Two Nick Nowak Novellas (Boystown #3) in Ask Marshall Thornton

Apr 14, 2014 LenaRibka rated it it was amazing

Shelves: detective-cops-pi, mystery-suspence-thriller, the-1980s, marshall-thornton

I am not sure if I should review this instalment. And if yes, then HOW.

Firstly I'm eager to read my next Nick Nowak book, and secondly I need to order all my thoughts for myself before I am able to share them with somebody else.

Boystown 3 made me not just feel, it opened my eyes and heart a bit wider to many different aspects probably of the most complicated and significant topic in relation to gay rights in the early 80s.
It is why I'd say that the series belongs to the category historical MM f ...more

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Jun 04, 2014 Laura rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites

We are treated to two Nick mysteries in book 3 of Marshall Thornton’s Boystown series. Stories filled with legal maneuvers, death, unexplained health issues, killers, bombs, and boyfriends. Nick has his hands full!

Nick Nowak, our hard-boiled Chicago PI, is facing a slew of problems and emotions at work and home. From frustration to fear. So what does Nick do? He dives into more work, booze, and sex, of course.

”This was excitement, and desire, and pleasure. Nothing mattered while you were with a ...more

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Apr 22, 2014 Sofia rated it really liked it

3.5 stars

The first story dragged a bit but the second one was tighter, more flowing. It dealt with lies and how we maintain them, by denying their existence. Somehow we feel that we would not be able to live, not even breathe, should we acknowledge that that certain lie is the truth. Like ostriches with our heads in the sand.

The crime stories all tie in with Nick's story in one way or another, revealing truths about himself to him and in that way to us. Like most of us he flounders through life, ...more

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May 28, 2014 Irina rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favourite, gay, adult, suspense, mystery, contemporary, erotica, 5-stars, marshall-thornton, lena-rec

“Everyone lies. They lie to the people they love; they lie to themselves. Once you admit it, it's not such a hard thing to live with. What is hard to live with is how far people will go to keep their lies alive”

Reading Boystown is like watching a train wreck. It's awfully scary, but I can't tear my eyes off it. I wish I could express myself properly and say everything I feel about the series, but I just can't. I am unable to form a single coherent thought right now..

I hope, I would survive t ...more

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Apr 25, 2014 Otila rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites-mm

4.5
The best so far. Nick is grappling with his feelings and a complicated love life. And shit blows up..I love it when shit blows up!

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Jun 10, 2014 Joy rated it it was amazing

"Of course, what did I know? I hadn't been to a church in more than a decade. And that was Catholic. This was some sort of Protestant. For all I knew they had a prayer circle every hour on the hour. Damn, I hoped that wasn't the case. I could listen to a hymn or two; an evening of prayer might make me spontaneously combust."

Love this man--love these stories--I've never read anything that made me as anxious as this series--knowing what is ahead--what the 80's brought--this is great storytelling ...more

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Aug 18, 2014 KatieMc rated it really liked it

Shelves: gumshoe, audiobook, mm-not-exactly-romance, familiar-setting

Picked up the audiobook at the recommendation of Rosa and Ingela. Thanks, that was an excellent idea. The narrator had just the right amount of a Chicago accent to make Nick really come to life. Aside from the mysteries, you get a front seat view to Nick's unapologetic, no holds-barred sex life and an unfolding health crisis in the gay community. Nick may not always be in touch with his emotional side, but he manages some feels in spite of himself. ...more

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May 22, 2014 Limor Moyal rated it it was amazing

Shelves: mm, suspense-mystery, cops-fbi-pi-assassins

OMG !!!! I have goose bumps all over me, the way the grey cloud of AIDS era closing on them all . I could feel it all over my body , the fear, the uncertainty, the hysteria, this book touches you so deep, showing you how normal everyday life can suddenly get twisted without warning .

Amazing!!!

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Aug 31, 2013 Jon rated it really liked it

Shelves: favorite-gay-series

Once again I appreciated listening to the same voice of narrator, Brad Langer, who has narrated the first two Nick Nowak mysteries. Langer’s deep, virile voice is perfect as Nick, and he slips in and out of the other characters’ inflections with professional ease.

Read my entire review here:

http://glfictionreviews.blogspot.com/... ...more

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