Next up on our Queer Historical Fiction recs are the 1940s-1950s! Those marked with ✧ have magical realism or minor fantasy elements. Those with a ✦ are historical fantasy.
broke: when they have to interrogate a suspect, Dirk is never allowed to be the bad cop because he’s too 1) friendly, 2) sweet, 3) English
woke: when they have to interrogate a suspect, Dirk is perfectly capable of being bad cop because he can play eerie and unhinged at a moment’s notice
bespoke: of the agency trio, Dirk is by far the most successful at being the bad cop because not only can he be eerie and unhinged, his settings include; “upsettingly friendly,” “exudes a heady aura of being deeply untrustworthy while smiling too much,” “most annoying person ever handed a kazoo,” “English,” and “conspiracy theorist, Beast Mode,” and he can jump back and forth between them with the agility, dexterity, and enthusiasm of a 40s swing dancer