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Ten Days in August
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From the Lower East Side to uptown Manhattan, a curious detective searches for clues on the sidewalks of New York—and finds a secret world of forbidden love that’s too hot to handle…
New York City, 1896. As the temperatures rise, so does the crime rate. At the peak of this sizzling heat wave, police inspector Hank Brandt is called to investigate the scandalous murder of a m ...more
New York City, 1896. As the temperatures rise, so does the crime rate. At the peak of this sizzling heat wave, police inspector Hank Brandt is called to investigate the scandalous murder of a m ...more
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March 29th 2016
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1896, Manhattan
--Alice Austen photographer, hansom cab of period
All kinds of things happen when it gets hot, too hot.
Nicholas Sharp is a singer for Club Bulgaria, a low rent venue for men sharing likeminded desires. When one of the club's employees ends up dead, Nicky is the one to find him and the police have questions.
Hank Brandt, an Acting Inspector for NYPD has a secret. This secret means that he has no interest in pushing the fairy resort murder aside, especially when another body with like ...more
--Alice Austen photographer, hansom cab of period
All kinds of things happen when it gets hot, too hot.
Nicholas Sharp is a singer for Club Bulgaria, a low rent venue for men sharing likeminded desires. When one of the club's employees ends up dead, Nicky is the one to find him and the police have questions.
Hank Brandt, an Acting Inspector for NYPD has a secret. This secret means that he has no interest in pushing the fairy resort murder aside, especially when another body with like ...more
Jan 21, 2016
LenaRibka
added it
DNF at 10%
I didn't like the writing, what OF COURSE doesn't mean that it was BAD.
It was just NOT MY CUPPA.
I tried, I really did, but...
**Copy provided by the Publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review** ...more
I didn't like the writing, what OF COURSE doesn't mean that it was BAD.
It was just NOT MY CUPPA.
I tried, I really did, but...
**Copy provided by the Publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review** ...more
Not quite 4 stars but I rounded up.
I'd totally read another book in this series...if there were one. Eagerly awaiting more. ...more
I'd totally read another book in this series...if there were one. Eagerly awaiting more. ...more
4 stars! Really loved this book. 😍. I found it quite accidentally when I was doing a blind search for historical MM books in our local library catalog.., and I'm so glad that I found this author. The story develops within the extent of ten days, as the title says ; New York in 1896 is sweltering through a heat wave when a male "working boy" is murdered in Detective Hank Brandt's precinct. Suspecting a serial murderer to be on the prowl, he starts investigating the crimes, much to his investigati
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The attention to historical details was good, but the writing was standard, at best. There was a lot of repetition, the characters weren't really grabbing me, and Hank was bordering on "bad at his job" since the only witness/suspect he could bother questioning is the one he has the hots for. *headdesk*
DNF @ 23%
Edit: Oh! Oh! AND Hank has a mustache!
I kept trying to mentally erase it, but it kept getting mentioned and there's only so much I can do. I am but one woman!
Also, the aforementioned tende ...more
DNF @ 23%
Edit: Oh! Oh! AND Hank has a mustache!
I kept trying to mentally erase it, but it kept getting mentioned and there's only so much I can do. I am but one woman!
Also, the aforementioned tende ...more
New York City, August 1896: Police Inspector Henry (Hank) Brandt is convinced a serial killer is murdering working boys – a dangerous situation in more ways than one. Brandt is in line for a promotion from Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt (yes, the guy on Mount Rushmore), and his partner suspects that Hank’s interest in the case may not be entirely police-related. Brandt is hiding a secret – he’s an “invert” (as gay men were called at the turn of the century) – and he finds himself captiva
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I have read Kate McMurray in the past and was not enthused.
Glory be! This time she caught me by the shorthairs and didn't let go. She created characters that I cared about instantly who I wanted to see succeed. Truth be told, I wanted to know a lot more about Andrew and Charlie's backstory. McMurray used New York City extremely well. You could follow the streets they walked and it was appropriate. I like that. Yes, I wish McMurray had been able to handle the mystery portion of the story in a mo ...more
Glory be! This time she caught me by the shorthairs and didn't let go. She created characters that I cared about instantly who I wanted to see succeed. Truth be told, I wanted to know a lot more about Andrew and Charlie's backstory. McMurray used New York City extremely well. You could follow the streets they walked and it was appropriate. I like that. Yes, I wish McMurray had been able to handle the mystery portion of the story in a mo ...more
This was an ok story.
