Pride and Perilous

A Kyle Callahan Mystery

By: Mark McNease

Narrated by: K.C. Kelly

The Katherine Pride Gallery is the center of high art and low death in Pride and Perilous, book two of the Pride Trilogy and the second of the Kyle Callahan Mysteries. Kyle, an amateur photographer, is about to have his first exhibit at the gallery, located in Manhattan's Meatpacking District. As time ticks away, bodies begin to fall, and Kyle realizes somebody wants this gallery closed forever.

Join the chase as Kyle and his life partner Danny Durban reunite with Detective Linda Sikorsky from the New Hope, PA, police force. They met while solving the murders at Pride Lodge, and Linda has come to town for Kyle's opening, only to find herself joining forces with him again to capture a killer...before he captures them.

©2013 Mark McNease (P)2015 Mark McNease

Art, Manhattan, and Murder!

Very well crafted. Threads braided together: thoughts and actions of the killer, recognition of patterns in the deaths, investigation and projected probable increase in body count, impending personally stressful intrusions, happiness for a good friend. It was a captivating story, and I found that I needed to read it compulsively despite my strong aversion to serial killers, a real nail biter.
I have the audio edition, and K.C. Kelly really nailed the character differentiation and thread of suspense.
I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review upon my request from the publisher, narrator, or author courtesy of AudiobookB00m.

Interesting characters and a suspenseful plot

This second book in the Kyle Callahan series takes many of the characters of the first book and fleshes them out to make them people you care about. Add to that mix a serial killer pursued by a mature gay couple living in Manhattan, and you have an atypical murder mystery that takes you away from your daily troubles to live in the LGBT senior culture of New York. The narrator has latched to the personalities of the characters and does a great job.

Excellent

We meet many characters from the first.book. A showing of photo exhibition, the draw seems to be killing off the people connected to the showing. Different and well done with a good plot. Given audio which was good and enjoyable, you wondered how he will tie it together.

Intriguing listen

Any additional comments?

I like how the author structured this story. You know who the killer is from the very beginning. The story is all about the why. And what a why.

Kyle's and Linda's involvement was a fun ride. They never go into a situation with guns blazing but the step-by-step behind the scenes progress is the fodder for this mystery series.

This listen is well worth your time.

Good listen.

Good story that builds to an exciting crescendo. Enjoyed it.
I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.