| Peter Tuesday Hughes | |
| Death Date: | c. 2005 |
| Genre: | Science fiction, mystery |
| Notable Works: | Bruce Doe series |
| Occupation: | Travel agent |
Peter Tuesday Hughes[1] was an American science fiction and mystery author. He was an early exponent of the "gay gothic" subgenre. Though published primarily by Greenleaf Classics, a firm known for insisting that its authors include graphic sex in their works, his novels "[depict] gay relationships with a depth surprising for the markets he published for."[2] However, some of his contemporaries objected to the pessimism Hughes occasionally expressed.[3]
He was the creator of fictional detective Bruce Doe, who featured in six mystery novels that are now considered to "have an unexpected resonance in a post-9/11 world."[4] In 2013, the Bruce Doe novels were named one of the ten best gay mystery series by the Lambda Literary Review.[5]
A San Francisco travel agent,[6] Hughes briefly partnered with fellow authors Dirk Vanden, Phil Andros, Richard Amory, Larry Townsend, and Douglas Dean in an attempt to found the first all-gay publishing company, which was to be called The Renaissance Group. The group was unable to secure funding for the attempt and several of its members ceased publishing shortly thereafter.[7]
He died around 2005.