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Come Unto These Yellow Sands

Josh Lanyon

Start date: May 1, 2013

Finish date: May 31, 2013

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Oct 16, 2012 Joy rated it it was amazing

Josh Lanyon is quickly becoming a favorite author--Swift and Max are intriguing characters- Swift's addiction and fight to stay clean make a strong statement--Max's character developed into a sweetheart of a guy--really enjoyed this book ...more

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Jun 13, 2013 JR rated it it was amazing

Shelves: romance, favorites, mystery, leo

Another Josh Lanyon that I found to be absolutely enthralling. I am talking more from the relationship/mystery angle, rather than hot sweaty sex. It doesn't have that, but that does not diminish the story, characters by any means. Swift is a literary professor and poet, Max the local police chief, and they are the only openly gay men in the small Maine community. Swift is also a recovering crack addict. For 6 years he has been clean, but a murder involving one of his students has brought back o ...more

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Dec 03, 2013 Sandra rated it it was amazing

Shelves: audio, mystery, romance

I had to listen to this twice to truly appreciate the full impact, depth, and beauty of it. It's a brilliant little novella, wonderfully constructed and moving. A romance/mystery, but so much more than that. I don't think there's a spare word in it. And it's one of the few stories that delves into recovering from addiction that really gets it right. Kudos, Mr. Lanyon for yet another brilliant work. ...more

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Oct 07, 2015 liz rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: audio-books

I didn't particularly care for this narrator. The character dialogue was confusing at times, because there weren't noticeable differences in the "voices" used. Most of the dialogue was flat, and at times it was read without the inflection that was described in the text/stated before or after the character spoke. ...more

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