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The Dark Tide (Adrien English Mysteries #5)
by
Josh Lanyon (Goodreads Author)
As if recovering from heart surgery beneath the gaze of his over-protective family wasn’t exasperating enough, someone keeps trying to break into Adrien English’s bookstore. What is this determined midnight intruder searching for?
When a half-century old skeleton tumbles out of the wall in the midst of the renovation of Cloak and Dagger Bookstore renovation, Adrien turns to...more
When a half-century old skeleton tumbles out of the wall in the midst of the renovation of Cloak and Dagger Bookstore renovation, Adrien turns to...more
ebook, 187 pages
Published
December 2009
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Jan 31, 2013
Baba ♥♥♥ Marcus, Tyler, Tate, Dan, Ty, & Hunter
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4 of 5 stars
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Review completed January 31, 2013
He smelled like soap and sleep and bare skin. He smelled familiar. Not the déjà-vu familiar of Guy or Mel. Familiar like…the ache in your chest of homesickness, of longing for harbor after weeks of rough seas or craving a fire’s warmth after snow—or wanting back something you should never have given away.
Adrien was sleeping on his sofa when he heard a faint but persistent scratching. Someone tried to break into his bookstore Cloak and Dagger. Even though he is...more
He smelled like soap and sleep and bare skin. He smelled familiar. Not the déjà-vu familiar of Guy or Mel. Familiar like…the ache in your chest of homesickness, of longing for harbor after weeks of rough seas or craving a fire’s warmth after snow—or wanting back something you should never have given away.
Adrien was sleeping on his sofa when he heard a faint but persistent scratching. Someone tried to break into his bookstore Cloak and Dagger. Even though he is...more
When I have collected my thoughts I will attempt to review, that's if I can do it justice. It seriously deserves one even if I have to suffer trying to write it. This has been one of the best series I have ever read. You get the best of both worlds. Fantastic writing, good mystery, killer romance and the wonderful frustrating Adrien English. A sorrowful brilliant character who is adored, loved and worshiped. Gorgeous and truly loved.
Did I mention that I'm a sucker for scars? But an open heart surgery scar, like Adrien's, that's A LOT OF SCAR. Especially when it's still fresh, bloody and zipper-y. I just discovered that Skeet Ulrich had open heart surgery when he was 10 years old though.
And it hardly shows anymore, don't you think? So Adrien will be just fine in the end and..
...it's your loss Mel, whuahaha...you stupid fuck.
Now that Adrien's ex-lover, who shouldn't have been in the picture in the first place, is out of the...more
And it hardly shows anymore, don't you think? So Adrien will be just fine in the end and..
...it's your loss Mel, whuahaha...you stupid fuck.
Now that Adrien's ex-lover, who shouldn't have been in the picture in the first place, is out of the...more
The Dark Tide is the final book in the Adrien English Mysteries by Josh Lanyon and I'm so sad it's over. But I also have to say: I'm glad Lanyon stopped the story where he did. Eventhough I'd like to see much more of Adrien and the people in his life, it's better to leave us wanting more.
This book had the same ingredients as Lanyon's other stories: good, engaging, witty writing with humor and heart. It wasn't my favorite in the series though, but the rating (4,5 stars) is more based on the serie...more
This book had the same ingredients as Lanyon's other stories: good, engaging, witty writing with humor and heart. It wasn't my favorite in the series though, but the rating (4,5 stars) is more based on the serie...more
Dec 23, 2009
Jordan Price
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I gobbled the book down all in one day. I'm sure I'll need to re-read the series from the beginning to appreciate all the arcs. The ending felt very satisfying! Hard to say more without spoilers. But I suppose it doesn't spoil much to say I despised Mel. Loathed him. Would love to suckerpunch him. And there's something fun about being able to hate a character like that.
The 5th installment of the Adrien English Mysteries is the finishing book of the series.
Jake resigns from the LAPD and comes out of the closet. Adrien is recovering from his open heart surgery and has to deal with his frustration and fears of slow recovery. His near death experience shakes both men to the core.
The mystery story itself is quite suspenseful and consistent with Josh's writing of all the mysteries in this series. Adrien and Jake track down witnesses in a cold murder case. At the s...more
”There is no trap so deadly as the trap you set for yourself.”
--Raymond Chandler
Hearts can stutter, skip, flip-flop, ache, long, love, and break. They say a broken heart heals with time. But can we truly open up again after being hurt? Or do we just carry on, move through life, play it safe, and settle? Can we love again after heartbreak? Maybe….If it wasn’t for that big, damn obstacle and side effect lurking in the corner of every shattered heart—FEAR.
