Tordotcom / Macmillan.

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