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Bob Lind wrote on 10/08/2011:

Elite, NYC "call-boy" Kevin Connor is back, and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation that - like the last time - hits a bit too close to home. An increasing number of hot, male escorts - some of whom Kevin knew well through the agency - are turning up dead, and there doesn't seem to be anything other than coincidence connecting them to any one source. Kevin and his best friend/ex Freddy find a common thread, and Kevin goes undercover to check it out, contrary to the warnings of his non-committal but concerned lover Tony, a police detective. Could it be the work of a closeted celebrity trying to cover his dalliances, or a right-wing politician or a popular homophobic talk-show host?

Meanwhile, Kevin's attentions are also needed by his mother, Yvonne, who wants him to be at her Long Island hair salon when it is featured in an upcoming popular daytime talk show. It turns out to be a show that the viewers, and the tyrannical hostess, won't soon forget.

Author Sherman won a Lambda Literary Award for the wonderful first book in this series, "First You Fall," and it has been a long two years until this sequel (Although there is background info given on each character for those who did not read the first book, I suggest you read them in order, to better understand the nuances of each character.) Contrary to another review I saw, I love the seemingly-extraneous stuff that the author includes about Kevin (such as his passion for volunteer work with kids), and the comic relief of dealing with his overbearing mother, to which many readers can likely relate. The end result is an entertaining story as well as a captivating mystery, and I look forward to hearing more. Four stars out of four.

- Bob Lind, Echo Magazine