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Tag Archives: Sinclair

The Closet Hanging by Tony Fennelly (1987) – BR00068 (1998) – 🐸🐸🐸🐸⚪

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July 4 1998

Plot or Premise

The supposed suicide of a land developer is complicated by some details that suggest murder, and spells trouble for Sinclair since he was recently seen having a large argument with the deceased. Unfortunately for Matt, he can’t remember the details because they have been wiped out by an epileptic seizure and the developer is found in a building owned by Matt’s mother. Matt investigates, partly to find out for himself what really happened.

What I Liked

Better written than the first one, including a much better quality of appropriate humour and the extra characters from the mob are well done, adding some interesting albeit tiny twists.

What I Didn’t Like

Slightly more graphic than the first, the plot is somewhat convoluted, and there is too much attention paid to Matt’s personal life which is too far removed from the mystery. The ending is rather disappointing from such a good writer.

Disclosure

I am not personal friends with the author, but I have interacted briefly with them on social media.

The Bottom Line

Great writing and fast-paced story

Posted in Lilypad Reviews, Lilypad-Library | Tagged Amazon.ca, Amazon.com, B&N, book review, Chapters, crime, detective, fiction, Good Reads, hardcover, library, Library Thing, mystery, novel, police, PolyWogg, prose, romance, series, Sinclair, sleuth | Leave a reply

The Glory Hole Murders by Tony Fennelly (1985) – BR00067 (1998) – 🐸🐸🐸🐸⚪

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June 4 1998

Plot or Premise

An up-and-coming businessman is killed in a gruesome fashion in a gay bar, and the cops call on Matt Sinclair, a former prosecutor turned antique dealer with personal insight into the gay lifestyle in New Orleans (since Matt’s openly gay).

What I Liked

It is a well-written book, with lots of humourous one-liners regarding the gay lifestyle of many of the main characters. I like the portrayal of the romance between various gay characters, although less-open-minded readers may have trouble accepting the lifestyle portrayed.

What I Didn’t Like

The killings are a bit graphic.

Disclosure

I am not personal friends with the author, but I have interacted briefly with them on social media.

The Bottom Line

Great first book

Posted in Lilypad Reviews, Lilypad-Library | Tagged Amazon.ca, Amazon.com, B&N, book review, Chapters, crime, detective, fiction, Good Reads, hardcover, library, Library Thing, mystery, novel, police, PolyWogg, prose, romance, series, Sinclair, sleuth | Leave a reply

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