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REVIEW: Dirty Work – TA Moore

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Dirty Work - TA Moore

Genre: Contemporary, Romance, Suspense LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Crime Scene Cleaner [kraɪm siːnˈkliːnə]: Cleans up crime scenes…before the cops know there is one. People always say ‘you can’t go home again’. It turns out that doesn’t count as a guarantee…especially not during a global pandemic. After the jobs in LA started to dry up, crime scene cleaner Grade Pulaski was forced to pack up and move home. He loves his family, but the last thing he ever wanted was to face the ghosts he’d left back in Sweeny, Kentucky. Also, the place just sucks. He certainly isn’t going to stay any longer … Read more

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REVIEW: Cold Cases and Dark Secrets – J.M. Dabney

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Cold Cases and Dark Secrets - J.M. Dabney

Genre: Mystery, Suspense, Procedural, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Time Didn’t Heal All Wounds, and the Scars were About to be Ripped Open StevensonWhen I’d moved from Homicide to the Cold Case Unit my friends headed, I’d thought it would be a new start. The minute my marriage fell apart, I’d lost my purpose. Years passed, and I hadn’t found myself until I’d helped my friends catch a serial killer, but I’d also found friends and family. As I’d searched for a case among dusty boxes, a decades’ old murder and missing person case caught my attention. The autopsy report sent me … Read more

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REVIEW: Cold Winters – Reis Asher

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Cold Winters - Reis Asher

Genre: Mystery, Crime Thriller, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay / Bisexual Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Nick Fabian has settled into life in the small Maine town of Point Clear with his boyfriend Roy Constas, but work in the P.I. business is slow. Struggling for money and a sense of purpose, he considers working at the local laundry with Emily, but the news that his old crush Lieutenant Scott Mordis has been murdered in Philadelphia ignites a deep yearning he’d been trying to snuff out. With their last parting a bitter one, Nick is conflicted about returning to Philly, but is driven by the force of … Read more

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REVIEW: Wrapped in Screams – Amy Tasukada

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Wrapped in Screams - Amy Tasukada

Genre: Crime Thriller, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book A gunshot. A bloody note. And a relationship that might not survive… Now that the war with the Korean syndicate is behind him, all Nao Murata wants is a vacation and a chance to nurture his new relationship with Aki Hisona. They can punish those who abandoned the family later. After six weeks trapped in a hospital bed, a quiet vacation is the last thing Aki wants. Ready to prove himself to Nao and the rest of the family, Aki’s desperate for some action. And not just the Yakuza kind… When Aki hears a … 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: 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: The Dead Don’t Mourn – Anne Russo

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The Dead Don't Mourn - Anne Russo

Genre: Thriller LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Sequel to The Dead Don’t Lie Three months have passed, and Ian and Adam are both struggling with the memory of that fateful night. Consumed with guilt, Ian carries on with his day-to-day existence with little success, while Adam adjusts to his new life as a cold-blooded killer. But both men face a new challenge when Adam’s latest target, a crime boss’s beautiful daughter, enters the picture. It’s a dangerous assignment that forces hidden jealousies and not so buried desires to the surface. Yet as Adam and Ian’s desperate situation escalates, they find their chaotic world dealt … 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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NEW RELEASE: A Death in Bloomsbury – David C. Dawson

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A Death in Bloomsbury - David C. Dawson

David C. Dawson has a new gay historical crime thriller out: A Death in Bloomsbury. And there’s a giveaway! Everyone has secrets… but some are fatal. 1932, London. Late one December night Simon Sampson stumbles across the body of a woman in an alleyway. Her death is linked to a plot by right-wing extremists to assassinate the King on Christmas Day. Simon resolves to do his patriotic duty and unmask the traitors. But Simon Sampson lives a double life. Not only is he a highly respected BBC radio announcer, but he’s also a man who loves men, and as such must live a secret life. His investigation risks revealing his … Read more

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DOUBLE REVIEW: A Death in Bloomsbury – David C. Dawson

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A Death in Bloomsbury co-op - David C. Dawson

Genre: Romance, Thriller/Suspense, British Crime LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Lesbian Reviewer: Maryann / Tony Get It On Amazon About The Book Everyone has secrets… but some are fatal.  1932, London. Late one December night Simon Sampson stumbles across the body of a woman in an alleyway. Her death is linked to a plot by right-wing extremists to assassinate the King on Christmas Day. Simon resolves to do his patriotic duty and unmask the traitors.But Simon Sampson lives a double life. Not only is he a highly respected BBC radio announcer, but he’s also a man who loves men, and as such must live a secret life. His investigation risks revealing his … Read more