Mark Sullivan
> This got me thinking. Is there an equivalent of the
femme fatale in
> crime novels featuring homosexual protagonists, a
character who uses
> his/her sexuality to lead someone of the same sex to
their destruction?
> I'm not nearly well read enough when it comes to gay
crime writers to
> even begin to see patterns.
************* Diana Maitland in Porter's MONKEY'S MASK is an
unquestionable femme fatale. Manipulation through sexual
attraction is the key. What about Highsmith's TALENTED MR.
RIPLEY? I have only seen the movie, but that looked close.
Acceptance, flirtation, friendship, and then cold
rejection.
miker
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