Posts labeled Mystery
Review - The Spoil of Beasts by Gregory Ashe
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The sherif and two inmates of the county jail are dead, and one of the deputies is missing, along with an inmate. Police Chief John-Henry hires private investigators North and Shaw to help track down clues. The trail leads the pair to a mega church in the same town as the Cottonmouth Club. The clues and bodies continue to mount up as North, Shaw and their friends try to track down the killers and figure out how it all connects to the club.
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Review - Broadway Butchery by C.S. Poe
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Detective Everett Larkin is called to a souvenir shop in Times Square where workmen have uncovered the mummified remains of a young woman. It doesn’t take long for the clues to point to another serial killer connected to the mysterious figure that’s been taunting Larkin. Once again, Larkin’s boyfriend and police forensic artist Ira Doyle, is there to lend a hand and provide emotional support. “Broadway Butchery” is the third murder mystery in the Memento Mori series.
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Review - Troth by E. H. Lupton
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Sam and Ulysses have taken their relationship to the next step by renting an apartment and moving in together. Things are far from settled, though, as Sam continues to attract unwanted attention from both government agents and the remnants of his grandfather’s team of scientists who were trying to create demigods. To complicate things, Ulysses’ brother Lazarus is back from service in Vietnam, and clearly has his own issues to deal with.
Tags: Paranormal Mystery
Review - The Girl in the Wind by Gregory Ashe
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Theo and Auggie are back home after being dragged into a murder investigation in the Ozarks. They’re hoping things can get back to normal, but then a girl goes missing on the first day of school, where Theo is a teacher. Auggie was helping the student with her college application project, so both men are concerned about her disappearance. As the pair look into what happened, several clues point back to the Cottonmouth Club, the place at the center of an investigation into drugs and wildlife smuggling.
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Review - A Light in the Darkness by Crystal D. Budy
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When Max receives word that his father has had a heart attack, he doesn’t really want to return to the small town he ran away from many years ago, but knows he must. It doesn’t take long before Max runs into Carter, the one boy from his high school class that wasn’t impressed by the power and wealth of Max’s family. Carter now owns the small town’s first and only gay bar.
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Review - Object of Desire by Dal Maclean
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Tom is nearing the top of the modelling profession. A true supermodel. He’s also being pursued romantically by the head of the agency, Nick, who has left his wife to be with Tom. When Nick’s wife is brutally murdered, suspicion naturally falls on Tom. Nick hires a top-class lawyer who recommends they also hire a private investigator to look into suspects the police are likely to ignore. Things get more complicated when the investigator turns out to be Tom’s ex-boyfriend, Will.
Tags: Crime Mystery UK Setting
Review - Subway Slayings by C.S. Poe
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Everett Larkin is ready to go back on duty after recovering from injuries he received on his last case. He doesn’t even get to his desk in the squadroom before Larkin is called to the scene of a murder. It doesn’t look like a job for the cold case detective, but an old photograph of a dead girl says otherwise. Larkin once again partners with forensic artist Ira Doyle and together the pair uncover a murder spree that has gone on for decades.
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Review - Spellbound by Ava Marie Salinger
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Note, this book is part of a series meant to be read in order. This review of the second book in the set may contain spoilers about the first installment. Cassius and Morgan are trying to come to terms with the realization they are both demigods, as well as their undeniable attraction to each other. The pair are also working together at Argonaut as part of Morgan’s team, looking into crimes involving supernaturals.
Tags: Paranormal Fantasy Mystery Crime
Review - Trailer Park Trickster by David R. Slayton
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Adam may have defeated an ancient evil spirit, barely, but he doesn’t have time to enjoy it, or explore the connection he has to Vic, the police officer whose life he saved. Adam’s Sight tells him his great aunt Sue is in danger. The woman was more of a mother to Adam than his own mother, so he rushes back to Guthrie to try to save her. What he finds there is much more than he bargained for.
Review - Blue On Blue by Dal Maclean
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Detective Inspector Will Foster is attending the extravagant engagement party for his colleague DI James and his fiance Ben thrown by James’ rich father, when Will is called away to attend the scene of a murder. A sex worker has been killed execution style. It’s hard enough to find leads in the shadowy world of sex workers, but when the DNA evidence comes back, it throws up a whole new set of questions.
Tags: Crime Mystery UK Setting