A NIGHT OWL REVIEWS BOOK REVIEW | Reviewed by: Alex
In 'Fatal Shadows', when bookshop owner Adrian English's employee and friend is found murdered in an alley he finds himself both the chief suspect and the next intended victim. As if this wasn't enough to cope with, he also finds himself falling for one of the police detectives investigating the case, handsome and hopelessly closeted Jake Riordan. In 'A Dangerous Thing', fleeing from the disastrous non-relationship with Jake, Adrian retreats to his ranch where he stumbles across a dead body. Soon he's being shot at, and finding rattlesnakes in the mail. At least several close brushes with death are enough to convince Jake that maybe he does love Adrian after all, but after they get back to the city, who knows how long that will last? These were two of the best books I think I've ever read. Fast-paced, entertaining, beautifully written, genuinely scary in parts, witty, funny and with wonderfully complex mystery plots which left me wanting to turn the page regardless of the romance. But the romance was gorgeous! You can feel the chemistry between sharp-witted but vulnerable Adrien and 'straight as a stick figure' Jake, and their difficulties and challenges in relating to one another make their moments of tenderness so much more touching. If the print books weren't so ridiculously expensive, I would certainly be buying these in paperback. But given that the paperbacks are so difficult to get hold of, the e-books are an absolute bargain. Rush out and get them today!
May 10, 2007 | 978-1-59632-465-7
5 - Rare Top Pick | 4.5 - Top Pick | 4 - I Liked It | 3.5 - Enjoyable | 3 - OK | 2.5 - It just didn't click
Book Blurb for Adrien English Mysteries
Genre: LGBT Suspense Length: Novel Relationships can be murder. Bookseller and mystery author Adrien English is looking for love in all the wrong places -- and, according to hot and handsome LAPD detective Jake Riordan, it's liable to get him killed. Fatal Shadows A serial killer is stalking gay men, and a tawny-eyed LAPD detective wants bookseller Adrien English in handcuffs -- for all the wrong reasons! A Dangerous Thing When his romance goes south, Adrien heads north to the California Motherlode country. Can murder -- and Adrien's favorite LAPD detective -- be far behind? Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic situations, and situations that some readers may find objectionable: homoerotic sex, violence
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