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Guilt by Association

Hazard and Somerset, Book 4

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Guilt by Association

By: Gregory Ashe
Narrated by: Tristan James
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Everything in Emery Hazard’s life is finally going well: His boyfriend, Nico, is crazy about him; he has a loyal partner at work; and he has successfully closed a series of difficult murders. By all accounts, he should be happy. What he can’t figure out, then, is why he’s so damn miserable.

After a fight with Nico, Hazard needs work to take his mind off his relationship. And someone in town is happy to oblige by murdering the sheriff. The job won’t be easy; the sheriff had enemies, lots of them, and narrowing down the list of suspects will be difficult. Difficult, but routine.

The arrival of a special prosecutor, however, throws the case into turmoil, and Hazard and Somers find themselves sidelined. With an agenda of his own, the prosecutor forces the case toward his favorite suspect, while Hazard and Somers scramble to find the real killer. As the people they care about are drawn into the chaos, Hazard and Somers have to fight to keep what they love - and to keep each other. To find the killer, they will have to reveal what each has kept buried for years: their feelings for each other.

And for Hazard, that’s a hell of a lot scarier than murder.

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If you read a police procedural, shouldn't you be most interested in the crime and how it's solved? That, for me, isn't the main attraction here. Instead it's the relationship between Hazard and Somers. That's central to everything. The banter, backchat, and horseplay are even better in this instalment. They regularly make me snort and laugh. And then there's all the unresolved tension - the 'will they, won't they' pull that continues to unsettle both our heroes. Yes, it's been going on for a while, but with the baggage they both carry, the author continues to make the tension believable.

Ashe has a distinct writing style. Most of the time, it's pretty restrained; every now and again though, he lets it off the leash. What results isn't a matter of complexity or employing unusual words. It's more the use of techniques to emphasise confusion, uncertainty, scattered thoughts. On audio, it works well. I'm not sure I'd be so keen as a reader though.

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I like the stories, the characters and the naration. after the first three books I noticed that the central character hazzard became increasingly stupid in his actions and would normally have been sacked. But also the writing in places appear to be just padding, the phrase which jumps to mind is 'why use two words when 12 will do?'
Repeating the same line many times probably using a thesaurus to express the same sentence a dozen times, Thank goodness for fast forward.

Having got that off my chest I do like the stories, I have read 4 books now I hope the decline does not continue.

stupid

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I really enjoy this series and Gregory Ashe has created a solid series of police procedural murder mysteries.

What has kept me coming back for more is the relationship between Hazard and Somerset. The characters are messed up and flawed, yet their investigative powers compliment one another. The messy childhood history they share adds another element to their friendship... but wow, the unresolved sexual tension between them is as taut as a bow string and I'm like a bee to honey for these guys.

I think the author overplayed things a bit in this book- there is only so much 'will they' tension I can stand, and the off /on teasing started to grate. But, I persevered and got the ending I've been waiting for. Now I can't wait for the next book to find out how things unfold.

Worth the wait!

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An excellent mystery, beautifully written and superbly narrated. I have to admit to a definite bias towards Hazard and Somerset. I enjoy the twists and turns in their relationship as the crime is being solved. I can’t recommend this series enough.

For the discerning listener!

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The concept is interesting and well written. The characters are likeable and the narration is good.

Good story

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