Somebody Killed His Editor

Holmes & Moriarity, Book 1

By: Josh Lanyon

Narrated by: Kevin R. Free

Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins

Publisher's summary

Thanks to an elderly spinster sleuth and her ingenious cat, Christopher Holmes has enjoyed a celebrated career as a bestselling mystery writer. Until now. Sales are down and his new editor is allergic to geriatric gumshoes. On the advice of his agent, he reinvents his fortyish, frumpy, recently dumped self into the sleek, sexy image of a literary lion, and heads for a Northern California writers conference to try and resurrect his career. A career nearly as dead as the body he stumbles over in the woods. In a weirdly déjà vu replay of one of his own novels, he finds himself stranded in an isolated lodge full of frightened women?and not a lawman in sight. Except for J.X. Moriarity, former cop and bestselling novelist. The man with whom he shared a one-night stand - okay, maybe three - long ago. The man who wants to arrest him for murder. A ruthless, stalking killer, or a hot, handsome ex-lover. Which poses the greater danger? It's elementary, my dear Holmes!

**this title contains gay erotic content**

©2009 - 2016 Samhain Publishing (P)2012 Josh Lanyon

Good Mystery Novel

Where does Somebody Killed His Editor rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

While it's not my favorite book, the narrator handled both character dialogue and pacing beautifully. The first book in the series is a perfect standalone, and while I can't recommend all three books as a series, this book was good, and worth the money.

What did you like best about this story?

The slow burn Clue esq mystery. The romance was good, too, definitally an appeal, but I was mostly in it for the crime section of the novel.

Which character – as performed by Kevin R. Free – was your favorite?

The main. Although Moriarty was a close second.

Amusing......but.........

The story was a cute twist on fireside mysteries, well performed and wittily written in parts. However, the sex scenes were so graphic, I felt as if I was intruding into their privacy and just wanted to tip-toe away and leave them to it. These scenes were so vivid they completely overwhelmed the story for me and drowned out the humor (no pun intended).

Josh Lanyon is an excellent writer.

Where does Somebody Killed His Editor rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

It is in the upper third. I've listened to audiobooks for 15 years, so that is pretty good.

What did you like best about this story?

JX Moriarity's character intrigued and delighted me. He is both a protagonist and antagonist in portions of the story that gave him a three dimensional quality. Mr. Lanyon is a talented character writer, who depicts characters from the inside-out without needing the characters to over dialogue their feelings.

Which scene was your favorite?

The "drawing room" reveal of the solution to the mystery -- many mysteries don't bother with the Agatha Christie moment anymore.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The moment JX revealed that Kit broke his heart.

Any additional comments?

This is an excellent mystery. I am a Josh Lanyon fan with this book.

A very funny muder mystery

i love a good muder mystery and romance , it was a fun and great read

Great story. Great narration.

This is another great series from Josh Lanyon. I really enjoyed seeing the dark side of publishing in this book. Nothing seems quite so murder worthy as trying to stay ahead in the publishing industry.

As usual the characters are wonderful, and the mystery is a bit twisted. I can't wait for more.

The narrator was an excellent choice for this series.

And the killer is...

I have to admit...I really loved this book. My introduction to Christopher Holmes was a bit off-setting...in fact I thought I would completely dislike the protagonist. But his self-deprecating humor and his comic perspective actually endeared me. I laughed out loud on many occasions because of Kit's perspective. The introduction of J.X. brought a picture to mind that might be a bit inappropriate to share, but I knew early that something was not right in the state of Denmark, specifically concerning Kit and J.X. Josh Lanyon's writing style engages the reader and he did a fantastic job with this tale of mystery. Additionally, the narration of Kevin R. Free was superb and added to the story. One of the better narrator's and I look forward to hearing his telling of a tale again, hopefully he will continue in this series. Great book and I enjoyed it immensely!~~

Kept me wondering...WhoDunnit til the very End!

Any additional comments?

I love stories that keep you in the dark to who the actual killer is until the very end and this story does and does it perfectly!

I can't say that I was surprised but I definitely hadn't expected it. Great mystery, made even better with an excellent performance!

Fun mystery with gay hero

In this mystery the protagonist and the detective are gay men and I found it interesting to see how that changed the usual dynamics of romance in a mystery. There are explicit sex scenes, so if that bothers you, you probably will want to skip this book. The setting is a writers' retreat and the satire about the writers is pretty funny. The narration was good.

harlequin romance fun

Josh Lanyon writes what are basically bodice rippers starring gay men, and they're cute, good fun, a little bit smutty and a lot of fun. High art these are net, but I do enjoy them whenever I'm in the mood for them. Basically they're the peak of being exactly what they are!

Bello

Personaggi fantastici, ho trovato piacevole che finalmente in questi libri a tematica M/M ci siano delle storie e non solo scene hot.
Scrivere libri hot è facilissimo, scrivere libri piacevoli, interessanti e anche dove si può ridere e con scene sexy lo può fare solo chi sa scrivere veramente e questo autore mi piace tantissimo.
L’ho scoperto per caso e me ne sono innamorata.
Complimenti per il recitativo, meraviglioso il narratore, stupende tutte le intonazioni.
Non è da tutti saper leggere ad alta voce e Kevin R. Free è fantastico.