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The Magician Murders (The Art of Murder, #3)

Josh Lanyon

Start date: April 1, 2018

Finish date: April 30, 2018

Discussion: Book of the Month Club

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Jun 29, 2018 Debra Guyette rated it it was amazing

The Magician Murders is the third book in The Art of Murder series featuring Sam and Jason. In this one, we find Jason recovering from a hit and run accident at Sam's place in Wyoming with Sam's mother. While there, Jason is asked to consult on the theft of magical artifacts. The case becomes even more complicated when the body of the owner of those items is found murdered. Jason finds it hard to investigate one and not the other. To make matters worse it is possible an earlier death may actuall ...more

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Jun 15, 2018 David rated it it was amazing

This one was definitely worth the wait. The Art of Murder series, by Josh Lanyon, gets better and better with each installment as we, the readers, go on a tumultuous ride-along, learning more and more about Jason West and Sam Kennedy with each turn of the page, the forces that keep them together...and those that threaten to tear them apart. And once again, Josh Lanyon has populated this story with a multitude of engaging side characters and sinister suspects to ponder as the body count rises. A ...more

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Apr 04, 2018 Colette rated it it was amazing

Shelves: contemporary, m-m, romance, mystery, police-detective, series, magic, 2018

4.5 stars. I thoroughly enjoyed this one, I finished it in a day! Jason and Sam are two men who are very different from each other and yet very similar in a lot of ways; watching them navigate building their relationship makes for a satisfying read.

After reading that ending, I hate having to wait a year to find out what happens next.

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