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Tallowwood (Tallowwood, #1)

N.R. Walker

Start date: October 7, 2019

Finish date: October 12, 2019

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Sep 25, 2019 Sheri rated it it was ok

Shelves: murder-mystery, was-suppose-2-love-it-what-happened, mny, meh

Damn, damn, damn.
I wanted to love this.....

....I didn't.
This was 85% mystery suspense and 15% romance.
Although I enjoyed the romance...I couldn't get into the police investigation. So, that was a problem.
I wanted to shut off my brain and go with it.
Because I really DID want to love it.
But there are times when knowing too much isn't in your favor (hello detectives wife) and this was one of them. And well, there was a whole lot of LEO (law enforcement officer) hating going on here. I face en ...more

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Oct 14, 2019 Diana rated it it was amazing

Shelves: m-m, pnr, turning-pages-buddy-read, favorites-of-2019

N.R. Walker has done it again. Right from the start, I was sucked into the story, and falling for the very likable MC.

August Shaw is a veteran Sydney detective forced to work the cold case files. When a murder takes place in a small town, Senior Constable Jacob Porter reaches out to August for help. Right from the start, there is a connection between the hardened detective and the fresh young Porter. It doesn’t take long for Jake to breathe some fresh air into the cold heart of August and now th ...more

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Oct 02, 2019 Jennifer☠Pher☠ rated it liked it

Shelves: lgbtq, m-m, kindle-unlimited

So, I'm not much of a TV watcher but I will put it on for background, and when I do, it is always on the ID channel. But ,before, I used to be a huge TV watcher and always gravitated to Criminal Minds or CSI type shows.

To say I have a thing about death and crime would be correct. It's weird how much I love to read romance...but anyway...I do still love a good mystery book especially with a side of murder. Serial Killer? SIGN ME UP! Even seeing reviews that there was very little romance wasn't a ...more

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Oct 03, 2019 Diane Dannenfeldt rated it it was amazing

Shelves: have-audio, 301-400_pgs, m-m, kindle-unlimited

I loved August and Jake. August is a cold case detective who is investigating the apparent suicide of 10 gay men in Sidney. Jake is a constable in Tallowwood and he finds the skeletal remains of someone that appears to fit the same MO as the deaths that August is investigating. The investigation was great , it was heartbreaking that these killings happened. I never figured out who did the killing or the reason why. I loved watching Jake pull August back to the land of the living and help him he ...more

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Nov 27, 2019 Marion rated it it was amazing

Shelves: age-gap, favorites, men-in-uniform, can-t-wait-tbr, diversity, favourite-author, lgbtq, mystery-thriller, read-in-2019

4.5 Stars!

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Nov 16, 2019 Wende rated it it was amazing

Loved!!!

I was sure from the beginning who the murderer was. Positive! I was wrong 😂
The relationship between August and Jacob was so sweet and a joy to read. I did not want the book to end. Now I want a sequel. I just don't want to say good bye to the town, the couple, or Jacob's family! It was just a perfect mystery. ...more

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