Dirty Secret

Cole Mcginnis Mystery

By: Rhys Ford

Narrated by: Greg Tremblay

Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins

Publisher's summary

Loving Kim Jae-Min isn't always easy: Jae is gun-shy about being openly homosexual. Ex-cop turned private investigator Cole McGinnis doesn't know any other way to be. Still, he understands where Jae is coming from. Traditional Korean men aren't gay-at least not usually where people can see them.

But Cole can't spend too much time unraveling his boyfriend's issues. He has a job to do. When a singer named Scarlet asks him to help find Park Dae-Hoon, a gay Korean man who disappeared nearly two decades ago, Cole finds himself submerged in the tangled world of rich Korean families, where obligation and politics mean sacrificing happiness to preserve corporate empires. Soon the bodies start piling up without rhyme or reason. With every step Cole takes toward locating Park Dae-Hoon, another person meets their demise-and someone Cole loves could be next on the murderer's list.

©2012 Rhys Ford (P)2014 Dreamspinner Press

It doesn't get much better than this duo!

Jae and Cole are trying to make a go of their relationship while still hiding things from Jae’s family.

There is another mystery, this time involving the fabulous Scarlet, whom we met in book 1. There’s a missing person and lots and lots of Korean people involved. (I highly recommend the audio version for help keeping track of all these people!)

What makes this book special is the deepening relationship between Jae and Cole. It. Is. Intense.

Their blossoming love is amazing to watch unfold and Rhys is the consummate story teller using rich language and evocative phrasing to add to their deep commitment to each other.

Greg Tremblay does amazing work with the narration, giving all the characters unique voices and creating the absolute PERFECT mood for both the mystery and the love story. A better narrator for this series could not be conceived!

I love this series so much and I think book two really hooks the reader into the love affair between Jae and Cole.

6 of 5 stars

Oh that Cole

Loving this series. Looking forward to more of the sexy McGinnis series. Totally captivating series.

Rhys does it again.

Rhys has written one of the best detectives I have ever had the pleasure to read. Cole has brilliant dry dialog and seriously funny asides, I can't imagine anyone but Greg Tremblay bring him to life.
This time around you learn more about the Korean "family" life that Jae-Min is a part of, and why he's in the closet. Of course there is murder(s), and Cole being shot at, then there is the great plot twist that you really don't see coming.
Wish I could find another word better than Brilliant, but really that's what any Cole McGinnis Mystery is.

Cole McGinnis

Cole McGinnis gets shot almost as much as he gets laid in the second book of the series. The sex scenes are sensual and I never felt that they interrupted the story
Another good mystery. More character development with Jae And Cole and I love the banter between Cole and Bobby.
Excellent narration
If you liked the first book then this one will please

It's No Secret.... I Love this Series

What made the experience of listening to Dirty Secret the most enjoyable?

There is so much going on in these books. Sometimes I get whiplash trying to keep up. The narrator helps by giving each character a distinct voice. I really like Mr. Tremblay.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

As in any good whodunit, Ms. Ford keeps the reader guessing. So many characters have motives, but until the end, you don't know who the perpetrator is.

Have you listened to any of Greg Tremblay’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Yes. If anything, he's solidified his performance and made the characters his.

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

Scarlett. I would like to find out her beauty secrets :-)

Any additional comments?

Number 3 - Bring it.

Great follow-up

The two protagonists, Cole and Jae-Min, make the book. The book is both gritty and well-developed plot. Terrific narration by Greg Tremblay too.

Hands down the best combo of narrator&author!

I echo so many others when I say this series goes beyond engaging. The voices, the nuanced tones, the capability for you to "see" each character-a string testament to the author for creating a sublime series and the narrator for bringing it to life.

Amazing story. Spectacular narration.

Beautifully told story with action, adventure, suspense, and spicy romance.

This is my third listen, and it won't be my last.

love this series!

I love these characters... I love Rhys Fords writing style... I love her characters and I love that her stories are plot driven and are still love stories 💗 The narration is perfection. Now on to Dirty Laundry!

LOVE this narrator!

**4 stars for the story, 10++++ stars for the audiobook narrator!**

Greg Tremblay, you rock my world.

You are a perfect, PERFECT, Cole McGinnis and your range of voices is... sigh... *me so happy*!! This narrator is one of my favorite audiobook narrators and has MADE this series for me! I could kiss you... for real! No, seriously, let's make out...

It takes a lot for me to LOVE an audiobook, especially an audiobook in which I have no idea what is happening. Honestly. I was totally clueless.

I had no idea what was happening in this book and I loved it anyway.

This might be terribly close-minded or something of me, but I couldn't for the life of me keep those Korean names apart. I had maybe one or two down pat, but the rest? A complete blur. Who were the main characters again? No idea. And listening in audiobook, where the names aren't written down for me to see them, it was even more of a problem.

In fact, when the bad guy/girl was revealed at the end, I had no clue who it was. Talk about anticlimactic...

So why did I love this book if I couldn't follow it?!

Answer: Well, the rest of the book rocked!

The scene with Cole and his parents... I cried. The scene with Cole and Claudia? Cried. The scenes with Cole and Jae? I got HOT and bothered! The book was funny! And sexy and crazy and I LOVE Rhys Ford for delivering again and again with this series.

I don't care that every Korean person Cole meets is gay. I don't care that I have no idea who the side characters are. I still love this series, no small part due to the audiobook narrator.

Keep narrating, Greg Tremblay, and I'll keep listening!

**Copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review**