It's 1943 and the world is at war. Journalist Nathan Doyle has just returned home from North Africa--still recovering from wounds received in the Western Desert Campaign--when he's asked to cover a high society murder. Lt. Matthew Spain of the LAPD homicide squad hates the holidays since the death of his beloved wife and this year isn't looking much cheerier what with the threat of attack by the Japanese and a high-profile homicide investigation. Matt likes Nathan; maybe too much and in 1943 Hollywood being different isn't healthy. Besides, Nathan had every reason to commit murder.
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- Publisher: Carina Press
- Release Date: April 4th, 2011
- My Copy: Received for review from NetGalley.
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- Series: N/A
- Genre: Historical Thriller-Mystery male/male Romance
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 | Snowball in Hell |
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I LOVE Josh Lanyon! I am a card-caring Lanyon fan and will hunt and devour anything he writes, so when I saw he had a title coming out in April from Carina Press I was stocked and when I saw the book was available on NetGalley I freaked hehe.
Snowball in Hell is not only a great M/M Romantic Thriller, it is a historical one at that and it takes place in the 40’s when coming out of the closet wasn’t something that a police officer or anyone else, would consider doing. In Snowball in Hell, Josh Lanyon was able to deliver a great mystery and gay romance in a very NOT gay-friendly era and he did such a great job with it that you can’t help but feel transported to that time.
How can you write a romance in a time when it wasn’t even conceivable to accept two men falling in love? Lanyon has done it and the frustration of unresolved feeling, urges and wants is as much of a character in this novel as Nathan Doyle and Matthew Spain.
Two men with very different pasts, Matt and Doyle find themselves in midst of a murder investigation, with Doyle being a suspect and Matt trying to catch the bad guy. These two different men have something in common, their immediate magnetic attraction to each other that is so hard to ignore and that both are afraid to deal with.
Snowball in Hell is a Historical Thriller, but first and foremost is a love story that if dependant on the society it takes place, would never happen. However, this story has defied time and beliefs by bringing together two men that needed each other to feel whole in a beautiful tale of murder, fear, prejudice and love.
If I have one complain is that I wanted more! Snowball in Hell could have been longer and I would have been extremely happy. All in all, if the only complaint one has of a book is that you wanted to read more, it definitely should bode well that it is a worthwhile story. I say, it absolutely is and if you are an M/M Romance fan or a Josh Lanyon fan, you should check this one out!
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I am half-way through this one and LOVING it!
The 40's setting is fantastic - and the romance sublime.
Great review, babe. I too am a card-carrying Lanyon fan :)
@Dani
YAy!
Cant wait for your review! =\D
Oh I love historicals like this. This is such an interesting premise, I should get this book. Thanks for the great review!
@Melissa
you so should! It was awesome! =)
I haven't read any Josh Lanyon yet, but I've heard only good things about him:) I just finished my first m/m romance and really enjoyed it, so I think Lanyon might be next on my list! Nice review Larissa:)
Great review, I've not read anything by Josh Layton, I'll have to look him up.
My blog is YA PNR/UF so it seems like my other reading genres get pushed to the side :(
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I...totally forgot what I was supposed to write. huh, blackout.
So, good review
I think it is time I discover just how awesome Josh Lanyon is! When you don't want a story to end, that is a very good sign. ;)
@Jenny
YES!!! Please become a Lanyon Maniac with me LOL
@Kristi
Thanks!
well. I hope you give him a shot! =D
@Blodeuedd
LOL
@Missie
YES you do lady! hahahaha
Sounds like such an interesting premise! Very nice review. I'll have to check this out someday...add it to my ever growing list. :)