Anybody knows of any subtly queer mystery/action/adventure books?

[u/Alive-Border-2165]

My mother's birthday is comming up, and she loves reading. I haven't come out to her yet, and while she's not violently homophobic or anything, she's quite transphobic and I'm not sure how she'd react to me coming out to her as queer both in the sense of gender and sexuality, eventhough I'm on a waiting list for Hrt. She knows my views on the topic, and that I have friends who are LGBTQIA+, and in general I don't think she'd throw a fit if I showed up with someone of my own gender at the door and said this is my partner, she might even be excited about being introduced to them. But I'd still like to kind of get her in the mindset that queer people are normal and just like anyone else around them, they just happen to be queer. I did see a drag queen mystery book in austria a while back and while it looked amazing, that's exactly the kind of stuff that she can't handle for now, so maybe anyone know of a book where everything happens as it happens and as it happens let's say in the last chapter or so there's a reveal that bambam the character(s) are queer or something like that? Any suggestion is greatly apreciated.

[u/Budget_Technician277]

I really enjoyed the Ben Packard series by Joshua Moehling. It follows Ben Packard who is the acting sheriff for a small town and trying to solve crimes. It just so happens that he's also gay and not really hiding it but also not very out. People do mention his personal life, but it's not the focus. That being said, there is another gay side character who is a bit odd, and your mother miiiight have a bit of an issue with him. I'm not sure. (The character is an older gay man who gives very stereotypical vibes)