She never rushes her characters, instead allowing life to play out in all its ups and downs and forcing her guys to either adjust or abandon ship. I believe the development of the relationships between her men is something Josh Lanyon does so well. and Kit, then you really can’t go wrong when investing in one of these stories. When you couple that with the lovely growing relationship between J.X. Murder just doesn’t chase Kit down, it lives in his house with him, and while that shouldn’t necessarily be funny, it so often is when Lanyon gives it her familiar combination of dry wit and outlandish yet believable extenuating circumstances.

Now, if Kit can survive long enough to conquer his fear of commitment and finally agree to a honeymoon venue.įor me, I think the one thing that stands out in this series is the humor and ludicrous situations Kit so often finds himself in at the end of the day. is faithful as ever, and even though he doesn’t press, he is definitely eager to get their wedding and honeymoon on the front burner. Once again things are not looking good for poor Kit Holmes. are unhappy about.įrom there he is stalked and attacked by a killer clown, forced to interact with the man who broke his heart as well as their marriage vows, and is still attempting to force himself beyond the crippling writer’s block that has kept him from publishing for over a year. If that weren’t enough trauma for Kit, he’s also informed that his stalker has been bailed out of jail while awaiting trial, and is on the loose-something both he and J.X. In Other Words…Murder picks up directly from the last book, with little break, and finds Kit Holmes right back in the proverbial murder seat when he is informed by his cheating ex that their house has been discovered as harboring a dead body in the back yard. Lanyon continues to crank out tidbits in this collection that both amuse and fully satisfy my amateur sleuthing bone. Review: I must admit the Holmes & Moriarity series by Josh Lanyon is a bit like crack for me. It’s life–and death–as usual at Chez Holmes.

Moriarity, is starting a new career as a true crime writer when threatening anonymous notes start arriving.Įven worse, Christopher’s ex also arrives–asking for help locating the man he left Christopher for! Mystery author Christopher Holmes, now comfortably married to sometimes rival, sometimes nemesis J.X. It is a gem of a mystery series and heaps of fun to boot. If you haven’t yet indulged in this series, please do. At a Glance: I encourage you to pick up In Other Words…Murder post haste.

In Other Words...Murder by Josh Lanyon