The Trials of Christopher Mann

Longtime UM English Professor Casey Charles sets his first novel in the events surrounding the assassinations of San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk, the first openly gay person to hold public office in San Francisco. The protagonist, Chris Mann, has come to San Francisco for law school. But during his first year, he is carried into gay politics, the murder trial of the former city supervisor Dan White, and his attraction to his best friend, Jim.