Title: Memory of Darkness
Author: P.A. Brown
Publisher: Amber Quill
Publisher URL: www.amberquill.com/AmberAllure/
ISBN: 978-1-60272-570-6
Genre: {M/M} Contemporary Mystery
Rating: 4 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs Reviewer: Mystical Nymph
Johnny Wager’s life is a mess…always has been and it only gets worse when he wakes up next to a brutally murdered twink, Bunny, a young man he picked up during a Gay Pride parade. With a criminal record, he knows he doesn’t have a chance of explaining that he’s innocent, so in a blind panic, he flees the scene. Now, he’s desperately trying to stay under the radar and away from the West Hollywood Police, including his own disappointed son Mark, while he tries to prove his innocence, without dying.
Between his old friends Hyacinth and Taz, and his new boyfriend Tyler, Johnny has more than enough help to find the murderer or to get himself and/or them killed. When he learns Bunny was involved with a vicious Armenian mob, the danger only gets worse. The streets of Venice Beach, West Hollywood and Los Angeles are getting more than a little crowded, as he runs from both the police and mob. The question is, whether Johnny can reconcile with his cop son and find the killers, before they turn him into the next person needing a funeral.
Memory of Darkness is the newest release from P.A. Brown. It’s an unusual premise with an intriguing and complex lead character that I had difficulty warming up to. Ms. Brown skillfully changes this two-time criminal loser into a man on the run, one you can’t help rooting for. Johnny’s son Mark and ex-wife Jolene, add vital family background that helps round out the plot, giving it personal depth. Hyacinth and Taz are interesting characters that add flash, but the one(s) that really stand out in my mind are his new boyfriend, the ex-Marine porn filmmaker, Tyler, and his incontinent Basset Hound, Columbo that’s crazy about Johnny. These two had me chuckling more than once, and left me hoping he and Johnny wouldn’t get killed and have a happily-ever-after they deserve.
Author: P.A. Brown
Publisher: Amber Quill
Publisher URL: www.amberquill.com/AmberAllure/
ISBN: 978-1-60272-570-6
Genre: {M/M} Contemporary Mystery
Rating: 4 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs Reviewer: Mystical Nymph
Johnny Wager’s life is a mess…always has been and it only gets worse when he wakes up next to a brutally murdered twink, Bunny, a young man he picked up during a Gay Pride parade. With a criminal record, he knows he doesn’t have a chance of explaining that he’s innocent, so in a blind panic, he flees the scene. Now, he’s desperately trying to stay under the radar and away from the West Hollywood Police, including his own disappointed son Mark, while he tries to prove his innocence, without dying.
Between his old friends Hyacinth and Taz, and his new boyfriend Tyler, Johnny has more than enough help to find the murderer or to get himself and/or them killed. When he learns Bunny was involved with a vicious Armenian mob, the danger only gets worse. The streets of Venice Beach, West Hollywood and Los Angeles are getting more than a little crowded, as he runs from both the police and mob. The question is, whether Johnny can reconcile with his cop son and find the killers, before they turn him into the next person needing a funeral.
Memory of Darkness is the newest release from P.A. Brown. It’s an unusual premise with an intriguing and complex lead character that I had difficulty warming up to. Ms. Brown skillfully changes this two-time criminal loser into a man on the run, one you can’t help rooting for. Johnny’s son Mark and ex-wife Jolene, add vital family background that helps round out the plot, giving it personal depth. Hyacinth and Taz are interesting characters that add flash, but the one(s) that really stand out in my mind are his new boyfriend, the ex-Marine porn filmmaker, Tyler, and his incontinent Basset Hound, Columbo that’s crazy about Johnny. These two had me chuckling more than once, and left me hoping he and Johnny wouldn’t get killed and have a happily-ever-after they deserve.
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