I think the author did a great job researching, the setting of the novel was quite captivating.
I just think the execution felt a little flat, the murder investigation wasn't very credible and the relationships between the protagonists and the secondary couple were too much insta-love to offer any kind of captivating tension in how things progressed.
I'd say the important things were left too much in the open. The end is sweet but I'd have preferred such eye for detail in this ...more
I think the author did a great job researching, the setting of the novel was quite captivating.
I just think the execution felt a little flat, the murder investigation wasn't very credible and the relationships between the protagonists and the secondary couple were too much insta-love to offer any kind of captivating tension in how things progressed.
I'd say the important things were left too much in the open. The end is sweet but I'd have preferred such eye for detail in this ...more
I liked this book. It has a slow and steady pace with solid characters. It isn't particularly dynamic or exciting but it is a good story about a New York detective in 1896 who is on the trail of a possible serial killer.
This is a killer who maybe rich and powerful and who is preying on men who work the streets. Of course the police do not see these men as being worth protection, but not so Detective Hank Brandt because he knows what it is to desire someone of the same sex and he is determined t ...more
Mar 29, 2016
Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews
rated it
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Rosalie's review posted at Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews
3.75 stars
I loved the setting of the book: New York, 1896, a night club…an ideal setting for me. The plot was one that hooked me – a potential serial killer that is set to kill all the working men in the area. Inspector Henry, Hank, doesn’t want this to come to light, or continue. Nicky, a female impersonator at the club who was one of the first to come into the club and find out about the murder that had occurred, is a key witness, and it ...more
3.75 stars
I loved the setting of the book: New York, 1896, a night club…an ideal setting for me. The plot was one that hooked me – a potential serial killer that is set to kill all the working men in the area. Inspector Henry, Hank, doesn’t want this to come to light, or continue. Nicky, a female impersonator at the club who was one of the first to come into the club and find out about the murder that had occurred, is a key witness, and it ...more
Ten Days In August by Kate McMurray (MM/Romance)
A copy of this book was provided to me by Inked Rainbow Reads in exchange for an honest review.
****4 STARS****
This book is set in 1896 New York. Hank is a police inspector and gets involved in a crime about dead prostitutes, someone is killing and needs to be stopped. He meets Nicky at his first crime scene, who works as a female impersonator...drag?
It wasn't love a first sight for these two, which I was glad for, but the attraction was there. In 1 ...more
A copy of this book was provided to me by Inked Rainbow Reads in exchange for an honest review.
****4 STARS****
This book is set in 1896 New York. Hank is a police inspector and gets involved in a crime about dead prostitutes, someone is killing and needs to be stopped. He meets Nicky at his first crime scene, who works as a female impersonator...drag?
It wasn't love a first sight for these two, which I was glad for, but the attraction was there. In 1 ...more
Mar 21, 2016
Lisa Arbitrary - AttentionIsArbitrary M/M Blog
rated it
liked it
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historical-fiction,
ggsg-co-review
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3.5 Stars
3.5 Stars
A sweet romance with a decent mystery, although the author's tendency to not use contractions was a serious distraction -- I had enough practice editing the conversations in-head that it was automatic by the end of the book. Still, both of the MCs were lovely -- Nicky is wonderful, although a bit of a stereotype, and I found myself thinking of Hank the detective as the Anti-Jake Riordan, in the closet out of self-preservation instead of self-denial. I don't know if I'll be searching out more by
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New York City's temperatures heated up during Summer in August 1896 in more ways than one. People keeled over from the heat and a serial killer roaming the city at night killing working boys at the Bowery fairy resorts. Acting Inspector Henry "Hank" Brandt was called to investigate one such murder when he met Nicholas "Nicky" Sharp, potential witness and beautiful female impersonator in the resort. As expected, sparks flied.
