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Dead Run (Dangerous Ground #4)
by
Josh Lanyon (Goodreads Author)
The boys are back in town -- and Paris is burning!
For Special Agents of the Department of Diplomatic Security, Taylor MacAllister and Will Brandt, the strain of a long distance relationship is beginning to tell after eleven months of separation. A romantic holiday could be just the thing to bridge the ever-growing distance, but when Taylor spots a terrorist from the 70s, l...more
For Special Agents of the Department of Diplomatic Security, Taylor MacAllister and Will Brandt, the strain of a long distance relationship is beginning to tell after eleven months of separation. A romantic holiday could be just the thing to bridge the ever-growing distance, but when Taylor spots a terrorist from the 70s, l...more
ebook, 151 pages
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September 13th 2011
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3 stars for the writing, 2 stars for the plot. Book 4 in the hitherto very good Dangerous Ground series. Josh Lanyon writes with his usual technique but the plot pushed all the wrong buttons for me. I didn't even like Will's character that much in this volume. Cosy late night chats with ex-lover David Bradley on the day he is picking up the supposed love of his love after a year apart. Making Taylor feel guilty for not wanting them to spend one of their few days together going to dinner with Dav...more
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About the last sentence - YES, WE SHOULD. THIS MAKES ME HAPPY!!
Very good, as usual, but there were some things that bothered me.
I won't talk about the amazingness of the relationship/action/sex/writing, becuse if you've gotten this far in the series you already know what we're dealing with with JL.
But: the amnesia came completely out of left field, David should die painfully and Will was basically an asshole all throughout the story (although the more I read about Taylor, the more I love him...more
About the last sentence - YES, WE SHOULD. THIS MAKES ME HAPPY!!
Very good, as usual, but there were some things that bothered me.
I won't talk about the amazingness of the relationship/action/sex/writing, becuse if you've gotten this far in the series you already know what we're dealing with with JL.
But: the amnesia came completely out of left field, David should die painfully and Will was basically an asshole all throughout the story (although the more I read about Taylor, the more I love him...more
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It's book #4 of Will and Taylor series -- and for three books, they have never really been my favorites. I like them enough but I'm not a HUGE fan of story relating to secret agents or terrorism. Give me plain ol' murder (or serial killers) and police procedural/detective investigation, and I'm game. So who knew, it takes 4 stories and the City of Love, for me to like this one enough and makes it my favorite Will/Taylor story.
Oh, I still don't give a da*n about the "terrorist resurfaces" plot. I...more
Oh, I still don't give a da*n about the "terrorist resurfaces" plot. I...more
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Let's clear it: I roll my eyes at drama, but I'm a sucker for it and I really adore Will and Taylor. At the beginning of the series, I wouldn't envision this kind of development in their relationship. Even if the action and the plot in this series is more over the top - like those blockbuster action movies - I feel that the emotional part of the story is becoming more and more important and I really care for Will and Taylor. They made my poor heart beat a little too fast a little too often this...more
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Excellent read. I loved everything about this book.
Will and Taylor are partners in the crime department. Their cozy but shaky vacation in Paris comes to a halt when they are faced with a terrorist threat. It is up to them(well actually Taylor)to figure out who the terrorist is and what his/her next target would be.
This book gives you a view of each man's personality.
First off, Taylor needs to work on his communication skills. He may be an asset at 'criminal bureau' but, his attitude won't work w...more
Will and Taylor are partners in the crime department. Their cozy but shaky vacation in Paris comes to a halt when they are faced with a terrorist threat. It is up to them(well actually Taylor)to figure out who the terrorist is and what his/her next target would be.
This book gives you a view of each man's personality.
First off, Taylor needs to work on his communication skills. He may be an asset at 'criminal bureau' but, his attitude won't work w...more
Finally! I have went back and forth with this series. After each book I have had to struggle with whether I want to continue with the next one and I finally found the one that gets me all happy, fan girl excited and wanting to do a dance
and then the next want be released till October.
This is a great series and the first three books can go either way but it is definitely worth it to make it to book four! I was so not expecting that!!!!!! Can't wait to see what the boys will do in the next b...more
and then the next want be released till October.
This is a great series and the first three books can go either way but it is definitely worth it to make it to book four! I was so not expecting that!!!!!! Can't wait to see what the boys will do in the next b...more
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The suspense didn't grab me, the strains in the romance were a little over the top. Still very good writing, technically, and descriptions vivid.
Cover - sort of generic - this is 4th in the series and it maintains the style.
