In the glittering nightlife of Manhattan, where beauty, wit, and attitude are currency, three young men believe they have invented the ultimate game. After a drunken argument over who among them is truly the most fabulous, the trio creates “The Flipping Game.” The rules are simple—and outrageous: each will attempt to seduce a straight, married man. The one who succeeds first earns the crown and the title they all crave—Queen of New York. At first it’s just a reckless challenge fueled by cocktails, ego, and the thrill of forbidden conquest. Then the first man turns up dead. What began as a joke suddenly becomes a homicide investigation, and NYPD Detective Timothy McFarland is assigned the case. McFarland is the last person the LGBTQIA community wants leading the investigation. Old-school, bitter, and carrying prejudices he barely bothers to hide, he sees the victims as participants in a foolish game that should never have existed. But when a second body is discovered, the outrage erupts across the city. Activists demand answers. The media descends. Pressure mounts inside the department. And somewhere in Manhattan, a killer is still playing. As the last surviving player realizes the crown he chased may cost him his life, Detective McFarland faces a decision that will define him forever: cling to his resentment… or remember the oath he swore when he pinned on the badge. Because in The Flipping Game, the title of Queen of New York may come with a far more ancient tradition— Dethronement by death. The Flipping Game A provocative LGBTQIA crime drama about ego, prejudice, redemption, and a deadly game no one can win. By Jerrimiah Stonecastle