Old Bones
Nick Fabian #3
by Reis Asher
Haunted by his last case and still struggling financially, private investigator Nick Fabian is floundering when a birthday surprise from his best friend Connor Long and boyfriend Roy Constas—a home of their own—offers a ray of hope for a future life beyond living in a cramped trailer and staring into the depths of human depravity.
Nick’s optimism soon fades when he finds human remains crammed into a suitcase dumped in the attic. The bones belong to a local child who was reported missing three years ago. The news only gets worse when Roy reveals he was the one who took the suitcase up into the attic at Connor’s request, but he insists he had no idea of its grisly contents.
With Connor Long the prime suspect in a murder yet again, battle lines are drawn in Point Clear. Connor’s pregnant wife Lillian and girlfriend Sabrina stand by him, but Roy and Emily aren’t so certain of his innocence. Nick finds himself trapped in the middle, drawn to Connor by an attraction he’s never fully explored, but forced to accept the fact that Connor’s hiding something. Connor’s brother, Sheriff Thomas Long, hires Nick to investigate and find out the truth, no matter how ugly it may be—but will he regret asking the question once he knows the horrifying answer?
5 out of 5 fairies
I couldn’t put this down once I started. I love Nick and Roy, and all their friends. The LGBTQIA+ representation is excellent. The mystery itself draws you in, and I absolutely didn’t want to believe Connor was capable of what he was accused of – but I was not expecting who it actually was. This mystery really tugs at your heart strings, and I really felt for Nick and everyone involved. An excellent story overall.
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Reis Asher is a transmasculine author (he/ him pronouns) living in rural Pennsylvania with his husband and four cats. He loves video games, reading, technology, and of course, writing.
He enjoys shining a spotlight on queer characters and their adventures in a diverse range of worlds, from the fantastical to the everyday.
Clear Motives (Nick Fabian #1)
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Cold Winters (Nick Fabian #2)
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Old Bones (Nick Fabian #3)
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