Title: Deadly Slumber
Author: Victor J. Banis
Publisher: MLR Press
Publisher URL: http://www.mlrbooks.com/
ISBN: 978-1-60820-091-7
Genre: {M/M} Contemporary Mystery
Rating: 4 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs Reviewer: Mystical Nymph
The House of the Dead, more commonly known as Bartholomew’s Mortuary, is a structural monstrosity and its owners have catered to the local gay community for years. The numerous funeral directors are all drop-dead gorgeous and perpetually horny, always willing to provide whatever physical comfort a bereaved loved one might need. After a number of unusual events occur at the facility, the temporary manager hires Stanley and Tom to discover the identity of a troublesome mischief-maker. But, it’s not long before they find themselves tracking a missing woman and hunting a killer. There are coffins, slumber rooms, visitations, and more suspects than you can shake a dead body at and if they don’t discover the killer’s identity, Stanley might wind up being the next victim.
Deadly Slumber is the fourth release in the Deadly Mystery series by author Victor J. Banis, and it begins a few weeks after the last book left off. It's another well written and plotted mystery with a unique but realistic premise that grabs your attention and doesn't let go until you reach the end, with great characters in the guise of Stanley and Tom. Life hasn’t been easy for these two lovers and much has happened in previous books to mold and solidify their partnership. That being said, it is my recommendation that the books be read in order.
There’s a lot going on in this story. It would have been easy for the author to have gotten bogged down, but Mr. Banis uses great finesse in keeping the story and characters on track and the plot flowing. The emotions of Stanley and Tom have changed a great deal, since they first became involved; this is especially true after the events in Deadly Dreams, leaving them unsettled and a bit broken. I guess that made me a little unsettled, too. I admit Tom wasn’t my favorite at the beginning of the series but the man’s definitely grown on me and finding him upset, despondent and reclusive was a bit of a shock. As was Stanley’s withdrawal, distraction, and confusion. Watching the men work through their individual personal issues and relationship problems was painful and emotionally wrenching, but it was handled with sensitivity. The love, concern, and care between Stanley and Tom are still present, and the sex is still as smoking hot as ever.
There are actually two themes contained within Deadly Slumber. The healing partnership of Stanley and Tom and the strange mysteries contained within the hallowed halls of Bartholomew’s Mortuary. Honestly, I can’t really say which of the two parts is my favorite. Both are equally well crafted, and Mr. Banis did an excellent job pulling the two parts into the whole, without either appearing slighted, but it’s heavily weighted on the side of the mystery. This reader is looking forward to the next book following the lives of these two interesting men. Read it and enjoy.
Author: Victor J. Banis
Publisher: MLR Press
Publisher URL: http://www.mlrbooks.com/
ISBN: 978-1-60820-091-7
Genre: {M/M} Contemporary Mystery
Rating: 4 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs Reviewer: Mystical Nymph
The House of the Dead, more commonly known as Bartholomew’s Mortuary, is a structural monstrosity and its owners have catered to the local gay community for years. The numerous funeral directors are all drop-dead gorgeous and perpetually horny, always willing to provide whatever physical comfort a bereaved loved one might need. After a number of unusual events occur at the facility, the temporary manager hires Stanley and Tom to discover the identity of a troublesome mischief-maker. But, it’s not long before they find themselves tracking a missing woman and hunting a killer. There are coffins, slumber rooms, visitations, and more suspects than you can shake a dead body at and if they don’t discover the killer’s identity, Stanley might wind up being the next victim.
Deadly Slumber is the fourth release in the Deadly Mystery series by author Victor J. Banis, and it begins a few weeks after the last book left off. It's another well written and plotted mystery with a unique but realistic premise that grabs your attention and doesn't let go until you reach the end, with great characters in the guise of Stanley and Tom. Life hasn’t been easy for these two lovers and much has happened in previous books to mold and solidify their partnership. That being said, it is my recommendation that the books be read in order.
There’s a lot going on in this story. It would have been easy for the author to have gotten bogged down, but Mr. Banis uses great finesse in keeping the story and characters on track and the plot flowing. The emotions of Stanley and Tom have changed a great deal, since they first became involved; this is especially true after the events in Deadly Dreams, leaving them unsettled and a bit broken. I guess that made me a little unsettled, too. I admit Tom wasn’t my favorite at the beginning of the series but the man’s definitely grown on me and finding him upset, despondent and reclusive was a bit of a shock. As was Stanley’s withdrawal, distraction, and confusion. Watching the men work through their individual personal issues and relationship problems was painful and emotionally wrenching, but it was handled with sensitivity. The love, concern, and care between Stanley and Tom are still present, and the sex is still as smoking hot as ever.
There are actually two themes contained within Deadly Slumber. The healing partnership of Stanley and Tom and the strange mysteries contained within the hallowed halls of Bartholomew’s Mortuary. Honestly, I can’t really say which of the two parts is my favorite. Both are equally well crafted, and Mr. Banis did an excellent job pulling the two parts into the whole, without either appearing slighted, but it’s heavily weighted on the side of the mystery. This reader is looking forward to the next book following the lives of these two interesting men. Read it and enjoy.
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