Fatal Shadows (The Adrien English Mysteries, #1) in Q&A with Josh Lanyon

Aug 01, 2013 Natasha rated it it was amazing

Shelves: cray-zay-ending, tormented-main-character, hello-officer, oh-my-god, boys-who-like-boys, loveable-characters, serious-sexual-tension, hilarious

4.25 big beautiful stars!

Naturally, a home-run produced by my favorite author, Josh Lanyon.
I've been meaning to read this book (series) for a while, and well, it started off with a bang.
I'm a total sucker for the classic WHODUNIT's and Lanyon also produces great results.

I laughed a lot, said "WHAT THE SHIT?" a lot, and squealed like a pig at some of the awkward conversations/situations, and I loved every second of it. (view spoiler) ...more

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Dec 29, 2012 Silkeeeeeereads rated it liked it

Shelves: m-m-erotic-romance, mm-erotica-suspense, mm-cop, mm-killer

Fatal Shadows is almost strictly a, "Who Dunnit," story. There's very little romance, very little sex and very little to get excited about. The mystery was not difficult to figure out and just about everything in it was like reading what they used to call a dime novel. Not really my favorite Lanyon read. Sorry. ...more

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Sep 12, 2012 Sam rated it really liked it

Shelves: mm-romance, will-re-read, favourites, josh-lanyon, have-re-read

Reread February 13 - 4.5 stars. Enjoyed this so much more the second time. Love Adrien. Part of this renewed appreciation I'm sure is the knowledge of what's ahead, but oh well, that's how favourites work.

First read in Dec 12 - 3.5 Stars ...more

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Feb 09, 2014 Debbie McGowan rated it it was amazing

It's a Josh Lanyon mystery. It's very good!

If you've not read any before, that won't mean anything, so I'll add that it's an intriguing start to a series, and it's about Adrien English, the owner of a book store, and involves murders, twists and interesting relationships, blossoming or otherwise. Some of the characters evoke greater reader sympathy than others. I predicted the ending about halfway through, but I'm still off to buy the next book in the series. ...more

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Aug 03, 2012 Barbara rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favourites

I'm a fan of the Adrien English series and Josh's style. This was the first book I've read from him after one of my friends lent it to me. I was instantly captivated by the down to earth story and the characters who are your everyday people. Adrien and Jake's chemistry is amazing, and both characters had managed to ignite strong feelings in me. The story itself is interesting and it'd taken me quite a log time to work out who the murderer was.

I can only recommend this book, because I think ever ...more

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Apr 15, 2012 Olivia Craig rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery, m-m-romance, josh-lanyon

I'm a latecomer to the Adrien English series. I'd heard about these mysteries for years and only just had the opportunity to sit down and read them--one right after the other. Josh's subtle touch when it comes to characterization, both individual characters and the interaction between them is extraordinary. I loved Adrien with his fierce independence and his snarky humor, and Jake's closeted existence made me ache for him as much as I wanted to shake him. Better still, Adrien is described as loo ...more

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Feb 09, 2014 Erica rated it really liked it

Shelves: all-time-favs, favs-2014

Just did a re-read / re-listen of this series. I forgot what a dick-wad Jake is...don’t get me wrong, I love Adrien and Jake, but he’s really a jackass :).

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