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Perfect Gay Marriage

Robert Tait

A story in many parts, delivered monthly

Those who've read Robert Tait's previous novels will be familiar with his style, a unique blend of erotic and social satire within a fast-paced adventure.

Join private detective Matt in his Australia-wide search for the true identity of a twink destined to be the younger, cuter groom at Australia's first legal A-list gay wedding. Perfect Gay Marriage exposes not only glittering Sydney's grubby underbelly, but also its sleazy backbottom.

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Download all chapters released so far (chapters 01 to 22 in one file).

file:pgm01to22.pdf - released 27 May 2013 < 2.5MB

Download chapter 22 this month's new chapter: Obelisk Beach

file:pgm22.pdf Released 27 May2013 <1MB

The story so far - Sonia Basile, producer of the reality series Perfect Gay Marriage, has her own prime suspect for the murder of millionaire Stephen Eckersley: his fiance Cameron Walker. He's the next to be interviewed on camera but private investigator Matt Black doesn't know what to think. Gay men can be so maddeningly complex!

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Chapter 01 'The Couple in the Tiffany Frame'

Released 1st Oct 2011 - file: pgm01.pdf <1MB

Chapter 02 'Wicked in Perth'

Released 1st Oct 2011 - file: pgm02.pdf <1MB

The story so far: Rich businessman Stephen Eckersley wants his marriage to young dancer Cameron Walker to be perfect, so he hires private investigator Matt Grey to thoroughly examine the boy's past. On the surface the case seems simple enough; Matt's instincts, however, warn of something else altogether.

Chapter 03 'Love and Other Fibs'

Released 1st Nov 2011 - file: pgm03.pdf <1MB

The story so far: Private Investigator Matt Black has discovered that even the most rudimentary details of Cameron Walker's biography (as told to his rich future husband, Stephen Eckersley) are false. He doesn't seem to have come from Perth, and there's no evidence of his parents being killed in a car accident. So Matt hops into bed with Kyle, a chorus boy from Wicked, who promises to share some of Cameron's secrets from the time he was also in the cast of that musical.

Chapter 04 "Rack off, you Sydney Sodomite"

Released 1st Dec 2011 - file: pgm04.pdf <1MB

The story so far: Matt Black has run into a brick wall investigating the past of Cameron Walker, the fiance of one of Australia's most successful businessmen, Stephen Eckersley. Cameron doesn't seem to exist! Super-hacker Bryce the Bear's theory is that he's changed his name by deed poll. So the question now is: what is the boy's real name?

Chapter 05 'The Ruin of Many a Poor Boy'

Released 1st Jan 2012 - file: pgm05.pdf <1MB

The story so far: Matt Black has been investigating the past of Cameron Walker, fiance of one of Australia's richest men, Stephen Eckersley. He's discovered Cameron is not who he says he is - he wasn't born in faraway Perth but closer-to-home Newcastle. Matt has now arrived in that city and tunes into the television in his hotel room to find Stephen is the headline news.

Chapter 06 'In the Shit'

Released 1st Feb 2012 - file: pgm06.pdf <1MB

The story so far: There is a world of difference between the lives of Stephen Eckersley and his fiance Cameron Walker aka Billy Karosky. Eckersley has concluded a multi-billion dollar deal in London while private investigator Matt Black has discovered Billy's sister is a junkie prostitute, and Billy may have been on the game once too. But Matt might have got a little too close to the truth; when he visits the brothel in question, Kev's Kavern, he's met with a knock-out fist in his face.

Chapter 07 'Clucko the Chicken Clown'

Released 1st March 2012 - file: pgm07.pdf <1MB

The story so far: The edgy and dangerous side of Private Investigator Matt Black’s personality has shown itself. There was a brothel in Newcastle they called Kev’s Kavern — but it was no ordinary house of ill repute. Billy Karosky worked there when he was far too young, and more recently Kev has been trafficking Asian girls. So, having found out everything he wanted to in Newcastle, Matt’s last act before leaving is to torch the place.

Chapter 08 'Neighbourhood watch'

Released 1st April 2012 file: pgm08.pdf <1MB

The story so far — Matt Black is in Melbourne, charting the years between Cameron Walker’s departure from his hometown of Newcastle and joining the touring production of Wicked. Under the auspices of his professor lover, Cameron acquired a liking for the finer things in life: art, literature and ballet, and also designer labels and expensive restaurants. To support him the professor defrauded his university, resulting in the older man’s shameful descent into the circus arts!

Chapter 09 ' _ _ra_ _x_ _l '

Released 1st May 2012 file: pgm09.pdf <1MB

The story so far: Investigator Matt Black has been darting around Australia discovering the many secrets of Cameron Walker's childhood, adolescence and early adulthood. But at last Matt has returned to Sydney, where Todd, the first guy he's been seriously attracted to in years, is waiting. Unfortunately so is an unknown assailant on a motorbike, striking Matt at the little pedestrian crossing outside Serafim's Chemist.

Chapter 10 'All off or shaped?'

