Mystery

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REVIEW: Twenty-Five Turns – Blaine D. Arden

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Twenty-Five Turns - Blaine D. Arden

Genre: Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Ace, Gay, Non-Binary Reviewer:Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Can love last when one won’t leave, and the other can’t stay? Fear of moving farther away from his family had cost Eer the love of his life, but now, after twenty-five turns, Kat has returned…with a son, and Eer’s feelings resurface as if it had been only yesterday since they’d first kissed. But any hope Eer has of rekindling their love seems doomed to fail when a murderer’s taste for revenge forces Kat to choose between endangering their family or running… and leaving Eer behind, again. The Review Eer is a cloud elf, … Read more

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REVIEW: No Accident at Abergwyn – Ripley Hayes

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No Accident at Abergwyn - Ripley Hayes

Genre: Cosy Mystery LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book I just wanted to be a caring son. So why was I relying on gin and cake to keep the boredom at bay? Peter Tudor was an adrenaline-fuelled emergency nurse, until he decided his duty lay in caring for his disabled mother in the dull seaside village where he grew up. Out for an early morning run, Peter stumbles over the body of a hated village resident. The police say it’s an accident. Enigmatic stranger Lorne Stewart insists it’s murder, after a ‘message’ from the dead man.  The police aren’t keen to investigate, and neither … Read more

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REVIEW: The Mystery of the Spirits – C.S. Poe

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The Mystery of the Spirits - C.S. Poe

Genre: Mystery, Historical LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Antique dealer Sebastian Snow and Homicide detective Calvin Winter have been happily married for a year and a half. In that time, there’s been nary a mystery in sight, and for a recovering sleuth like Sebastian, an uneventful life is exactly what he needs. That is, until Calvin’s lieutenant enters the Emporium and demands insight on a bizarre object known as a spiritoscope, hailing from the early days of the Spiritualism movement. Sebastian’s extensive knowledge of Victorian curiosities leads him to consulting for the NYPD—putting him at odds with his husband. And as the bodies … Read more

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REVIEW: Carillon’s Curse – Sionnach Wintergreen

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Carillon's Curse - Sionnach Wintergreen

Genre: Paranormal, Historical, Western, Thriller, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book In 1888 Austin, Texas, a shy medium with clubfoot is visited by the horrific ghosts of murdered children and enlists the help of a surly Texas Ranger to pursue their killer. As the two men hunt the murderer, they find themselves not only in the grip of a taboo love that could—at best—send them to prison, but also in danger of becoming the killer’s next prey. In the twenty three years of his life, Thomas Carillon has known nothing but unrequited love. People don’t notice him; they only notice his clubfoot. He … Read more

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REVIEW: Poisoned Primrose – Dahlia Donovan

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Poisoned Primrose - Dahlia Donovan

Genre: Cosy Mystery LGBTQ+ Category: Asexual Reviewer: Xanthe, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Meet Motts and the quirky cast of characters in her world. Poisoned Primrose is a quintessential cosy British mystery and an all-round fun story to throw yourself into. Autistic, asexual, and almost forty, Pineapple “Motts” Mottley flees London with her cat and turtle to a quaint cottage in Cornwall. She craves the peace of life in a small village. The dead body buried in her garden isn’t quite what she had in mind, though. Unable to resist her curiosity, she falls directly into a mess of trouble and runs head-first into the … Read more

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REVIEW: Death Among the Olives – Olivier Bosman

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Death Among the Olives - Olivier Bosman

Genre: Mystery LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Three middle-aged, gay men, each with their reasons for starting over, share a house in a small, rural town in Andalucia.  Learning to adjust and adapt to new housemates is a hard trick for these old dogs to learn, and things do not go smoothly. But a sensational murder in their adopted town soon brings the men together.  The death of a migrant worker in the olive fields has the whole town on tenterhooks, and our three heroes become consumed with the desire to solve the mystery. “Death Among the Olives,” is a comic and colourful … Read more

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REVIEW: Crossed Lines – Steve Burford

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Crossed Lines - Greg Burford

Genre: Mystery, Crime Fiction LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book “Victor really was a very good man.” Why then did someone brutally murder Victor Whyte, an elderly man chiefly known for his dedication to helping the gay community? Inspector Claire Summerskill and Sergeant Dave Lyon investigate and are drawn into the world of the Hereford and Worcester Lesbian and Gay Switchboard, a telephone helpline for LGBQT+ people. Operatives and callers help piece together a picture of the murdered man, and gradually a surprising picture of Victor emerges with the possibility of a murderer in the very last place Summerskill and Lyon would have thought … Read more

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REVIEW: Keepers of the Past – Jackson Marsh

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Keepers of the Past - Jackson Marsh - The Larkspur Mysteries

Genre: Historical, Mystery, Suspense LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book “Forgive when there is nothing to forgive, and forget when there is.”Barbary Fleet, September 1890 Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, September 1890 Deaf since birth, Joe Tanner was destined for a life of misery in the workhouse until Lord Clearwater offered him a place at the curious Larkspur Academy in Cornwall. There, while adjusting to his new life, His Lordship challenges Joe to unlock the mystery of the Colvannick stone row. As Joe sets about his task, he suspects a connection between the standing stones and a series of unsolved murders. The problem is convincing others, … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT: The River City Chronicles Audiobook – J. Scott Coatsworth

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The River City Chronicles Audiobook - J. Scott Coatsworth

J. Scott Coatsworth’s LGBTQ+ magical realism “circle of friends” book The River City Chronicles is out in audiobook format! And there’s a giveaway. Everyone in the River City has a secret, and sooner or later secrets always come out. A group of strangers meets at Ragazzi, an Italian restaurant, for a cooking lesson that will change them all. They quickly become intertwined in each other’s lives, and a bit of magic touches each of them. Meet Dave, the consultant who lost his partner; Matteo and Diego, the couple who runs the restaurant; recently widowed Carmelina; Marcos, a web designer getting too old for hook-ups; Ben, a trans author writing the Great American … Read more

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REVIEW: Cold Cases & Second Chances – J.M. Dabney

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Cold Cases and Second Chances - J.M. Dabney

Genre: Romance, Interracial/Multicultural, Mystery/Suspense LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon | Universal Buy Link About The Book Life and Death sometimes made you believe in second chances Robert One thing I was sure of in my life was I’d never start over after my marriage of thirty years ended. Yet when our kids formed lives of their own, we’d grown apart. I’d signed the papers and tried to move on. My work as a Homicide Detective became my life. It left me with no time to think, but I couldn’t exist for my job alone. All that changed when they assigned Remy Bosley as my new … Read more