Fair Game

By: Josh Lanyon

Narrated by: Sawyer Allerde

Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins

Publisher's summary

A crippling knee injury forced Elliot Mills to trade in his FBI badge for dusty chalkboards and bored college students. Now a history professor at Puget Sound University, the former agent has put his old life behind him, but it seems his old life isn't finished with him.

A young man has gone missing from campus and as a favor to a family friend, Elliot agrees to do a little sniffing around. His investigations bring him face-to-face with his former lover, Tucker Lance, the special agent handling the case.

Things ended badly with Tucker, and neither man is ready to back down on the fight that drove them apart. But they have to figure out a way to move beyond their past and work together as more men go missing and Elliot becomes the target in a killer's obsessive game....

©2010 Josh Lanyon (P)2010 Audible, Inc.

Surprising!

I thought I had it pegged from the beginning, but boy was I so wrong. I don't usually go for suspense/mysteries because I am hard to please in the genre, but this one was EXCELLENT. Not much romance involved, but the tension between the main & love interest was compelling and well done. The ending was well done, but not very satisfying, so I'm glad to see there's more books.

Non-performance

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Josh Lanyon's stories are very good. Really enjoyed the English mysteries up until the last one. Fair Game is a good story but the performer is terrible. Lets be honest - not a single voice inflection, no distinguishing between characters, not a penny put into production. Those of us who like audio books have gotten really spoiled with great actors reading the books. This one does not cut it.

What did you like best about this story?

Location, mystery

Would you be willing to try another one of Ray Ramano’s performances?

No

If you could take any character from Fair Game out to dinner, who would it be and why?

Fedder

Any additional comments?

No

Writing was great...Narrator, Not so much.

There was a definite disconnect between the narrator and the authors work. The emotion and urgency of this fast paced thriller was not adequately conveyed. Aaaaaaaaand he literally said “pause” instead of pausing...for dramatic effect. There obviously was some miscommunication between the narrator and well...everyone else.

I've found another M/M author to obssess with

Any additional comments?

“It was dark.”
“I’d know you in the dark, Tucker.”
Tucker’s eyes flashed up to meet Elliot’s. He said curtly. “Yeah. I’d know you too.”
didn't mind that the book focused more on the mystery, but for some reason I didn't find that part of the story line to be all that riveting. I wish it was more of Elliot and Tucker!

Fair Game

The narrator was simply amazing! It is a good story but more of a mystery/suspense novel than romance! Disappointed in the lack of character development and the relationship between the protagonists is poorly developed! However, to be fair, this story would work much better as part of a series thus lending itself to both character development and relationship! Well written but seemed very rushed! Again the narrator is superb and made this story work!

One of Lanyon's best works.

Any additional comments?

I've loved this book since I read it on Kindle when it was first available and I have longed for the sequel... which came out recently. I bought the audio book on a whim because it was on sale, and I'm so glad I did. It was just as good as I remembered and well narrated. Josh is a good author and really had me guessing right up to the big reveal. This one is well worth the time.

omg this was so good

This is a mystery romance and really held my attention. I got the audible edition and was quite impressed with the narrator.

Good mystery/bad race stuff

I know this is an older book but the black characters read like bad stereotypes from an 80s movie. It’s not THAT old. There’s not one female character that’s not also a bad stereotype, though maybe from the 90s so congrats. Also, I live in the area the story is about. Unless these people are commuting by magic, there’s no way any of the locations make sense, and all of the ambiance is like someone drove through once. Also annoying is this faux male author is actually a heterosexual couple. This all makes me mad because their writing has potential to be entertaining if they went back to school and learned how to be better people.

Another great book

Never disappointed by anything Josh Lanyon writes. This was certainly no exception. Happy there are 2 books left I'm the series. I am not reading their books In any real order, but seeing Tucker here, wondering if he is the one mentioned in Winter Kill. hhhmmmm

Excellent First Experience...

This was my first audio book and I have to admit I was initially skeptical on whether I would enjoy the experience. The beginning was a bit hard to get into but once the story unfolded, I could not take the ear-bobs out! The characters of Tucker Lance and Elliot Mills were relatable and I became engrossed with their story. This was a great first experience. The story was engaging and the narrator did a good job in expressing emotion through his voice. And being a hopeless romantic, the book ended just as I thought it should with a surprise twist. Excellent First Experience and am already enjoying the next book...