From a New York Times review by Alexandra Jacobs of the book by James Kirchhick titled “Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington”:

“Secret City,” by James Kirchick, is a sprawling and enthralling history of how the gay subculture in Washington, D.C., long in shadow, emerged into the klieg lights. But it’s also a whodunit to rival anything by Agatha Christie. How did so many promising men in government wind up dead before their time, by such variously violent means?