Shock to the System: A Donald Strachey Mystery (2006)

08/04/2006 (US) • 1h 31m

Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Some secrets kill.

Overview

When hard boiled private eye Donald Strachey finds his latest client dead, an apparent suicide, Albany’s favorite gay detective smells a rat and decides to take matters into his own hands. With the help of his straight-laced but adoring husband Tim and his occasionally too-eager assistant Kenny, Strachey’s investigation leads him on a dark and dangerous trail into the world of "gay conversion therapy".

Top Billed Cast

Chad Allen

Donald Strachey

Sebastian Spence

Timmy Callahan

Michael Woods

Dr. Trevor Cornell

Morgan Fairchild

Phyllis Hale

Daryl Shuttleworth

Detective Bailey

Anne Marie DeLuise

Lynn Cornell

Nelson Wong

Kenny Kwon


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Part of the The Donald Strachey Collection

Includes Third Man Out: A Donald Strachey Mystery, Shock to the System: A Donald Strachey Mystery, Ice Blues: A Donald Strachey Mystery

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

suicide

based on novel or book

suspicion of murder

group therapy

politician

murder

private investigator

lgbt

murder investigation

identity politics

conversion therapy

gay theme

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