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Review: The Birthmark Murders – Janus Lucky

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The Birthmark Murders - Janus Lucky

Genre: Mystery LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Ulysses Get It On Amazon About The Book Step into a world where secrets smoulder between the lines and truth hides behind the curtain. A famous father’s death. A city of secrets. A son who won’t let go. A play that refuses to stay on the stage. When Mikael—a half-Finnish New Zealander—returns to probe his father’s supposed suicide, nothing adds up. With a reluctant new friend, sharp-tongued editor-translator Pekka Wall, and a local misfit at his side, the stunning Mikael slips into Finland’s eccentric underbelly. In nightless hot Finnish summer, the light hides more than it reveals; silence is a blade; the past refuses … Read more

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Review: The Triumvirate Murders – Janus Lucky

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The Triumvirate Murders - Janus Lucky

Genre: Mystery LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Ulysses Get It On Amazon About The Book A yellow sports car that won’t stop. One hit-and-run on an August road—and Helsinki’s winter is already overshadowed with murder. At the President’s Independence Day gala, celebrated editor Pekka Wall and his much-younger partner, rising sci-fi star Tuomas Ylivire, are Finland’s most-watched queer couple—until a drunken whisper on live TV hints at bodies buried beneath the city’s polished veneer. What follows is pure Scandi-noir: a sweltering castle reception turning sour, neoclassical facades and frozen harbours, a trail from luxury boardrooms to back-street bedsits. As Pekka and Tuomas are pulled into a lethal game, a power “triumvirate” … Read more

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Review: A Marvelous Murder – David F. Pederson

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A Marvelous Murder - David F. Pederson

Genre: Mystery, Historical LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Hollywood, 1939. When film director Orland Orcott is found dead in his locked study, police rule it a suicide. However, movie star Victor Marvel believes otherwise and sets out to investigate, aided by his handsome boyfriend, Griffin, and Eve Spellman, Victor’s smart, young costar. Suspects include Orland’s son, Tab, an aspiring actor who was blacklisted after his father found out that he’s gay, and Sheila, a former mistress of Orland’s, tossed aside when he took up with a new starlet. Added to the list are William Taylor, a has-been that Orland delighted in humiliating, William’s … Read more

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Review: Snowbound With Murder – Edale Lane

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Snowbound With Murder - Edale Lane

Genre: Romance, Mystery, Police Procedural LGBTQ+ Category: Lesbian Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Outside, a storm. Inside, a killer. Book 13 in the Lessons in Murder series, by award-winning, best-selling author Edale Lane. When a deadly blizzard strands motorists at a highway rest area, Detective Jenna Ferrari and her wife, Dr. Randi McLeod, find themselves in the middle of a double homicide. With power lines down and roads impassable, the travelers and the unknown murderer are trapped together. Tensions rise and suspicions mount as Jenna teams up with Trooper Bonnie Rourke to separate truth from panic. Closed off from the outside world, they must rely on … Read more

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Review: Fall From Grace – Jackson Marsh

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A Fall from Grace - Jackson Marsh - Delamere Files

Genre: Historical, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Ulysses Get It On Amazon About The Book Hired by the esteemed Clearwater Detective Agency, and determined to prove themselves worthy, Jack and Will Merrit face their first case: They have eight days to unravel past events at an English public school, find a missing man and prevent his suicide. A new life brings intriguing potentials as Jack grapples with his attraction towards men. As the assistant to the manly and assured, Jimmy Wright, he must put aside his longing for Larkin Chase and the temptations of a new stable lad, and face the weight of his new responsibility. The Merrit brothers’ future … Read more

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Review: Indefensible – Ripley Hayes

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Indefensible - Ripley Hayes

Genre: Mystery LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book How far would you go to protect your secret? On the morning DC Deryn Kent found the bodies, Brody Murphy got off a plane to meet a friend who never arrived. Deryn has been blackmailed into turning a blind eye to his family’s drug dealing for years. But have they gone too far this time? Someone has brought Fentanyl into the small Welsh village and people are dying. Then Brody turns up to report his friend missing amid signs of violence, and Deryn has another problem to deal with. Are there two major crimes in one … Read more

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Review: Rare Vintage – Dee Rismiller

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Rare Vintage - Dee Rismiller

Genre: Contemporary, Police Procedural, Mystery, Thriller, Paranormal, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Lesbian Reviewer: Jay Get It On Amazon | Publisher | Apple Books | B&N | Bookshop.org | Kobo | Smashwords | Universal Buy Link About The Book Jessica Morgan is a gifted profiler. Some might even use the term legendary when speaking of her skills. So much so that the FBI Director takes it upon himself to call her back into service years after a personal tragedy caused her to walk away from the Bureau. Returning with her profiling skills intact and a medical degree, Agent Morgan’s task is to assess the investigation she’s assigned, profile the UNSUB (unknown subject), … Read more

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Review: The Burnt – Peter E. Fenton

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The Burnt - Peter Fenton

Genre: Romance, Mystery, Suspense LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Book three in the Declan Hunt Mysteries series How far would you be willing to go to reveal the truth? Finding work-life balance isn’t always easy when you’re sleeping with the boss. Charlie Watts is feeling stressed as he studies for his private investigator’s license, starts taking on his own cases and tries to navigate his relationship with Declan Hunt. He thinks he can handle it, but every time their relationship is going well, work always seems to get in the way. While Charlie investigates a threatening note that appears to be from a … Read more

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Review: Desired Quarry – A. Williams

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Desired Quarry - A. Williams

Genre: Mystery, Crime Thriller LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Alex is framed by his ex best friend, fired for illegal drug use, dumped by his girlfriend, and mugged all in the same day. When an editor takes a chance and gives him a new job as a crime reporter, he is thrilled. Dell, his counterpart at the rival newspaper, isn’t. Everything is going great for Alex until he receives death threats. The suspects are Dell, Lou, and Domino, the hit man. Alex leaves the city, assumes a new identity, and gets a job in a small town. Lou ends up at the … Read more

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Review: Innocent of Murder – Edale Lane

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Innocent of Murder - Edale Lane

Genre: Mystery, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Lesbian Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book When all the facts point in the wrong direction … Book 11 in the popular Lessons in Murder series, by award-winning, best-selling author Edale Lane. Lieutenant Detective Jenna Ferrari and Dr. Randi McLeod have been enjoying a summer of newlywed bliss when a fresh case threatens to rock the boat. With all evidence pointing toward Randi’s sensei for killing his nemesis, Jenna has no choice but to make the arrest, sending Randi into a rare display of temper. But if the obvious suspect didn’t do it, who did? The investigation reveals the victim to be … Read more