Posts labeled Mystery
Review - The Evening Wolves by Gregory Ashe
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It’s been months since the case revolving around the Cottonmouth Club went cold. Emery and his husband John-Henry continue to chase leads, but every one of them ends up being a dead end, sometimes literally. Summer has given way to autumn and then winter. It’s almost Christmas when John-Henry is arrested and accused of one of the worst crimes. Emery and all his friends know the chief of police is being framed, and they are sure it has to do with the investigation of the Cottonmouth Club, but can they prove it?
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Review - By the Book by G.B. Gordon
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Fresh out of school and working his first full time accounting job, Ben wants to make a good impression. When he starts seeing large discrepancies, he thinks he’s found something significant, even if it is in the company’s favor. Ben takes what he’s found to his boss, who isn’t the sharpest stick. The boss says he’ll take it to the owner, but then ends up dead, execution style, a few days later.
Review - The Family Man by AJ Rose
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Tracey Smith has just landed his dream job with the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit, the elite law enforcement “profilers” who help catch the baddest of the bad guys. He’s eager to make a good impression on his new team, although the team lead sparks all sorts of unfamiliar feelings. Senior Special Agent Jon Anderson is known as “The Ice Man” among other things. He doesn’t share his private life with his team.
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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