From the Bookshelf of Q&A with Josh Lanyon

The Ghost Wore Yellow Socks
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What Members Thought

Steelwhisper
Re-read this, as I am fan-girling on Josh Lanyon currently, and this book was one of my very first m/m-romances--read as a paperback, no less. If you enter the fray on such a fare it is no wonder that the sights get set high.

In hindsight I agree that Josh was still channelling a bit too much Chandler and not enough Lanyon with this, but I can't be bothered to give it any lesser rating. I might prefer the easy Lanyon prose of e.g. The Dark Farewell, but this one gets way over 5 stars already on i
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Lillian Francis
Oct 21, 2016 rated it it was amazing
Great to read a Lanyon book in 3rd person dual POV. It's rare in Josh's books that you get the perspective of the more alpha of the characters.

I found the mystery to be excellent especially in a 'golden age' style with disappearing bodies and the like. And the slow burn relationship was adorable.

Coda: http://joshlanyon.blogspot.co.uk/2012...
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Marge
I really enjoyed the relationship between Perry and Nick. A great old "haunted" house, good mystery, and a lot of potential suspects. Another great Josh Lanyon book. ...more
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Mar 18, 2012 rated it really liked it
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The audiobook is kind of amazing.
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