From the award-winning author comes โa perfect blend of noir mystery and gay romance . . . the clues will keep you guessing right up until the endโ (Fresh Fiction).
Dead men tell no tales, so reporter Nathan Doyleโs just going to have to get to the bottom of a murder himselfโif the police Lieutenant doesnโt get him first.
Los Angeles, 1943. Reporter Nathan Doyle had his reasons to want Phil Arlen dead, but when he sees the manโs body pulled from the La Brea tar pit, he knows heโll be the prime suspect. He also knows that his life wonโt stand up to intense police scrutiny, so he sets out to crack the case himself.
Lieutenant Matthew Spainโs official inquiries soon lead him to believe that Nathan knows more than heโs saying. But thatโs not the only reason Matt takes notice of the handsome journalist. Mattโs been drawn to men before, but he must hide his true feelingsโor risk his entire career.
As Nathan digs deeper, it becomes increasingly difficult to stay one step ahead of Matt Spainโand to deny his intense attraction to him. Nathanโs secrets may not include murder, but has his hunt put him right in the path of the real killer?
โA really wonderful murder mystery/romance novel set in the time frame of WWII . . . a delightful read and one that stretches the emotions, feeds the mind, stimulates the imagination, and educates the heart.โ โBook Binge
โThis is a gem of a novel . . . the mystery has a satisfying number of twists and turns.โ โDear Author