As a gay police detective in late 19th century, Hank lived a precarious ...more
As a gay police detective in late 19th century, Hank lived a precarious ...more
Evocative Perfection On Many Levels
The man on the cover is so perfect for this book (except he is missing his small mustache) because he defines Hank Brandt to a T--handsome, masculine, yet evocative of some deep sense of desire. That he is the center of the novel which takes place in late 19th Century Manhattan sets the tone for the plot, and romance, because he is so believable.
Kate McMurray must have lived at that time and have been reincarnated in ours because her grasp of Manhattan during t ...more
The man on the cover is so perfect for this book (except he is missing his small mustache) because he defines Hank Brandt to a T--handsome, masculine, yet evocative of some deep sense of desire. That he is the center of the novel which takes place in late 19th Century Manhattan sets the tone for the plot, and romance, because he is so believable.
Kate McMurray must have lived at that time and have been reincarnated in ours because her grasp of Manhattan during t ...more
This was a good book set back in the late 1800's in New York with two unique MC Hank Brandt and Nicholas Sharp -
Detective Hank Brandt is looking into the murder of a male prostitute one that nobody else thinks is really worthy of his time however Hank wants to know what is going on and who killed this man and that leads him to female impersonator aka drag queen Nicholas Sharp. These two are an unlikely couple from all aspects and when they end up being thrown together in more than one way the s ...more
Detective Hank Brandt is looking into the murder of a male prostitute one that nobody else thinks is really worthy of his time however Hank wants to know what is going on and who killed this man and that leads him to female impersonator aka drag queen Nicholas Sharp. These two are an unlikely couple from all aspects and when they end up being thrown together in more than one way the s ...more
A Joyfully Jay review.
3.75 stars
Ten Days in August centers on two main arcs: Hank/Nicky and Andrew/Charlie. The former mostly takes place in and around New York, while the latter is centered around the police headquarters and a bit at Andrew’s apartment. Hank and Andrew work for the police force while Nicky and Charlie are employed at what is basically a club that caters to men who enjoy the company of other men.
I thought McMurray did a respectable job balancing the police-centric aspects with ...more
3.75 stars
Ten Days in August centers on two main arcs: Hank/Nicky and Andrew/Charlie. The former mostly takes place in and around New York, while the latter is centered around the police headquarters and a bit at Andrew’s apartment. Hank and Andrew work for the police force while Nicky and Charlie are employed at what is basically a club that caters to men who enjoy the company of other men.
I thought McMurray did a respectable job balancing the police-centric aspects with ...more
Two and half stars. Too much history, not enough story. I appreciate that the author did her research, but instead of adding to the atmosphere of the narrative it replaced it. Half the book detailed events like the preparation by the police for a presidential candidate's rally, which did nothing to advance the plot. Here we are in the midst of brutal heat wave and men are being murdered by a serial killer and yet there was no suspense, no tension. Instead we get not one, but two unlikely sacchar
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Set in New York City, the year 1896 and spanning 10 of the hottest days on record, one police inspector is on a case to catch a killer of male prostitutes who no one else cared about. Nicky, a performer in one of the gentleman's clubs is a witness and can possibly identify the murderer. They work together to solve the crimes and grow closer while they're at it.
I personally enjoyed this historical m/m romance. Fast-paced, likable characters and an attraction that leads to a beautiful romance pul ...more
I personally enjoyed this historical m/m romance. Fast-paced, likable characters and an attraction that leads to a beautiful romance pul ...more
Oct 30, 2015
Misty
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
2016-publ,
lgbtq-mm,
crime-mystery,
suspense-mystery,
19th-c-america,
drag-femme-xdress,
re-read
** 4.5 Stars **
What I've read of Kate McMurray's writings I've greatly enjoyed. Ten Days in August is another great Historical novel!
There's something incredibly real about it, the imagery, the characters, the emotions ... Hank and Nicky are quite a pair. There are some wonderful secondary characters too. I liked it a LOT! ...more
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As I write this in Los Angeles, we're in the "Dog Days" of August with a triple-digit heatwave. My Great-Grandparents lived in NYC at the time the book takes place, and I grew up hearing family stories of that time/place. Maybe I'm too gay to pretend that closeted men can be so emotionless while wrestling with the life-altering ramifications of being outed. Or perhaps I read too much detective fiction/cozy mysteries and have too much to compare this with. For those and many other reasons, I shou
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This is my review from my M/M Romance Books Blog OJ He Say Click the link below to see the whole review and more.