MC's - Taylor and Will, agents for the Department of Diplomatic Security. 3rd person POV alternates between them.
This whole book felt rather rushed, to me, and a flat out race to the finish.
The suspense plot - just who is the bad guy and what's he up to? - stumbles around co...more
Cover - sort of generic - this is 4th in the series and it maintains the style.
MC's - Taylor and Will, agents for the Department of Diplomatic Security. 3rd person POV alternates between them.
This whole book felt rather rushed, to me, and a flat out race to the finish.
The suspense plot - just who is the bad guy and what's he up to? - stumbles around co...more
I've been looking forward to this since I finished Blood Heat. I really like these guys--both of them--a lot. Will continues to be pragmatic; Taylor is still emotional and sensitive under his tough-guy outer shell.
I really enjoyed Dead Run--sometimes sequels and stories you've been waiting for can be a let down, but this wasn't. I thought the drama between Will and Taylor was realistic (and to be expected)--I was actually glad there was drama and that it wasn't all sunshine and roses.
Josh has a...more
I really enjoyed Dead Run--sometimes sequels and stories you've been waiting for can be a let down, but this wasn't. I thought the drama between Will and Taylor was realistic (and to be expected)--I was actually glad there was drama and that it wasn't all sunshine and roses.
Josh has a...more
More like 3.5 or 3.75. It wasn't bad, but it didn't really sweep me off my feet.
As mysteries go, this one was good. Riddles within riddles and false leads, yet done in a way that I, as the reader, was lacking important info the hero had so the hero was always a step ahead of me, as it should be in something that isn't a whodunnit. Which this wasn't. Lots of explosions and shootings - it seems that at least one MC needs to be in a hospital bed for a while in every book of this series. Poor guys...more
As mysteries go, this one was good. Riddles within riddles and false leads, yet done in a way that I, as the reader, was lacking important info the hero had so the hero was always a step ahead of me, as it should be in something that isn't a whodunnit. Which this wasn't. Lots of explosions and shootings - it seems that at least one MC needs to be in a hospital bed for a while in every book of this series. Poor guys...more
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This fourth installment in the Dangerous Ground series is angsty, as you'd expect if you'd read the last one with it's bombshell ending. We are reunited with Will and Taylor after they haven't had any leave together for 11 months, and things are strained between them. Fortunately, having a terrorist case to work on together might interrupt their vacation time, but it gives them a break from the awkward tension that's been building in their long-distance relationship.
I don't want to give any spoi...more
I don't want to give any spoi...more
Dangerous Ground #4
Okay, so while I was reading this one it was totally bugging me that Taylor was never able to confirm that who he saw at the airport in the states was who he thought it was. Airports have security cameras everywhere, so why didn't somebody think to check the security footage and use what they found to compare to pictures they had of him? Then I took a look at when this story was published: September 13, 2011. Two days after 9/11. I still think camera footage should have been a...more
Okay, so while I was reading this one it was totally bugging me that Taylor was never able to confirm that who he saw at the airport in the states was who he thought it was. Airports have security cameras everywhere, so why didn't somebody think to check the security footage and use what they found to compare to pictures they had of him? Then I took a look at when this story was published: September 13, 2011. Two days after 9/11. I still think camera footage should have been a...more
Another awesome creation from Josh Lanyon! Will and Taylor separated from one another for a long grueling 11 months due to Will's decision to take a job post in Paris while Taylor stayed behind in LA. The most awaited reunion with Taylor finally allowed to take a most needed vacation and he goes to Paris to spend R&R with Will. But the twists begin right from the very beginning where their jobs simply finds a way to prevent the vacation from happening the way the two men hoped and imagined f...more
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I tried to avoid spoilers, but a few things from reviews I'd read had me nervous. I shouldn't have worried, as none of them were issues for me. Not even the dreaded "cliffhanger" at the end; I was okay with it ending where it did, just so long as I know another installment is coming eventually. I think that was a great pausing place, actually. I'm really looking forward to the next book, but I'm not going to be annoyed while waiting for it.
I wanted to hit Will several times (view spoiler)...more
I wanted to hit Will several times (view spoiler)...more
Hmmmm, I'm not sure how to rate this. I didn't partically care for Will's character in this latest addition to the series. I still feel that his feelings for Bradley were an issue for me to even like Will and took away from the story. I loved Taylor's character and still think he deserves more from Will regardless of how it ended. I thought Will's thoughts...that Taylor proved to be the model of fidelity and Will had been the one who made choices guaranteed to make any lover insecure.....was one...more
I really, really love Josh Lanyon. Really. He's a fantastic writer. I love all the literary references in his books, the complex relationships, the opposites attracts theme. And I thought this series was great too. But I did have a problem with the relationship between the two men. It just seemed as though there was no HEA for them. Taylor definitely seemed more invested in the relationship, Will kept holding back, doing whatever the hell he wanted and assuming Taylor would just wait for him whi...more
Sep 13, 2011
Lauraadriana
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This is the fourth book in the Dangerous Ground Series, and for me, the best one yet.
