This is one of those books I read when I wasn't in the mood for a mystery. So revisited...I loved Swift as much if not more than the first time I read this. A poetry professor is asked for help from a student and things go downhill from there. I got Max way more this read also. This really, for me w...
A tried and true formula - policeman and writer (poet this time), solving a crime together. Well-written as expected from Josh Lanyon, but nothing exceptional. Still, a nice bit of entertainment. :)
5 stars!This was just what I needed! Very well written, mysterious, down to earth and heartfelt. I'll definitely be reading more of Josh Lanyon. I only wish there was a sequence to Swift and Max's story, or at least an epilogue. I'll even be happy if Mr Lanyon just mentions them in his other books i...
I agree with the reviews of most of my friends here. So I will keep my review pretty short. It is pretty well established that I am a fan of books about relationships and not a lover of plot-heavy books. And I don't particularly love mysteries. And although there was quite a bit of plot here and ...
Come Unto These Yellow Sands (CUTYS) is another good Josh Lanyon fiction. It wasn't the mystery that made this book stellar. It was 80% Swift and 20% Max. CUTYS explores many aspects of Swift: a child of two famous literary parents, a (past) drug addict (cocaine specifically), professor of a MFA pro...
Typical Lanyon: professor, police officer who gets upset with him, thriller light, mystery, love, etc. A couple of things that were a little different that I loved was that the professor wasn't trying to figure it out on his own, he just was trying to help the kid. When he got information he gave it...
Typical Lanyon: professor, police officer who gets upset with him, thriller light, mystery, love, etc. A couple of things that were a little different that I loved was that the professor wasn't trying to figure it out on his own, he just was trying to help the kid. When he got information he gave it...
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