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Carregando... Come Unto These Yellow Sands (2011)de Josh Lanyon
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Registre-se no LibraryThing tpara descobrir se gostará deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. I've read quite a lot of Josh Lanyon's works and enjoyed pretty much every one of them. I couldn’t begin to pick a favorite. Addiction is a major theme in this story, but it doesn't distract from the murder mystery. Swift’s honesty about his addiction, and Max's support gave the story a meaning that I wasn’t expecting. The protagonists aren't perfect. There was a point where the whole relationship between Swift and Max could have gone into the wind...and I was surprised that it didn't. As usual Josh Lanyon delivers a story that entertains. Her characters make you care for them and wish them happiness and love always. ( ) m/m mystery, professor, small-town, students, law-enforcement, family-dynamics, friendship, murder, misunderstanding, romance, erotica***** I really missed the humor characteristic of Lanyon's other books. Swift is a poet, a professor, on the constant battle with C addiction with six years clean, and not-quite-partner with the very attractive (but rigidly judgmental) police chief of their small town in Maine. A student comes to him bearing signs of a very recent beating and asks for help, but the top cop is furious out of proportion when Swift finally reveals how he helped the student. That's because said student is the prime suspect for murder. Let the misunderstandings and sleuthing begin. Pretty well written, and definitely a good whodunit by one of my favorite authors! I requested and received a free temporary ebook from JustJoshin Publishing, Inc. via NetGalley. Thank you! Once a bad boy, the only lines Professor Sebastian Swift does these days are Browning, Frost and Cummings. When a student he helped to disappear becomes a suspect in a murder, he races to find the boy and convince him to give himself up before his police chief lover figures out he’s involved. Max likes being lied to even less than he likes sonnets. Yet his instincts--and his heart-- tell him his lover is being played. Max can forgive lies and deception, but a dangerous enemy may not stop until Swift is heading up his own dead poet’s society. This book came backed by solid praise; the author is surrounded by a glow of admiration. Also, the book comes from Samhain Press, and I have had really good luck with almost everything I've found there. Even the smut has been pretty well written. And this isn't smut. For anyone who might be bothered by such things, there are a couple of explicit scenes – but they aren't the point of the book. Anyway, any book which intentionally melds poetry and Choose Your Own Adventure novels is bound to find favor with me. I'm not sure I'd put Josh Lanyon in my top tier of Most Favorite Writers, but he is very, very good. Swift was really interesting character and like how his descriptions matched his poetic view. The mystery wasn't the most clever, but I liked watching Swift solve it. My concrit is that I wasn't clear on Max's character in terms of what he looked like or his motivations. He didn't come alive for me until the ending of the book and I would have liked to see more hints along the way.
Sometimes the adventure chooses you. Lover of fine poetry and lousy choose-your-own-adventure novels, Professor Sebastian Swift was once the bad-boy darling of the literati. The only lines he does these days are Browning, Frost, and Cummings. Even his relationship with the hot, handsome Wolfe Neck Police Chief Max Prescott is healthy. When one of his most talented students comes to him bruised and begging for help, Swift hands over the keys to his Orson Island cabin - only to find out that the boy's father is dead and the police are suspicious. In an instant, the stable life Swift has built for himself hangs on finding the boy and convincing him to give himself up before Max figures out Swift's involvement in the case. Max enjoys splitting an infinitive or two with his favorite nutty professor, but he's not much for sonnets or Shakespeare. He likes being lied to even less. Yet his instincts - and his heart - tell him his lover is being played. Max can forgive lies and deception, but a dangerous enemy may not stop until Swift is heading up his own dead poet's society. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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