![]() ![]() The “First Kiss” is touching and what develops during the rest of the story is promising. In Josh Lanyon's A Dangerous Thing, the second in his on-going series of Los Angeles-based thrillers, featuring bookseller Adrien English, a holiday trip, following directly on from the 'Gay Slasher Killings' narrated in Fatal Shadows, proves far less relaxing than English anticipates. ![]() When he describes to Adrien WHY he can’t kiss him – you feel so bad for Adrien but to Adrien’s credit – he doesn’t dismiss him but still hangs on to try to figure out who is this man that he cares for. His struggles for who he is, who he loves, and why he feels broken brings new insight to who Jake is as a man. /rebates/2f97819028523312fDangerous-Thing-Lanyon-Josh-19028523382fplp&. I was disappointed in Jake but soon felt sorry for him. ![]() When Adrien refers to Jake being buried in the closet, I think it is more like six-feet under. The feeling like you are, just a convenience maybe be taken for granted does hurt. For me, I felt Adrien’s pain – when you realize you’re with a man who wants to be just buddies, want’s you as a mentor not a lover - that realization is heartfelt. Well Lanyon doesn’t disappoint – although the mystery is not the most intriguing one, I think the foundation of this story brings romance/relationship to the forefront and the mystery in the background. But by the time the unfriendly local sheriffs arrive, the body has disappeared. Adrien with an “e” – oh how does he get himself into these messes but isn’t that what we love. 'In this second LA-based adventure, bookseller and mystery writer Adrien English arrives at the Pine Shadow Ranch (left to him by a beloved grandmother) to find a corpse in his driveway. ![]()
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