The Dark Tide, the final book *sobs* in th...more
This series was one of my first forays into LGBT fiction, a genre I don't think I would have explored had I not bought my Kindle and what a treat I would have missed! Since reading all the Adrian English series I have become a big fan of gay fiction and can honestly say have found some of my favourite ever reads within it, as well as some utter dross but that covers all book types. Most m/m fiction is written by straight women ( like mills & boon romances written by men ) and read by a lot o...more
Oct 11, 2012
Akansha
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Shelves:
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3.5
I have to admit I'm a bit let down by this book. Not the best book in the series but definitely not the worst. With all the tension and drama over, it reads more like an overly long epilogue to the Adrien and Jake love story.
Picking up where the last book left off, Adrien is back home, convalescing following his surgery and finds a mystery much closer to home this time, quite literally.
As always, the highlight of the book were scenes between Jake and Adrien. Despite the fact that nothing s...more
I have to admit I'm a bit let down by this book. Not the best book in the series but definitely not the worst. With all the tension and drama over, it reads more like an overly long epilogue to the Adrien and Jake love story.
Picking up where the last book left off, Adrien is back home, convalescing following his surgery and finds a mystery much closer to home this time, quite literally.
As always, the highlight of the book were scenes between Jake and Adrien. Despite the fact that nothing s...more
*This review contains spoilers*
I'm not happy, Mr Lanyon. Not happy at all.
I know I was angry at Jake in the previous two installments but you made me angry at Adrien in this one. What was that behaviour about? At some point I seriously thought you were going to use his heart surgery as a plot device to make him have a "change of heart." Seriously.
And what exactly was Mel, the self-centered, heartless (pun not intended) ex, doing appearing in this book? Tsk tsk tsk. I thought you weren't one of...more
I'm not happy, Mr Lanyon. Not happy at all.
I know I was angry at Jake in the previous two installments but you made me angry at Adrien in this one. What was that behaviour about? At some point I seriously thought you were going to use his heart surgery as a plot device to make him have a "change of heart." Seriously.
And what exactly was Mel, the self-centered, heartless (pun not intended) ex, doing appearing in this book? Tsk tsk tsk. I thought you weren't one of...more
I can't believe this, but I actually feel rather let down by this finale. I got everything I wanted ... I guess. But to be honest, I think I preferred all the angst and suspense. I realise now that it was much more entertaining being angry with Jake than it is sympathising with him. This new needy Jake is all kinds of dull.
The mystery was okay, because I sussed it quite early on - Go me! My newly discovered sleuthing skills are starting to pay off (all credit to Adrien English).
I wasn't all that...more
The mystery was okay, because I sussed it quite early on - Go me! My newly discovered sleuthing skills are starting to pay off (all credit to Adrien English).
I wasn't all that...more
[*Edit - 2013/01/20 Update re-read count to 3]
Firstly, i really need to get this out of the way - i am pampered! And Josh Lanyon's writing did that. It's taken me a while before i could pick up another mm romance to read... Your writing is commendable Mr. Lanyon, kudos! I've had to give quite a bit of a break in between books to able to completely savor this last installment of the Adrien English series.
This entire series has been a very bitter sweet journey for me. The mysteries in book #3 and...more
Firstly, i really need to get this out of the way - i am pampered! And Josh Lanyon's writing did that. It's taken me a while before i could pick up another mm romance to read... Your writing is commendable Mr. Lanyon, kudos! I've had to give quite a bit of a break in between books to able to completely savor this last installment of the Adrien English series.
This entire series has been a very bitter sweet journey for me. The mysteries in book #3 and...more
Can a book emotionally torture you while you are loving every word? Yes it can...Like the first four I loved this fifth book in the Adrien English series. My first thought as I read the last line was..."Please someone tell me he is writing a sixth one".
In this book, two years have gone by since we first met Adrien and Jake. Jake has come out of the closet, filed for divorce and left the police force. He wants Adrien, but Adrien has just had heart surgery and is unsure of what he wants. Mostly he...more
In this book, two years have gone by since we first met Adrien and Jake. Jake has come out of the closet, filed for divorce and left the police force. He wants Adrien, but Adrien has just had heart surgery and is unsure of what he wants. Mostly he...more
Aug 19, 2012
Ami
rated it
5 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
mm-romance-or-erotica,
5-stars_rating
Have you ever read a book when you get so attached to the characters, that your chest aches - constricted with emotion because of what the characters are going through?
That is what happens with me all the way through.
This is the final Adrien English book. While I enjoy reading the mystery, it is the relationship between Adrien and Jake that is sitting on driver's seat. This one is filled with sentiments from the two of them. How they are dealing with what has happened after Jake's big decision...more
That is what happens with me all the way through.
