Hunter Dane Investigation #3
Word
Count: 60k
Publisher:
RedDeer
Release
Date: June 15, 2018
Available
through KU
Blurb
Hunter Dane and Camden Snow have settled into a
satisfying routine of solving murders and hanging at the club, when they aren't
expressing their affection for one another. Vigorously. A great life in an
idyllic location. Until a skinny kid who barely came up to Cam's chin sought
out Detective Lieutenant Dane...
"I saw my father last night," Asher Gamble told him. "He said Jason Furney's going to die and people will say I did it."
Hunt frowned. The boy's name seemed familiar. "Tell me the rest of it."
Asher locked his gaze on Hunt's as intractably as Cam ever had.
"My father killed my mother and my brother when I was two years old. He died in prison four years ago."
"I saw my father last night," Asher Gamble told him. "He said Jason Furney's going to die and people will say I did it."
Hunt frowned. The boy's name seemed familiar. "Tell me the rest of it."
Asher locked his gaze on Hunt's as intractably as Cam ever had.
"My father killed my mother and my brother when I was two years old. He died in prison four years ago."
So much for routine.
A 60k word police procedural. The third Hunter Dane Investigation and the 5th book in the Hunt&Cam4Ever mm bdsm series. For adult lovers of suspense and apple pie for breakfast.
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Review
“But I want you. I never wanted anyone before, not
some specific person. I don’t do halfway any more than you do. I want you to
let go. To trust me.” –
Hunt
It’s hard to believe less than a
year has passed since I first encountered Hunter Dane and Camden Snow. Over the
course of twelve months and five books these two men have firmly established
themselves as unforgettable, glorious, and favourite characters. Hunt and Cam
have become real for me, I truly feel I know them, and can’t quite make myself
believe that it is actually impossible to ever meet them face to face.
Like Matchstick Men and Dancing
Men
this book is a mystery novel as well as the continuation of Hunt and Cam’s
relationship. In this review I’ll talk about these two aspects of the story
separately, if only because I would like my review to make sense.
The mystery is intricate and well
plotted and just a wee bit otherworldly. From the previous books we know that
Hunter’s skills as an investigator are as much due to his intuitive powers, and
his willingness to trust those, as to his focused approach to each case. Psychic Men takes that intuition one step further, into the
realm of spirituality. While the case is solved and closed as a result of
accepted investigative procedures, the lead up, aftermath, and even the motive
are all deeply rooted in less earth-bound ideas. (I realise I’m being somewhat
vague here, but that’s on purpose; I wouldn’t want to spoil the story or the
mystery for anyone.) I want to say the otherworldly stayed well within the
believable spectrum in this story. But then, I am a firm believer in intuition
and premonition.
Also as in the previous books,
both the crime and the players initially remain somewhat vague and disguised. The
past creeps into the future and nothing and nobody is quite what it seems. But
exactly what is going on and how it relates to the glimpses of the past we’re
shown, is only revealed slowly, making the reader wonder, guess and second
guess before being turned around again. Which of course serves to make this
book unputdownable as soon you get stuck into it. And that is without
mentioning the one or two truly heart stopping and danger-filled scenes.
Now for our two heroes. Hunt and
Cam are hot (do I hear a loud ‘Duh’?). In fact, they are at least as hot in
this story as they were in the previous books and, what’s more, they continue
to explore new avenues. Just when you think you know exactly how the dynamic
between them works, they switch it up. The scenes where Hunt gets to control
Cam for twelve hours and ‘tortures’ him with tenderness were delicious. And
Hunt’s contrasting feelings when it comes to his submission to Cam will never
lose their magic or fail to mesmerize me.
The gleam in Cam’s eyes promised Hunter a reprisal
he looked forward to fearing and desiring and suffering and savouring.”
In On His knees Cam told Hunt the following:
“There are no limits. You have no safeword. You do
nothing I do not order. I don’t stop until I’m done.
“You have one chance to walk away. Once I restrain
you, nothing and no one can or will rescue you. I’m all there is.”
It isn’t until this book that
both Hunt and the reader get to understand the full meaning of those words. In On His Knees those words were a warning, giving Hunt the
opportunity to reconsider submitting to Cam. This time they’re an ultimatum;
Cam will no longer accept anything less than all Hunt has to give; anytime,
anywhere. Cam has a destination in mind for himself and the sub he loves, even
if he knows the road to getting there will be strenuous.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say
it again; Hunt and Cam have taken me hostage. They’ve wormed their way into my
consciousness and I absorb their stories rather than read them. Anybody who
enjoys the darker side of BDSM, loves observing two strong men establish a
relationship that is uniquely theirs, and
thrives on well researched and immaculately plotted mysteries, will find a
piece of heaven in the Hunt&Cam4Ever series.
“But building a relationship that didn’t revolve
about this constant power struggle, would take all his strength and
determination, as well as Hunter’s.
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