L.A. Heat
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Reviewed for Front Street Reviews
By P.A. Brown
Mystery – Gay
Published by Alyson Books
By P.A. Brown
Mystery – Gay
Published by Alyson Books
L.A. Heat introduces the reader to the unlikely crime-fighting duo of hunky police officer David Laine and handsome IT analyst Chris Bellamere. David first meets Chris while investigating the deaths of several young men who have been savagely butchered by a serial killer. David and his partner become convinced that Chris is involved in the brutal murders and may even be the killer. This makes it all the more difficult for David when he finds himself deeply attracted to Chris. Cops and suspects do not mix romantically, especially when one of them is still keeping his sexuality closeted. It would be so much easier for David to deny his growing ardor, as being gay and being a cop is just not a comfortable place, as he knows all too well by the vicious comments often made by fellow officers about the lifestyle.
The investigation continues to push them closer and closer together, as David works harder and harder to clear Chris’s name it becomes inevitable that their mutual attraction will be discovered. David could lose his job over Chris and just when he’s so close to finding the real killer.
As much a romance as a thriller, this is the story of a forbidden love that fights all odds to bring two people together. It is a reminder to the reader that sometimes love does conquer all. Even so, the author never forgets that she set out to write a mystery and weaves a fascinating tale with many twists and turns including a thrilling and surprising conclusion.
P.A. Brown has spent many years writing screenplays in Los Angeles. This is her first novel. She is hard at work writing the next book in the series, which should be as captivating as the first.
The investigation continues to push them closer and closer together, as David works harder and harder to clear Chris’s name it becomes inevitable that their mutual attraction will be discovered. David could lose his job over Chris and just when he’s so close to finding the real killer.
As much a romance as a thriller, this is the story of a forbidden love that fights all odds to bring two people together. It is a reminder to the reader that sometimes love does conquer all. Even so, the author never forgets that she set out to write a mystery and weaves a fascinating tale with many twists and turns including a thrilling and surprising conclusion.
P.A. Brown has spent many years writing screenplays in Los Angeles. This is her first novel. She is hard at work writing the next book in the series, which should be as captivating as the first.
edited by Sarra at 10:50 AM 01/31/2007
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