We meet up with Will and Taylor 11 months after Will has taken his assignment in Paris, and right at the time when Taylor finally has gotten some time off and is heading to France for a visit.
The job gets in the way for Taylor right at the LAX airport. Events begin to unfold once he arrives in Paris that have Will and Taylor working as partners again, trying to put a stop to an old Breton separatist that seems t...more
We meet up with Will and Taylor 11 months after Will has taken his assignment in Paris, and right at the time when Taylor finally has gotten some time off and is heading to France for a visit.
The job gets in the way for Taylor right at the LAX airport. Events begin to unfold once he arrives in Paris that have Will and Taylor working as partners again, trying to put a stop to an old Breton separatist that seems t...more
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Well once again Josh Lanyon makes us remember why he is such a popular author--particularly in the m/m mystery/suspense category. Dead Run is the 4th and by this reader's opinion the best in the Dangerous Ground series. Once again we are invited into the world of Taylor and Will, 2 Agents who also happen to be lovers. I will not spoil anything for you future readers here but suffice it to say that the mystery is taut, the sex is stunning, the relationship often poised on the edge of disaster and...more
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3,5 stars.
It should have been a 4 stars rating.
First, I liked the Lanyon Paris tour very much. It was accurate and I giggled at the Frenglish : "Très fucking bien"!
I liked Will's and Taylor's reunion,it was awkward and tense, just like it should be.
So, great atmosphere and setting, funny retorts, flawed humanity and angst are the assets of this 4th installment, which is the best in the series in this respect.
But.
A major twist in the story rubbed me the wrong way and from then on, I didn't enjo...more
It should have been a 4 stars rating.
First, I liked the Lanyon Paris tour very much. It was accurate and I giggled at the Frenglish : "Très fucking bien"!
I liked Will's and Taylor's reunion,it was awkward and tense, just like it should be.
So, great atmosphere and setting, funny retorts, flawed humanity and angst are the assets of this 4th installment, which is the best in the series in this respect.
But.
A major twist in the story rubbed me the wrong way and from then on, I didn't enjo...more
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I enjoyed this edition of the Danagerous Ground series. In fact, it's my new favorite. It's filled with action, danger, passion, lots of misunderstanding between Taylor and Will, some great descriptions of historical Paris and enough twists and turns to keep you guessing.
I like these two and that hasn't changed with this newest release. If anything I like them more with getting to see a more intimate and emotional side of them both. Neither knows how to express their feelings well and misunderst...more
I like these two and that hasn't changed with this newest release. If anything I like them more with getting to see a more intimate and emotional side of them both. Neither knows how to express their feelings well and misunderst...more
3.5 stars
There's a quote from the book that I felt really applies to the whole amnesia plot point.
As a general rule I don't like amnesia storylines because they feel contrived and unrealistic. Yes I get that people do actually suffer from it, however, to have Will selectively lose everything about his romantic relationship with Taylor just seemed wrong. And learning that the auth...more
There's a quote from the book that I felt really applies to the whole amnesia plot point.
Amnesia struck him as weak and gutless. He hadn't chosen it, but he was still angry with himself for giving in to it.
As a general rule I don't like amnesia storylines because they feel contrived and unrealistic. Yes I get that people do actually suffer from it, however, to have Will selectively lose everything about his romantic relationship with Taylor just seemed wrong. And learning that the auth...more
Will and Taylor at their best...and worst. ;D A little off-kilter before they're thrown way off-kilter during a wonderful adventure through Paris to solve the puzzle of 70s terrorist, Yann Helleco. And also the puzzle that is Will and Taylor's relationship. :D
The deep POV draws the reader deep, for an intense, emotionally evocative ride with a few chuckles thrown in for good measure. Prepare at one point for the intense urge to threaten Josh Lanyon with a spork. Fear not: the ending is soooooooo...more
The deep POV draws the reader deep, for an intense, emotionally evocative ride with a few chuckles thrown in for good measure. Prepare at one point for the intense urge to threaten Josh Lanyon with a spork. Fear not: the ending is soooooooo...more
Yay! Saved the best for last!