This is the final Adrien English book. While I enjoy reading the mystery, it is the relationship between Adrien and Jake that is sitting on driver's seat. This one is filled with sentiments from the two of them. How they are dealing with what has happened after Jake's big decision...more
In the fifth and highly anticipated final book of the Adrien English Mysteries series, The Dark Tide, past meets present and Adrien and Jake come full circle as author Josh Lanyon gifts us with another mystery to solve and a most befitting ending to this highly acclaimed and popular series. The mystery story itself is quite suspenseful and consistent with Lanyon's writing of all the mysteries in this series. He introduces a host of intriguing secondary characters that serve as potential suspects...more
So how do i rate this book? Well i finally got my HEA or maybe just a HFN but thats good enough. I like the mysteries but i got lost with so many secondary characters in this one. I was glad to see a more human side to Jake and was glad he finally told Adrien he loved him. The begging part was so sweet...my favorite part i think. But seriously, i am glad i finally finished the series.
When a series is this good you want it to end before it starts to suck and you want it to continue forever because you love it. This is the 5th story in the Adrien English series and finally I felt like the things that needed to be said were said, at least between Adrien & Jake. I see such potential for stories about them, and maybe that's the way it should be left. However, after a dedicated search I found a post from Josh Lanyon himself that says that maybe, tentatively and Adrien with an...more
Good gracious. It took FIVE BOOKS to get to the I Love You's. I'm a big fan of Josh Lanyon, but honestly, this one was a rough journey.
FINALLY! I read all 5 books in a weekend. Through books 1-4, I felt so-so about the stories, had increasing loyalty and favor for Adrien, consistently hated Jake, and wanted, hoped, prayed for more...better...at the very least, a HAPPILY EVER AFTER for Adrien. My persistence paid off!
Book 5 finally brought the series up to its potential! It had it's usual Adrien English series mystery, which I'm liking more and more. But, the best part of this book...FINALLY, Jake is out of the closet and...I L...more
Wow, what an ending!
Let's get the bad things out of the way: the reason why I rated this only 4 stars was because the case was too convoluted and it was hard working my way through the list of possible suspects to try and determine the real culprit. Don't get me wrong, that should be a good trait in a mystery book but in this particular case, it bugged me. That and the up and downs in Adrien and Jake's relationship.
Maybe I was too focused on Jake and Adrien to try to make sense of the clues unco...more
Let's get the bad things out of the way: the reason why I rated this only 4 stars was because the case was too convoluted and it was hard working my way through the list of possible suspects to try and determine the real culprit. Don't get me wrong, that should be a good trait in a mystery book but in this particular case, it bugged me. That and the up and downs in Adrien and Jake's relationship.
Maybe I was too focused on Jake and Adrien to try to make sense of the clues unco...more
The best thing about Lanyon's books in general is the consistent tautness of the prose. There are no lulls and slow spots, and it'll sweep you along. The dialogs crackle with the electricity of all things unsaid.
The protagonists of the Adrien English mysteries, Adrien and Jake are immensely addictive. Their push-and-pull dynamic is the backbone of all five books. Naturally, there's a lot of emotional business, but Lanyon handles it without falling into sentimentality. While every book centers o...more
The protagonists of the Adrien English mysteries, Adrien and Jake are immensely addictive. Their push-and-pull dynamic is the backbone of all five books. Naturally, there's a lot of emotional business, but Lanyon handles it without falling into sentimentality. While every book centers o...more
Apr 24, 2013
Debra
rated it
5 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
m-m,
cops-detectives-feds-investigators
4.5 stars
A nice ending to the series, The Dark Tide is really about Adrien coming to terms with what he wants in his future, and finding closure and dealing with his past. The mystery only serves to further this end.
Just weeks after DoaPK ends, Dark Tide picks up with Adrien recovering from his surgery and hospitalization. He has asked Jake to give him space and time to think, but that isn't easy with his family hovering as usual. After a break in at his bookstore he calls Jake in to the rescu...more
A nice ending to the series, The Dark Tide is really about Adrien coming to terms with what he wants in his future, and finding closure and dealing with his past. The mystery only serves to further this end.
Just weeks after DoaPK ends, Dark Tide picks up with Adrien recovering from his surgery and hospitalization. He has asked Jake to give him space and time to think, but that isn't easy with his family hovering as usual. After a break in at his bookstore he calls Jake in to the rescu...more
I was looking forward to this last book in the series, but at the same time, I didn't want to say goodbye to Adrien. I discovered Josh Lanyon through the first book in the series "Fatal Shadows" and in the years since I've read that book, the author has become one of my favorites in my contemporaries. In fact, one of the reason I bought my e-reader was to make my access to his books easier.
