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Josh Lanyon
Los Angeles, 1943
Reporter Nathan Doyle had his reasons to want Phil Arlen dead, but when he sees the man's body pulled from the La Brea tar pit, he knows he'll be the prime suspect. He also knows that his life won't stand up to intense police scrutiny, so he sets out to crack the case himself.
Lieutenant Matthew Spain's official inquiries soon lead him to believe that Nathan knows more than he's saying. But that's not the only reason Matt takes notice of the handsome journalist. Matt's been drawn to men before, but he must hide his true feelings—or risk his entire career.
As Nathan digs deeper, it becomes increasingly difficult to stay one step ahead of Matt Spain—and to deny his intense attraction to him. Nathan's secrets may not include murder, but has his hunt put him right in the path of the real killer?
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Josh Lanyon rules the gay mystery genre. A reporter and police lieutenant solving a crime in 1943, Los Angeles? Consider me sold. The slow-building attraction between Doyle and Spain, and the danger of it in that time, had me ache all over. It was so tender and breathtaking and hot, I didn’t know what to do with myself. I need the second book, Mr. Lanyon. I need it like air. Absolute favorite. ~ Solange [June 2014]
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