Shadows Left Behind, Josh Lanyon
Shadows Left Behind, Josh Lanyon
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Shadows Left Behind
An Historical Mysteries Box Set

Author: Josh Lanyon

Narrator: Alexander Masters, Matt Haynes, Kale Williams, Max Miller

Unabridged: 23 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/09/2021


Synopsis

Six historical mystery novellas including Out of the Blue, The Dark Farewell, This Rough Magic, Snowball in Hell, Slay Ride, and Murder Between the Pages.Out of the Blue – France, 1916. Grieving over the death of his lover, British flying ace Bat Bryant accidentally kills the man threatening him with exposure.
The Dark Farewell – Little Egypt, 1922. It’s the Roaring Twenties and Prohibition has hit Little Egypt where newspaper man David Flynn has come to do a follow-up story on the Herrin Massacre. But the massacre isn’t the only news in town. Spiritualist Medium Julian Devereux claims to speak to the dead—and he charges a pretty penny for it.
This Rough Magic – San Francisco, 1935. Wealthy playboy Brett Sheridan thinks he knows the score when he hires tough guy private eye Neil Patrick Rafferty to find a priceless stolen folio of Shakespeare’s The Tempest before his marriage to a society heiress is jeopardized.
Slay Ride - 1943 Montana. Returning home to Montana after being wounded in the Pacific, Police Chief Robert Garrett was hoping for a little much needed Peace on Earth and Goodwill Toward Man. Instead, he finds himself chasing after a cold-blooded killer on Christmas Day, aided—whether he likes it or not—by eager young reporter Jamie Jameson.
Murder Between the Pages – 1948 Massachusetts. Felix Day, author of the Constantine Sphinx mysteries, and Leonard Fuller, author of the Inspector Fez mysteries, are bitter rivals and the best of enemies.
Snowball in Hell - 1943 Los Angeles. Just back from the European Theater, reporter Nathan Doyle is asked to cover the murder of a society blackmailer.

About Josh Lanyon

Josh Lanyon is the award-winning author of over sixty titles of classic male/male fiction featuring twisty mystery, kickass adventure, and unapologetic man-on-man romance. Her books include the Art of Murder series, Seance on a Summer's Night, and Slay Ride. Josh is married and lives in Southern California.


Reviews

Goodreads review by David

I enjoyed these stories, a series of historical novellas involving pairs of gay men in history. Some had happier endings than others. Some were left vague, so I wouldn't list them as romances, but I especially enjoyed the author's attention to historical detail, tone. The stories with more mystery w......more

Josh Lanyon really knows how to weave a story together! Shadows Left Behind is a collection of historical novellas but each story reads like a fully fleshed out novel. I had previously read three of these stories but it is certainly not a chore to re-read them, because let's be honest, Lanyon is my......more