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The Mermaid Murders

The Art of Murder, Book 1

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The Mermaid Murders

By: Josh Lanyon
Narrated by: Kale Williams
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Special Agent Jason West is seconded from the FBI Art Crime Team to temporarily partner with disgraced and legendary "manhunter" Sam Kennedy when it appears that Kennedy's most famous case, the capture and conviction of a serial killer known as the Huntsman, may actually have been a disastrous failure. The Huntsman is still out there...and the killing has begun again.

©2016 Josh Lanyon (P)2016 Josh Lanyon Literature & Fiction Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Compelling Mystery • Engaging Plot • Distinct Character Voices • Intriguing Twists • Balanced Storyline

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Another great story from a wonderful author. I just love stories that involve the FBI and a good mystery to solve.

Great Mystery!

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Kale Williams does a spectacular job dividing the two MC and their backgrounds. Of course the mystery is fabulous but I expect nothing less from this amazing Author-with a capital A. First in a series of 5 I can't wait to listen to #2!

Ooooo a twist!! Great Mystery!

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Have listened to this book several times. Always enjoy Josh Lanyon's mysteries, but this is one of my favorites because Sam and Jason are fascinating characters who are as much of a mystery as the plot.

Great story. Great narration.

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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Probably not. While the story was decent the narrator's delivery just seemed too distracting.

What did you like best about this story?

The mystery was suspenseful and the plot kept moving.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

His delivery sounded like a cross between Adam West (the original Batman/Mayor West on Family Guy) and Rod Serling (narrator of the original Twilight Zone). It was almost like he was retelling a missing person's case file.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

No.

Any additional comments?

While I usually like M/M books' sex "scenes" both the writing and the delivery lacked any real eroticism - it was almost robotic. In the end you're supposed to feel like the two main characters had fallen for each other, but that fell flat.

Decent story, storytelling was off

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This was s great mystery novel. I loved the pace, the characters were very interesting, the plot was well thought of and the narrator just added the cherry on top of the cake ;)

Another one for my favourites list

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