Jeffrey Round: 2 books

First published in England to international acclaim in 1997, Jeffrey Round’s classic novel, A Cage of Bones, now appears in a new edition. At the beginning of the ’90s, an ingenuous young Torontonian named Warden Fields is persuaded to work as a model in Europe’s fashion capitals. Italy revels in the opulent splendour of designers like Versace and Ferré.

On assignment in the famed Mexican resort town, gay caballero Bradford Fairfax discovers he has far more to worry about than sand fleas and la turista. When a sultry diva sends out a distress signal, Brad answers the call. But why won’t his boss, the shadowy Grace, tell him why he’s really in...