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September 15, 2008
Sequel to Murder Most Gay Promoted to his own patrol beat after solving a series of anti-gay murders, Prince George County police officer Patrick St. James is happily deepening his relationship with his new lover, Dean, when more young, gay men start turning up dead. He and fellow officer Hank Capstone, now in a relationship of his own with a cute clerk from the local Seven-Eleven, face being outed by a blackmailer as they begin their investigation into the murders. As the killings continue and the pressure to find the perpetrator intensifies, Pat and Hank go undercover again, and Dean has to face the sometimes harsh realities of loving a cop. When a chance DUI stop nets them a potential witness who implicates one of the most powerful men in the state, the two officers have to choose between risking their lives and letting the murderer get away scot-free.

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  • Paperback: 244 pages
  • Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (September 15, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1935192159
  • ISBN-13: 978-1935192152
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,251,269 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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John Simpson is a Vietnam Era Veteran, former Police Officer of the Year, a Federal Agent, a Federal Magistrate, an armed bodyguard to Saudi Royalty, a senior Federal Government executive, and recipient of awards from the Vice President of the United States and the Secretary of Treasury.

John feels that for too long fiction writers neglected gay men. John writes entertaining, enjoyable, and enthralling fiction centered on the lives of gay men. John allows his readers to see life through gay mens' eyes. And just like real life, John's characters have active and exciting sex lives. John calls on his broad personal and professional experience in writing gay erotica. John is author of numerous full length novels available through Dreamspinner Press, and several short stories in Alyson Books anthologies. John has written magazine articles for gay and straight audiences alike.

John has written one novel for Devine Destines Publishing titled: Peter's Chair and is available on Kindle here at Amazon.com

John lives with his partner of 35 years and their three Scottish Terriers. John is highly involved with the Church, specifically seeking to repair rifts between Christendom and the gay community.

John wishes to extend a very special thanks to his many female readers. He appreciates and loves the fact women enjoy male/male erotica, and he thanks you for your past and continued support. He hopes to never disappoint you, and always leave you wanting more!

Some of the short stories previously published by Alyson Books include:


"The Virgin Marine," "The Acropolis of Love," "The Tower," "The Serpent," "Locker Room Heat," "Campus Steam," "Lust in the Sand," and now "Love on the Rocks," for the upcoming edition of "Island Boys," being released shortly.

Additionally, he has written numerous articles for various gay and straight magazines.

John has five short stories available through Dreamspinner Press: "The Smell of Leather,", "The Sheriff", "Fairy Tale", and the very popular "Officers in Need." Recently added was: "That's the Ticket." Check them out today! If these stories don't rock your boat, you're in dry dock!

 

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Good Sequel, October 17, 2008
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This book takes up a couple of weeks after Murder Most Gay ends. It is a good sequel, but if you haven't read MMG you won't be lost. It is the continuing story of Pat, his boyfriend Dean and Hank-Pat's partner at work. Someone is killing gay men again and Pat and Hank end up on the Task Force to find the killer. Pat and Dean's relationship is evolving nicely and Hank finds a boyfriend as well. It is not a mystery since we are told fairly early on who the killer is, but is more about how they catch him. There were a few editing issues that were annoying, but not too hard to ignore.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars I like Simpson more with each book of his that I read, October 17, 2009
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Rating: 7/10

PROS:
- The plot is good. Some of the book is just the everyday ins and outs of the life of a beat cop, which I found interesting in and of itself, and the murder investigation is exciting once it gets going: I was surprised at the identity of the killer, and I'm a pretty big fan of the main character, Pat; he's one brave dude.
- There's a secondary romance between Pat's partner and a 7-11 clerk that I thought was really cute. The presence of that relationship allows for some depth in the "romance" department: we have Pat and Dean, who we saw get together in Murder Most Gay and who are now practically an old married couple (even though they haven't been together all that long), and we have Hank and Shawn, who are still in the new-love phase in this story.
- I like that this book is written by a verifiable tough guy (Simpson is a veteran, a former police officer, a former federal agent, etc.) and that his characters are verifiable tough guys yet they still use sweet pet names for each other. I've known one couple like the ones depicted in Simpson's books (a cop and a construction worker), and those guys used words like "babe" and "sweetheart" when they were talking to each other. I think a lot of female m/m authors are afraid to let their characters use words like that because they think endearments detract from the characters' masculinity.
- Again, as is the case with every book I've read by this author, there's lots of realistic-sounding cop jargon and descriptive language. (And some of the stranger dialogue is explained for those of us who might not know exactly what it means.) It's easy to get swept up in the story's setting.

CON:
- The writing contains some of the same elements present in the other 3 Simpson books I've read before this one. Namely, the author struggles a bit with telling rather than showing as well as redundant exposition/dialogue. (Example: "He was hoping to surprise Dean by having supper ready for him when he got home. ...`I was going to have dinner waiting for you when you got home.'") But this is the best written of any of the 4 I've read, and the writing skill demonstrated in this book is leaps and bounds above Condor One, which was the first book I read by him.

Overall comments: Simpson has sort of gotten under my skin; each book I've read by him has been better than the last, and I'm not sure whether it's because I'm reading them in the order in which he wrote them (I think I am, but I'm not positive) and his writing is improving, or because I'm just developing a taste for his storytelling. The sex scenes in his books are realistic and not overly graphic, and even if the writing isn't as good as some other authors', Simpson has consistently good stories.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as the first one but still a nice read., July 24, 2010
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The first book was better in the story but this book really developed the characters and the lives of our main characters. It took 60% of this book to really get deep involved in a case. I do have to say I fell in love with the characters do to the story. There was also a lot of sexual content in this book that some people may not like but I am ok as long as it is part of the story.
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