I really, really enjoyed book 4 of the Dangerous Ground series. It was an emotional roller coaster and I finally felt some DEPTH to the feelings between Will and Taylor and believed in their relationship.
Long distance, extended separation, a 3rd wheel (and WTF, Will...you pissed me off w/ your "friendship" with David Bradley), amnesia, terrorists, PARIS, heartache...all the makings of an entertaining read!
And finally, Josh Lanyon ends a book with a REAL ending! .....more
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2 Stars for the plot and Will. 1 Extra star for the writing/because it is Josh Lanyon/because I liked the first 3 books so much.
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How the heck did David come up again? It's been 11 months since Will transferred to Paris and it's the first time Taylor has been able to visit. Even on vacation the boys don't catch a break. Taylor believes he has spotted a terrorist from the 60's at the airport. He loses him only to get to Paris and have the man's old terrorist group reemerge. Is it a coincidence or is there more to it?
On top of all of that action Will and Taylor are fighting up a storm. Not only is it possible that Will's to...more
On top of all of that action Will and Taylor are fighting up a storm. Not only is it possible that Will's to...more
I've come to expect nothing but 5-star reads from Lanyon, and that's what I got from this one.
Will and Taylor have had a very difficult time in their relationship, from the start. They are getting to see each other for the first time in eleven months and, as usual, the problems start even before they get together. Anyone who has read the previous three books of the series is already in love with these guys. And their dog, Riley. So, no surprises there. The characters remain the same, meaning as...more
Will and Taylor have had a very difficult time in their relationship, from the start. They are getting to see each other for the first time in eleven months and, as usual, the problems start even before they get together. Anyone who has read the previous three books of the series is already in love with these guys. And their dog, Riley. So, no surprises there. The characters remain the same, meaning as...more
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What I loved the most about this 4th instalment of one of my favourite m/m series: the sensitive and believable way JL portrayed Will and Taylor facing the strain of a long-distance relationship and eleven months of separation, amid all the insecurity about their future life together brought about by their respective careers within the DSS; the awkward gestures and words during their reunion, the believable dialogue, the insecurities and frustrations that emerge, the emotions running high, the e...more
Mar 11, 2012
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4/5 Stars!
Dead Run is great, to put it simply.
I love Josh Lanyon's work. I have loved pretty much everything that I've read by him. Dead Run is no exception. It has the perfect amount of mystery, action, romance and angst. So. Much. Angst.
Will and Taylor's relationship is really complicated and totally frustrating. I love them together so much though. They are so cute and you can read how much they love each other within a few words. I swooned so much! BUT REALLY? BOYS ARE SO DUMB. There is a lo...more
Dead Run is great, to put it simply.
I love Josh Lanyon's work. I have loved pretty much everything that I've read by him. Dead Run is no exception. It has the perfect amount of mystery, action, romance and angst. So. Much. Angst.
Will and Taylor's relationship is really complicated and totally frustrating. I love them together so much though. They are so cute and you can read how much they love each other within a few words. I swooned so much! BUT REALLY? BOYS ARE SO DUMB. There is a lo...more
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This series was already good and it is getting better.
The romance side is developing very, very well. The relationship between the two manly special agents is great, with its ups and down. In this instalment, they are facing the difficulty of maintaining a long distance relationship alive. When they finally see each other after 11 months, the love and the chemistry is still there, but they can't "connect", and in many aspects of their life they are out of tune.
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The presence of naval officer Da...more
The romance side is developing very, very well. The relationship between the two manly special agents is great, with its ups and down. In this instalment, they are facing the difficulty of maintaining a long distance relationship alive. When they finally see each other after 11 months, the love and the chemistry is still there, but they can't "connect", and in many aspects of their life they are out of tune.
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The presence of naval officer Da...more
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A distinct voice in gay fiction, multi-award-winning author JOSH LANYON has been writing gay mystery, adventure and romance for over a decade. In addition to numerous short stories, novellas, and novels, Josh is the author of the critically acclaimed Adrien English series, including The Hell You Say, winner of the 2006 USABookNews awards for GLBT Fiction. Josh is an Eppie Award winner and a three-...more
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“The moonlight streaming through the sheer draperies revealed Taylor smiling, boneless and peaceful in Will's embrace. The most dangerous man Will knew rested sweetly in his arms, trusting him with his love as he trusted Will to guard his life. It was beyond precious. Life, love, was made up of fragile moments like these. Fragile as Paris moonlight.”
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“Laroche was wrong about that, wrong about men not understanding love.
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