From the Bookshelf of Q&A with Josh Lanyon

The Boy with the Painful Tattoo
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Start date
October 5, 2014
Finish date
October 31, 2014
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Why we're reading this
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Book of the Month October 2014

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What Members Thought

JR
Well, well, well this was a humdinger of a book. Kit has taken the plunge. He's moved to San Francisco to live in the house the J.X. built. Of course, Kit being the murder magnet that he is, finds a body in the moving crate marked China. Kit doesn't want to be involved, but no matter how hard he tries, stolen coins, a murdered thief, a rampaging brother of the thief, and a stalker find him.

The real heart of the story is the ever complicated, fascinating relationship between Kit and J.X. Just
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Sandra
Oct 28, 2014 rated it really liked it
Shelves: ebook, mystery
Choked laughing at one point.
Antonella
Oct 07, 2014 rated it it was amazing
I've read this in October 2014 and I never finished to write this review, probably because it had to be perfect for a book by Josh ;-):

I suffered because I couldn't start to read right away (real life interferences = work), but now I've finished. It was great and I feel like rereading immediately, which I'm going to do in a few days when the print copy arrives.

At the beginning of the series it took me some time to warm up to Kit and J.X., because to read them and love them felt like a betrayal o
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Fangirl
Feb 01, 2017 rated it really liked it
Shelves: crime, mm
This series is a fun read and book no. 3 was no exception.
Perfect for a nice relaxing weekend read. The characters are a lot of fun.
Ayesh
Oct 09, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Ahhh I loved it, loved it , Lovedddddddd IT. This is by far the best in the series. Kit and JX rocks :D
Murphy
Jan 04, 2017 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
I loved this series and am hoping for more!
Denise
Apr 09, 2013 marked it as to-read
Jan
Apr 26, 2013 rated it it was amazing
WickedVerbatim
Apr 28, 2013 marked it as to-read
Cleoct
Aug 22, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: favourite-books
Chad James
Dec 18, 2013 marked it as to-read
Autumn Roberts
Jan 12, 2014 marked it as to-read
Shelves: m-m-romance
Bellis
Feb 05, 2014 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Anja
Jul 12, 2021 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: audiobook, m-m, c, w-az, w-audible
Juli
Sep 18, 2014 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: owned-kindle
Sloan Parker
Sep 21, 2014 marked it as m-m
Jennifer
Sep 30, 2014 marked it as to-read
Mary
Oct 01, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Sue
Oct 10, 2014 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: m-m, favorites, mystery-mn
Bennett
Oct 14, 2014 rated it really liked it
Shelves: re-read
Fun.
Jen
Oct 23, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Steve Leonard
Oct 31, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: favorites
Eli
Sep 01, 2018 rated it it was amazing
Christina
Jan 07, 2015 marked it as to-read