Jeremy York (2)

Wow! Another amazing mystery by Lanyon! Yeah, like someone is going to be surprised by this :P

But really, the way the plot slowly unravels in this one is truly fantastic. Atmospheric, so in the vein of 'The Great Gatsby', these characters are never really, truly in the world the rest of us inhabits.

The mystery is deepened by old lies, omissions and secrets and although a part of it you can suspect early enough, the truth, when revealed, is still shocking.

The romance is secondary, but not undeveloped. Griffin and Pierce made an unlikely pair, all their relationship shadowed by the mystery, by Pierce suspicious about who really Griffin is, and by their own issues:

“My ex says I have intimacy issues. I wonder if that’s the same thing.”
“No.” Pierce turned off his laptop and set it aside. He turned on his side facing Griff, propping his head on his hand. “‘Intimacy issues’ is code for ‘I haven’t met the right person.’”
“And what is ‘trust issues’ code for?”
Pierce held his gaze. “I’m afraid to believe I’ve met the right person.”

Another to the favourites shelf :)… (més)

Young married couple Daniel and Sarah Ede have just about had enough of living with her mother, but Daniel loves the studio they created for his sculpting. Still, after his vagabond cousin Barnabas comes for a visit, Daniel realizes that things are worse than he had realized. Soon a series of violent attacks place Daniel right at the center, as either victim or attacker. Superintendent Folly of Scotland Yard arrives just in time to sort things out.

This is one written by the prolific John Creasey under the pseudonym Jeremy York. Not up to his Gideon books, my all-time favorite, but still a good book. I wasn't exactly floored by the time the identity of the bad guy was revealed, but it was still good, suspenseful fun.… (més)