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Ten Days in August, by Kate McMurray
Rating: 3.75 stars
THE BLURB
New York City, 1896. As the temperatures rise, so does the crime rate. At the peak of this sizzling heat wave, police inspector Hank Brandt is called to investigate the scandalous murder of a male prostitute. His colleagues think he should drop the case, but Hank’s interest is pi ...more
http://ojhesay.com/index.php/2016/04/...
Ten Days in August, by Kate McMurray
Rating: 3.75 stars
THE BLURB
New York City, 1896. As the temperatures rise, so does the crime rate. At the peak of this sizzling heat wave, police inspector Hank Brandt is called to investigate the scandalous murder of a male prostitute. His colleagues think he should drop the case, but Hank’s interest is pi ...more
Almost interesting . . . but - not enough to keep me turning pages.
1. Caleb Carr already did a similar storyline with The Alienist. No, the inspector was not attracted to one of the potential victims in his narrative, but the story of boys-n-brothels was well covered.
2. There are simply too many anachronisms in the narrative. Typewriters don't exist for another 15-20 years, an autopsy report would not be done and returned with results in two days (only happens on Television today, never in real ...more
1. Caleb Carr already did a similar storyline with The Alienist. No, the inspector was not attracted to one of the potential victims in his narrative, but the story of boys-n-brothels was well covered.
2. There are simply too many anachronisms in the narrative. Typewriters don't exist for another 15-20 years, an autopsy report would not be done and returned with results in two days (only happens on Television today, never in real ...more
3.5 stars
A very interesting m/m historical mystery set during a massive heat wave in Victorian era New York city. There was a great deal I enjoyed about this. I liked both the lead characters. The mystery was an interesting one. the heat wave was a great touch and written so well I could almost feel the heaviness and misery of it. The structure of it too, set over ten days gave it an intriguing sense of urgency.
The writing style at the beginning had me a bit nervous. It was a bit of a miss for m ...more
A very interesting m/m historical mystery set during a massive heat wave in Victorian era New York city. There was a great deal I enjoyed about this. I liked both the lead characters. The mystery was an interesting one. the heat wave was a great touch and written so well I could almost feel the heaviness and misery of it. The structure of it too, set over ten days gave it an intriguing sense of urgency.
The writing style at the beginning had me a bit nervous. It was a bit of a miss for m ...more
Mar 22, 2018
Missy~
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
m-m,
historical-romance
Turn of the century New York city during a heat wave. A NYC copper and a former male prostitute turned singer/drag queen/vaudeville performer who team up to catch a murderer who is targeting young gay prostitutes in New Yorks bowery district, which was known at the turn of the century as a gathering place for homosexual men.
I was in love with the wonderful atmospheric attention to detail that Ms McMurray gave this story. I could feel the intense heat of the heat wave, and smell the stench of th ...more
I was in love with the wonderful atmospheric attention to detail that Ms McMurray gave this story. I could feel the intense heat of the heat wave, and smell the stench of th ...more
A heat wave hits good olde New York and the lives in f several people will be affected for ever. Hank and Nickey, Andrew and Charlie,Amelia, Bridget all will never be the same after the heat wave has ended. Serial killer, seedy underworld of gay New York in a time when the language used was 'inverts' . Murder, romance, historical figures, drawing of love for two 'invert' couples you certainly get a lot in this book. I will say that it was hard to whet into but this is my first book by is author
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Great suspense murder mystery...but much too graphic for me. Will not read this author again. Graphic sex details is just not my cup of tea. I like romance and implications of what's going on, I don't need graphic details weaved into an otherwise good story. Very disappointing as the premise of the book was very good.
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This book took me a little longer to read. I enjoyed the characters. They where fun and interesting. Hank was a detective who was trying to catch a murderer. He met Nicky and they fell in 💘. Thanks
This book took me a little longer to read. I enjoyed the characters. They where fun and interesting. Hank was a detective who was trying to catch a murderer. He met Nicky and they fell in 💘. Thanks
Although historical romance is not among my favorite genres I enjoyed the story. The pace, the mystery and the romance between Hank and Nicky kept me interested in the story.
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