About "The Dark Tide", the mystery felt to me like a McGuffin, it was there to advance the story of the cha...more
About "The Dark Tide", the mystery felt to me like a McGuffin, it was there to advance the story of the cha...more
I've had the books of this series for such a long time, I think 1 or 2 years, but while I have read and liked other books from Josh Lanyon before, I always put off reading these ones, a little because they're written in first person point of view, a little because I was afraid I would hate Jake, judging from some reviews and some things I had caught from the blurbs. Boy, was I wrong! I loved the series. It took me a little to get into it, the first two books were nice but there wasn't enough rom...more
Fifth and last in the Adrien English gay mystery series revolving around Adrien, a writer of mysteries and the owner of a bookstore, Cloak and Dagger Books, specializing in mysteries in Southern California.
My Take
This is the last installment in this series. And I am miserable! Even if Lanyon does provide a Christmas interview with the two of them. I just adore Adrien and Jake and I will miss their adventures...hint, Lanyon, hint, hint...
Lanyon brings in the three major loves of Adrien's life---G...more
My Take
This is the last installment in this series. And I am miserable! Even if Lanyon does provide a Christmas interview with the two of them. I just adore Adrien and Jake and I will miss their adventures...hint, Lanyon, hint, hint...
Lanyon brings in the three major loves of Adrien's life---G...more
So this was the last book of the Adrien ( with "e" ) English Mysteries.
I've read the whole series in about a week ,long nights with less sleep ;), but it was worth every single minute.
Adrien and Jake are amazing together, it was electrifying to read through the hot scenes between them, very passionate and adorable at once. And my heart hurt as much as Adrien's most of the time....(in a good and in a bad way)
And the crime cases were exciting and entertaining, every book of this series was engross...more
I've read the whole series in about a week ,long nights with less sleep ;), but it was worth every single minute.
Adrien and Jake are amazing together, it was electrifying to read through the hot scenes between them, very passionate and adorable at once. And my heart hurt as much as Adrien's most of the time....(in a good and in a bad way)
And the crime cases were exciting and entertaining, every book of this series was engross...more
FINALLY! I got to the end of this series. I didn't read book 3 and only read book 4 because after starting book 5 i felt I needed to catch up. This was perhaps the best of the series, because FINALLY there was resolution between Adrien and Jake. It was a long time coming, and well deserved after 5 novels. I have to admit I didn't not have this one figured out, however I had my suspicions--namely because when you introduce an important character and then ignore them, it tends to lead you to feel...more
On the mysteries :
The mysteries are serviceable in all the books. Nothing so twisted and complicated you could write home about, and keeps you guessing for most of the time. I liked the mysteries in the first two books the least, mostly because it didn't feel like the reader gets to solve the mystery with the character. In the first book, for example, the one piece of information you needed to figure it out is suddenly revealed, along with who the killer was. The only way I even figured him out...more
The mysteries are serviceable in all the books. Nothing so twisted and complicated you could write home about, and keeps you guessing for most of the time. I liked the mysteries in the first two books the least, mostly because it didn't feel like the reader gets to solve the mystery with the character. In the first book, for example, the one piece of information you needed to figure it out is suddenly revealed, along with who the killer was. The only way I even figured him out...more
Oh. My. Goodness. DAMN.
Lanyon has definitely become one of my favorite authors. I'm almost sad this series is over because Adrien has really grown on me. (view spoiler)
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Lanyon has definitely become one of my favorite authors. I'm almost sad this series is over because Adrien has really grown on me. (view spoiler)
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I'm going to try to review this without any spoilers. There is a chance I may slip up though, you have been warned! The first thing I have to say is that this series was completely engrossing. Lanyon has written a series that pulls you in and makes you care about his characters. Adrien is a wonderfully witty protagonist who has an uncanny ability to find himself in trouble. Through five original novels Adrien not only plays the amateur sleuth but also weathers through a shaky relationship with c...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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“Why can't you say it?" I hardened my voice. "Because I'm telling you, you never have. I'd have remembered."
He stared at me with disbelief. [...]
"Love you? Of course I love you. Baby, I fucking worship you.”
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He stared at me with disbelief. [...]
"Love you? Of course I love you. Baby, I fucking worship you.”
“I love you," Jake whispered. "Are you strong enough for this?"
I made myself comfortable. Said over my shoulder, "Sure."
"Would you tell me if you weren't?"
I grinned. "Maybe. I can't think of a nicer way to commit suicide."
"That's good. I can't think of a more pleasant way to commit murder.”
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I made myself comfortable. Said over my shoulder, "Sure."
"Would you tell me if you weren't?"
I grinned. "Maybe. I can't think of a nicer way to commit suicide."
"That's good. I can't think of a more pleasant way to commit murder.”
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