Released 1st June 2012 file: pgm10.pdf <1MB

The story so far: Bryce the bear has been busy. He's broken into the video surveillance system of the evangelical church Matt's sister belongs to, and also that of the smart Kings Cross apartment building where Cameron Walker lives. Both reveal sleazy secrets: Matt's brother-in-law messing around with another member of the congregation - male at that! - and Cameron opening his door to what looks like a Recon hook-up. Matt can't help but fantasise about what's inside the muscle daddy's big black bag, which adds a rather complicated frisson to a routine blow job on the sofa from Todd, Matt's new romantic interest.

Chapter 11 'Family Get-together'

Released 1st July 2012 file: pgm11.pdf <1MB

The story so far: Rich businessman Stephen Eckersley has hired Matt Black to investigate the past of the young dancer he plans to marry, and two and a half weeks later Matt has all the facts he needs to write his report. But it won't make pretty reading: instead of the innocent Perth orphan Cameron Walker claims to be, he is in fact a ruthless, scheming ex-rentboy from Newcastle. But Matt senses there is more to his character, that the facts don't reveal the whole picture, and plans to get closer to him to find out, a plan that is upset by a desperate late night call from Matt's sister - her fundamentalist (but closet-gay) husband has mysteriously disappeared!

Chapter 12 'Final Report'

Released 1st August 2012 file: pgm12.pdf <1MB

The story so far - Using his investigative skills, Matt Black tracks down his missing brother-in-law and convinces him to confess all. But Matt's sister reacts worse than expected, taking it out on Matt and ordering him out of her house. Really hurt, Matt drinks three bottles of wine and is just about to head off to Headquarters when he has a most unexpected visitor, Cameron Walker himself!

Chapter 13 'Part Two'

Released 1st September 2012 file:pgm13.pdf <1.5MB

(a year - or possibly more - later)

Chapter 14 'The Unusual Suspects'

file:pgm14.pdf Released 1st October 2012 <1MB

The story so far - A year, or possibly more, has passed since Matt Black's investigation into Cameron Walker's past. Now Cameron is marrying his rich boyfriend Stephen Eckersley and the whole thing has become a popular reality television series. But Matt gets a call out of the blue. Stephen has been murdered and Cameron needs Matt's help.

Chapter 15 'Jamiekins'

file:pgm15.pdf Released 1st November 2012 <1MB

The story so far - Sonia Basile, the over-the-top producer of the reality television series Perfect Gay Marriage has talked Matt Black into solving the murder of Stephen Eckersley - on camera. There's only one problem; how will Matt's boyfriend Todd reract?

Chapter 16 'Master Paul'

file:pgm16.pdf Released 1st December 2012 <1MB

The story so far - Private investigator Matt Black has agreed to be part of a reality murder mystery television series. It's a closed-set murder as only one of the eight people present could have done it, and Matt's instructions are to come up with a plausible motive for each, then confront them on camera. Young Jamie was first - a "fabby" job according to producer Sonia Basile.

Chapter 17 'Housekeeper from Hell'

file:pgm17.pdf Released 1st January 2013 <1MB

The story so far - Only one of the eight people in the house when Stephen Eckersley was murdered could have done it and private investigator Matt Black is working through the list - as part of a reality television series! The interrogation of young dancer Jamie went very well but expensive gigolo Paul Varjack was a much more resistant suspect.

Chapter 18 'Eckersley's Wake'

file:pgm18.pdf Released 1st February 2013 <1MB

The story so far - Matt Black is quickly working through his list of suspects in the murder of multi-millionaire Stephen Eckersley. Jamie, Paul Varjack and Ms Danny Vers all have credible motives but each denies involvement in the crime. It's a time-consuming business, so just as well Matt's boyfriend Todd has taken a break in Buderim.

Chapter 19 _ o _ _ _ _ d i c _ _ _ y

file:pgm19.pdf Released 1st March 2013 <1MB

The story so far - When the ongoing success of the reality television series Perfect Gay Marriage is challenged by the untimely murder of one of the grooms, over-the-top producer Sonia Basile's solution is to have private investigator Matt Black solve the crime in front of the cameras. But can he do it, and more importantly, will the show work?

Chapter 20 Two-actor tent

file:pgm20.pdf Released 1st April 2013 <1MB

The story so far - Matt Black has interrogated Jamie, Paul Varjack, Ms Danny Vers and Jacko over the mysterious death of gay millionaire Stephen Eckersley. All of them have reasonable motives for murder (except perhaps Jacko). But the clock is ticking; Matt must solve the crime before the police do. There's three suspects left and next up is television producer Sonia Basile.

Chapter 21 Bad boy boyfriend

file:pgm21.pdf Released 1st May 2013 <1MB

The story so far - Stephen Eckersley's manservant Josef picked him up at the airport shortly before he was murdered in his bedroom. After Josef verified that the Chinese guy who had been found hiding under the bed had been with Stephen when he arrived back from Shanghai, Liang was released by the police. But he is still definitely a suspect, so Sonia, Matt and Jacko grab the opportunity to interrogate him.

Chapter 22 Obelisk Beach

file:pgm22.pdf Released 27 May2013 <1MB

The story so far - Sonia Basile, producer of the reality series Perfect Gay Marriage, has her own prime suspect for the murder of millionaire Stephen Eckersley: his fiance Cameron Walker. He's the next to be interviewed on camera but private investigator Matt Black doesn't know what to think. Gay men can be so maddeningly complex!

Chapter 23
Download available from here 1st June 2013

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