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Skeletons in the Closet

Shadowy Solutions, Book 1

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Skeletons in the Closet

By: Nicky James
Narrated by: Nick J. Russo
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The unlikely pair Tallus Domingo and Diem Krause find themselves together on a case, uncovering secrets they never expected. But doesn't everyone have skeletons in their closet?

©2024 Nicky James (P)2024 Nicky James Literature & Fiction Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Private Investigators Romance
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Wow!!! I’m in awe of Nick J. Russo!! He did an amazing job narrating this story! I love how Diem and Tallus sound, I have an amazing time listening to this audio! Tallus is excited to be helping Diem again but for Diem is the contrary, he doesn’t know how to show him how he is feeling and that frustrated him. Tallus is just adorable!! I love him to pieces! He is the thing that happens to D. This was an absolutely insane case! Talk about skeletons in the closet! Highly recommend it!

Fantastic!!

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nick j russo brought this story and the characters perfectly and the narration sounded just like I pictured the characters sounding like

I was so hooked and so into the story and I felt every word and every intense moment

fantastic story and narration

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Tallus is very much a people person. He’s vibrant, self confident and enjoys to banter and be flirty. Even though there’s been some misery in his past it doesn’t stop him from being true to himself.
On the opposite end of the scale is Diem who is a very tall burly grump with absolutely no social skills. He dislikes his personal space being infringed upon and struggles with intimacy, affection and any type of physical contact. It takes some time before we learn some of the reasons behind his daily struggles and his feelings of inferiority and I have to say that my heart broke, especially with his constant negative inner monologue battling against what he truly desires.

These two complex and well developed characters first came together in very embarrassing circumstances (see the prequel Invisible Scars) and are now investigating what at first appears to be a fairly simple case but soon morphs into so much more. There’s lots of twist and turns as the suspect list and the victim list increase in this engaging and intriguing mystery. It all comes together in the end but not before some dangerous moments for both Diem and Tallus.

This is very much a slow burn with minimal steamy moments. It doesn’t finish with an HEA or an HFN but I’m eager for more in this series as I can’t wait to see all the layers these two superbly written characters have be slowly stripped away.

I loved everything about this audiobook and Nick J Russo gives a very nuanced performance in this engaging mystery. He makes it very easy to distinguish between the main and secondary characters and certainly maintains the accents/tones/cadences for each throughout the entire performance. Once again the combination of this narrator and this author is spellbinding and makes for a fantastic listening experience.

Plenty of twists and turns to keep things interesting

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Enjoyable story that is well written with likeable characters and good world building. The narration is very good as well.

Enjoyable story

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I think Nicky James's words and Nick.J Russo's interpretation are solid gold!

I love complicated broken characters that are forced out of their comfort zones by loud and proud beautiful looking men. Diem is surly, growly, distant with the heaviest traumatic baggage ever, and when he asks Tallus for help on a case good lord is he ever sorry. The more Diem tries to run the more Tallus latches on, he really, really wants to be in the center of this case.
Nick does an amazing job bringing Diem to life, such a gravelly, growling voice, this big bear of a man's life is heartbreaking. The push and pull between the characters is full on, the will they or won't they leaving me anxious.

As for the case, what started out as a simple case of a cheating husband turns into a web of how's and why's, that finale is so exciting, so well pulled together. Excellent writing.
I'm so excited for more from this unlikely duo, I need to dive more into Diem's mind.

Prepare to be emotionally sucked in!

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