The Ghost Wore Yellow Socks

By: Josh Lanyon

Narrated by: Max Miller

Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins

Publisher's summary

His romantic weekend in ruins, shy 20-something artist Perry Foster learns that things can always get worse when he returns home from San Francisco to find a dead body in his bathtub. A dead body in a very ugly sportscoat - and matching socks. The dead man is a stranger to Perry, but that's not much of a comfort; how did a strange dead man get in a locked flat at the isolated Alton Estate in the wilds of the 'Northeast Kingdom' of Vermont? Perry turns to help from 'tall, dark and hostile' former navy SEAL Nick Reno - but is Reno all that he seems?

**This title contains gay erotic content**

©2008 - 2013 MLR Press (P)2012 Josh Lanyon

well done, slow start

Not sure if it was the author or the reader, the beginning was slow and felt like "canned" writing, a bit too descriptive in a weird way. I am glad i stuck with it, enjoyed the story. This was my first novel by Lanyon and gay/male fiction. Thought it was well done.

And the Spirits say...

From the word 'GO' the journey of who 'dunnit' intrigues the reader, at least until near the end of the story. Though I suspected who the culprit was, I was often left questioning my conclusion several times throughout the tale. Lanyon is a great writer and he enthralls the reader to the very end of the story. Though I will confess that I felt that it dragged in some areas, understanding the specifics of the budding relationship between Perry and Nick added to the mystery. I almost was more caught up in that dynamic than the man with the hole in his shoe and the mystery. Almost...

Still on a Josh Lanyon High!

Any additional comments?

Good performance!
Excellent plot!
Well developed and wonderful characters... ~ Nick & Perry ~
Overall, another fantastic story full of mystery and romance that this author creates so well!!!

Better than I thought it would be.

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

It took a little time to get over the narrator so I could enjoy the mystery.

Would you recommend The Ghost Wore Yellow Socks to your friends? Why or why not?

No, I'm not into gay sex.

How could the performance have been better?

A different narrator would be good. The "gay" needs to stay. It doesn't take away from the mystery and helps develop the relationship between the two guys. It wouldn't have been the same story without it..

Could you see The Ghost Wore Yellow Socks being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

Absolutely not

Really fun!

There's a reason Josh Lanyon is one of the bestselling m/m authors. She's really, really good. And this one is just a lot of fun, a mystery with romance, disappearing corpses, tales of ghosts and hidden loot, and questionable footwear. There are nods to Scooby-Doo and Clue, and loads of red herrings. Max Miller provides great voices for all, especially Perry and Nick...and manages to make Nick sound incredibly sexy.

great story

great to listen to a gay story that is more about the story than gay romance.

I am in love with this story

The characters are incredibly complex and not at all what you believe them to be when you start to listen/read this book. Like 'real' people these characters are very complex, and like good friends, you get to know them over time. In this case the time span occurs over the span of story. The characters are revealed as the story continued. They are revealed not by just the words of the story but also by their actions within the story. The mystery is a very nice and well done way to see these people interact. The performance is great, each character distinct and very well acted. Every new book I pick up by Josh Lanyon leaves me spell bound. Every character distinct, every story enjoyable. This particular story will probably become one of my favorites.

Great story

This is another great story from Josh Lanyon. Enjoyable mystery & romance which worked. I would have enjoyed this a bit more with a bit more emotion from the narrator.

Cute, not my fav Lanyon book

Would you consider the audio edition of The Ghost Wore Yellow Socks to be better than the print version?

I haven't read it yet but the audio was pretty good, my only problem being that I might need to read it to develop a better picture of what was happening as I got a little lost in some places, and I'm not sure if it was just the narrator's soothing voice making me space out.

What other book might you compare The Ghost Wore Yellow Socks to and why?

Definitely not a ghost story as some people seem to believe, it is for sure a spooky detective mystery, from the point of view of an asthmatic civilian.

What does Max Miller bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

His voice cracks me up because of the way he voices some side characters. They sound so snooty I can't help laughing no matter what they are saying. I want to give him 4.5 stars just because I don't really like the way he tries to make his voice deep for Nick; it's just not working for me.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Eh.

Any additional comments?

Cute book, I'll probably get to reading it one of these days but probably won't completely listen to the audiobook again unless super bored.

Enjoyable story, Narrator gets better

I recently discovered Josh Lanyon, in the Adrien English series, and was eager to read this story which I think is one of his early novels? The story was excellent, keeping in mind it was a much earlier example of his art.

Sometimes I enjoy a writer's work so much I forget to check out the audio sample to see if I like the narrator, before I buy the audio version. Because I require a narrator, not a reader, to fully enjoy an audiobook.

This narrator, Max Miller, at first almost disappointed me, the voice seemed so lacking in energy and the narration was flat. But liking the Josh Lanyon stories so much, I persevered, and thankfully found the narration quickly improved. The individual voices become well delineated after the first couple of chapters, and the background narration itself picks up energy and rhythm as the story progresses.

I am in the midst of reading and listening to all the Josh Lanyon novels I can find, and I definitely would buy another one narrated by Max Miller.