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The Magician Murders
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April 1, 2018
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April 30, 2018
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What Members Thought

Marge
My favorite of this series so far.
Grace
Enjoyable update to the series. I will say, I thought this was the final book, so I was a bit concerned as I read that there were so many loose threads. But then I saw at the end that there will be another book coming out next year, which makes me feel better.

Some relationship development, one of the most enjoyable of the series, though still a little distant.
blub
So far my favorite of the series. This book takes place 2 months after the events of book 2. Jason and Sam plan to spend the weekend together but before the weekend ends Jason finds himself almost abducted and involved in a car accident. To keep him safe while Jason heals, Sam manages to talk him into going home with him to Wyoming. Readers get to meet Ruby, Sam's mother and get more back story involving Sam's relationship with Ethan. Needless to say Jason is pulled into consulting on an art cas ...more
Autumn
Apr 04, 2018 rated it really liked it
The story was spot on. I loved the mystery aspect and the relationship aspect. A good read.

I give it 4 stars for the jarring—albeit, brief—mentions of realworld politics. It drew me out of the story and I will hope going forward the author leaves that out of future works. As a reader, I want to escape news of politics and just enjoy a good mystery. If I want to read about politics, I’ll read politians so-called autobiographies.

Edited to add: Also, a flight from Cheyenne to Colorado Springs takes
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Ng
May 02, 2018 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
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3.5 stars

Jason and Sam get to spend some unintended time together when Jason is shot/injured by an unknown assailant. Jason is recovering under forced sick leave and is confounded with doubts and issues that crop up due to Sam's nature. Sam is such a complex character and as the story is from Jason's POV, Sam's motivations and thought are unknown to us. But I appreciated that both of them talked. The best part of the book was the relationship aspect.

The mystery about murder and theft was intere
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Maggie
Apr 28, 2018 rated it really liked it
Rating 4.25
Jay
May 29, 2018 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: audible, mm-romance
Brandilyn
Apr 22, 2018 rated it it was amazing
Emily
Dec 11, 2017 marked it as to-read
Brenda S
Apr 04, 2018 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: m-m-romance, mystery
Cathy
Apr 02, 2018 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Jacquie
Apr 28, 2018 rated it really liked it
Lillian Francis
Apr 02, 2018 marked it as to-read
Lisa
Jul 15, 2019 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Tara
Apr 21, 2018 rated it liked it
Penny Wilder
May 21, 2018 marked it as to-read
Juli
Aug 01, 2018 rated it it was amazing
Cathy
Dec 03, 2018 rated it liked it
Bippy
May 22, 2019 rated it really liked it
Shelves: m-m
Irina
Aug 22, 2019 rated it liked it
Mich
Nov 05, 2019 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Doris
Jun 19, 2020 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Nina
Oct 05, 2022 rated it it was amazing