Mirage City, Lev AC Rosen
Mirage City, Lev AC Rosen
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Mirage City
An Evander Mills Mystery

Author: Lev AC Rosen

Narrator: Vikas Adam

Unabridged: 9 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/07/2025


Synopsis

"Vikas Adams' excellent narration gives personality and distinction to the characters in this audiobook... [his] vocal dexterity makes it seem like there's a full cast portraying the men and women in the audiobook." — AudioFile (Earphones Award Winner)

Lev AC Rosen delivers a new and captivating 1950s mystery in this dazzling, award-winning series. This program is read by Audie Award–winning and Audiofile Golden Voice narrator Vikas Adam.

Private Investigator Evander “Andy” Mills’ next case takes him out of his comfort zone in San Francisco—and much to his dismay, back home to Los Angeles. After a secretive queer rights organization called the Mattachine Society enlists Andy to find some missing members, he must dodge not only motorcycle gangs and mysterious forces, but his own mother, too.

Avoiding her proves to be a challenge when the case leads Andy to the psychiatric clinic she works at. Worlds collide, buried secrets are dug up, and Andy realizes he's going to have to make some hard choices. With secrets, drugs, and doctors swirling around him, time is running out for Andy to locate the missing and get them to safety. And for him to make it back to San Francisco in one piece.

"Adam's narration is as pitch-perfect as ever." —AudioFile on Rough Pages

"[Adam's] performance enhances the atmosphere of the entire audiobook. Both author and narrator are top-notch." —AudioFile on The Bell in the Fog

A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books

About Lev AC Rosen

LEV AC ROSEN writes books for people of all ages, including the Evander Mills series, which began with the Macavity Award-winning Lavender House and continues with The Bell in the Fog and Rough Pages. His most recent young adult novels are Emmett, Lion’s Legacy, and Camp. Rosen’s books have been nominated for Anthony and Lambda Awards and have been selected for best-of lists from the Today show, Amazon, Library Journal, Buzzfeed, Autostraddle, Forbes, and many others. He lives in NYC with his husband and a very small cat.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Marieke on September 21, 2025

I adore Andy Mills, and this fourth installment only deepened that feeling. It’s a tough story at times, but so worth it. To unravel the mystery of three missing people, Andy heads to Los Angeles. I’ll admit, I was hesitant at first. I wasn’t sure how I’d feel about him being away from Gene and the r......more

Goodreads review by Gyalten Lekden on August 05, 2025

This is another delightful entry into the Evander Mills series! It is clear that Lev. A. C. Rosen cares about character, as the characters in this novel continued to shine. Our main character, Andy, is continuing to grow and develop and discover new paths in his journey, which is really exciting, an......more

Goodreads review by Erin on September 22, 2025

Special thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a free, electronic ARC of this novel received in exchange for an honest review. Expected publication date: October 7, 2025 “Mirage City” is the fourth in Lev A.C. Rosen’s Evander Mills mystery novels set in the 1950s. A tumultuous time for the......more

Goodreads review by Roxana on May 18, 2025

it's just me and my Mirage City ARC against the world......more

Goodreads review by Amanda on September 20, 2025

Mr Rosen you son of a bitch, you have done it once again. I love my yearly visits into the world of Evander Mills and co, the setting and mystery has never felt fresher. I mourn the day these stories inevitable end because i could honestly read 100 more of these. Evander Mills is as always, a captiv......more


Quotes

Praise for Lev AC Rosen

"[A] well-built procedural with fascinating tidbits of queer history... The real magic, though, is in Rosen’s depiction of the struggles and triumphs of mid century queer life: he highlights pockets of LGBTQ+ resilience, including Evander’s San Francisco community and emergent gay subcultures in L.A., without painting the past in too rosy a light. This series deserves a long life." —Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Mirage City

"As with earlier series entries, character development and worldbuilding take center stage. Should appeal to fans of Cat Sebastian and KJ Charles and those who enjoy a gritty noir detective story with an appealing protagonist." —Library Journal on Mirage City

“Movingly explores the strain of trying to pass as straight at a time when living an authentic life could be deadly.” —The New York Times Book Review on Lavender House

“Required reading for anyone who wonders what it was like to be queer before Stonewall.” —Kirkus Reviews on Mirage City

“Rosen’s smart, bittersweet tale plays with the oldest truth of all: the price we pay for our identity in America.” —Walter Mosley on Lavender House

“A new take on a Golden Age crime novel…richly cinematic.” —The Washington Post on Lavender House

“Rosen is a star. Standing ovation!” —Hank Phillippi Ryan, USA Today bestselling author of All This Could Be Yours

“Gripping... Readers will be ready for the next Mills adventure as soon as this one ends.” —Publishers Weekly on The Bell in the Fog

“Rosen is one of a kind and just gets better.” —Dan Chaon, New York Times bestselling author of Sleepwalk


Awards

  • Triangle Awards - Nominee