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This Rock is a compelling mystery set in the small town of Orvieto in Italy.
My
husband and I had just been to Italy in June of 2023, and this twisting,
compelling story brought me right back to that beautiful country in its
descriptive narrative and fascinating story. As a mystery writer, I found this
story intriguing, fascinating, and well-written, and the characters likable and
real.
I carried the book with me everywhere I thought I might have the
opportunity to read, if only a few pages; the gym, a car ride, to bed, and over
my morning coffee, and I always wanted more. I was well satisfied at the end,
my only regret being it was over.
Intrigue, terrorism, history, art, and the secrets of the Church collide in a relentless page-turning thriller.
"An elegant, twisty thriller in which a gay couple investigates a mysterious suicide in a scenic Italian hill town. It's not hard to imagine that this book could do for Orvieto what Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil did for Savannah." –Armistead Maupin, author of the internationally acclaimed Tales of the City
An American couple in Italy investigate the suicide of a cleric in the picturesque Italian city of Orvieto―and find themselves plunged into a conspiracy that may destroy the Catholic Church.…
This, for me, was a true page-turner. I highly
recommend this biography, even if you’re not, or weren’t, a George Michael fan.
I knew of George Michael’s music, but I knew next to nothing about who he was,
where he came from, or what drove him to succeed. In this book, it’s all here,
the difficult childhood with an overbearing father, the awkward early years,
the chance meeting and life-long friendship with Andrew Ridgley, and George’s
sordid sex life.
James Gavin shares with us all the intimate details, up to and
including his death, and does it in a heartfelt, honest way.
George Michael was an extravagantly gifted, openhearted soul singer whose work was both pained and smolderingly erotic. He was a songwriter of true craft and substance, and his music swept the world, starting in the mid-1980s. His fabricated image-that of a hypermacho sex god-loomed large in the pop culture of his day. It also hid-for a time-the secret he fought against revealing: Michael was gay. Soon his obsession with fame would start to backfire. As one of the industry's most privileged yet tortured men began to self-destruct, the press showed little sympathy. George Michael: A Life explores the compelling story…
My Cat’s Guide to Online Dating is anything
but a guide to online dating, it’s a compelling, frightening, bizarre, funny
story that is almost too difficult to describe other than to say, you have to
read it to find out for yourself.
When a young gay man’s hook-up ends up dead,
Zach and his cat, Grace Jones, who communicates with him through the dead man’s
phone via texts, partner up to dispose of the body, and more.
This story definitely made me laugh and also
horrified me, sometimes on the same page. Mr. Baines is an excellent writer,
and he crafts believable, well-fleshed-out characters while weaving a tale that
is sometimes out of this world.
Fresh from a breakup, deeply closeted freshman Zach jumps at the chance to housesit his family home and enjoy a long, horny summer free of both his ex and his religious parents. But when an old enemy turned hot hookup falls to his death, Zach turns to the only true friend he’s ever known—his cat, Grace Jones.
With the dead man’s phone and a knack for texting, she promises Zach help, for a price that will satisfy both their appetites. Does it matter if Grace Jones’ powers draw on something far more ancient…
A relaxing trip to Palm Springs turns deadly for Mason Adler and Walter Wingate when first one of their fellow guests, then another, ends up murdered. Suspects and motives abound among the remaining guests as well as the owner of the Oasis resort, Marvin Gagliardi.
Mason investigates, hoping to prove Marvin’s innocence, but the more he uncovers, the more he wonders if Marvin actually might be the murderer. Distracting Mason is the handsome and eligible police detective assigned to the case, Brian Branchford. It’s up to Mason to uncover the truth about the deaths at the Oasis, and to discover if there’s romance as well as murder at the Oasis.
