
The Movie-Town Murders
The Art of Murder, Book 5
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Narrated by:
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Kale Williams
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By:
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Josh Lanyon
Murder: Live and in Technicolor
Working undercover allows FBI Art Crime Team agent Jason West the illusion of safety as he investigates the supposed discovery of a legendary lost 1950s private eye movie known as Snowball in Hell. But the complicated relationship between film preservation and piracy is nothing to preserving the delicate balance of Jason's ongoing relationship with BAU Chief Sam Kennedy.
Sam is hunting the man hunting Jason, and until Dr. Jeremy Kyser is caught, the possibility of a real relationship between Sam and Jason has to be put on pause.
Then Jason learns of another legendary lost flick, the subject darker than any film noir, and he's drawn into the secret, sinister world of snuff films. A world where the line between fantasy and felony—a line as thin and deadly as a strand of piano wire—means the difference between life and death.
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Love Jason and Sam, and Josh’s characters woven into the story. Kale Williams is, as usual, an EXCEPTIONAL narrator!
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omg omg!
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Highly recommend if you like MM mysteries!
Great Josh Lanyon Book as Usual!
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This book can stand alone, but it made me want to go back to earlier in series anyway.
Special Agents Jason West and Sam Kennedy work on opposite coasts with West is on the art crimes task force currently investigating the possibility of a homicide in the film arts preservation while Kennedy is in Washington DC on the trail of a serial killer. West is more or less undercover (as a substitute professor) and is also on the lookout for a murderous stalker that he has on his trail.
A very intense bit of sleuthing complicated by personal danger and complications with their relationship. Excellent and riveting.
Voice actor Kale Williams has a great voice quality and really knows how to use it to the listener's advantage.
Plot twists!
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Unsurprisingly, I found The Movie-Town Murders very, very enjoyable & binged the heck out of it. I also immediately wished the next one were available the moment it ended.
I found this one even funnier than the first books - Jason's banter with his partner, JJ, has made me more appreciative of having JJ as his partner. They play off each other fantastically. And of course, the banter between Jason & Sam is always fun - when they're not mucking around with their feelings. I laughed out loud often. The mystery part seemed a little less suspenseful - the first book really had the biggest sense of danger, in my opinion, though there is always an increase in tension as the book goes on with this series & this one is no different in that respect.
This also made me want to relisten to Snowball in Hell - so well played, Ms. Lanyon. (I'd actually had that soon in my queue, since I'm also in the midst of the Shadows Left Behind collection.)
The only negative for me was that I didn't really get the "undercover" part of Jason's assignment - he didn't really seem very undercover, nor did there seem to be a reason to be undercover to do the job. It just seemed to make things more difficult without much gain, (except in maybe one or two instances).
ANYWAY, I am desperately looking forward to the next book - and definitely saving myself for the audiobook, because Kale Williams continues to be absolutely perfect in this series. To me, he is the only voice for these characters and whenever I come across another book narrated by him, I just want to listen to this series again.
Enjoyed it (no surprise) & CANNOT WAIT for Book 6
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Good and looking forward to next installment
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Outstanding as always!
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Why Undercover?
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Not My Favorite
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What is so torturous? Jason and Sam continue to build a relationship that still has some rocky moments. Jason's tendency to find himself in dangerous situations is nerve wracking. I want to say it's unrealistic, but I have the same problem Jason does. We are real life trouble magnets with insatiable curiosity that just adds more peril to our lives. The other dreadful torture device is the twisty mystery set inside another mystery that spans the entire series. The dropped hints are just...nasty teases. Sigh.
I adore this series. Kale Williams doesn't just narrate the book. He adds depth to the characters with his performance. The mysteries are fascinating, the settings are a joy to experience, and the characters feel like old friends and acquaintances. The bits and pieces that connect this series to other Josh Layon books are a perfect excuse to explore the author's entire back list. This book was an excellent addition to the Josh Landon universe, and I wait in anticipation for more torture.
Great story. Great narration.
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