Madison Square Murders

Madison Square Murders

2021 • 260 pages

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15

This crime-genre book highly revolves around the fact that the main detective character Larkin is “neurodivergent” after getting brain damage from being hit over the head a few years back. He has memory issues as well as neurosis but the author makes it a point that Larkin was already a bit of a awkward guy, kind of a Sherlock Holmes type with cold cases. Despite this, he's married to a man. The author write his husband as very whiney and self-centered who doesn't seem to understand Larkin's psychological faults which I just found hard to believe. Why would he marry someone this needy when he's had the same all-hours all-consuming job and his personality is that way, on top of the newer damage he has to take medication for.
Under all this drama is a crime plot Larkin is trying to solve. He involves a forensic artist, Doyle, to help identify some skeletal remains and it turns out Doyle is a huge flirt and can't help himself around Larkin, despite Larkin being who he is and married (which is established early so Doyle isn't unaware as their relationship develops).
This is the first crime genre MM I've read and I'm not sure if I'm into it, but this story was interesting enough that I'll probably read any sequels. The cheating aspect is a little eh to me, especially when the two main characters know it's happening and don't seem to care.

January 23, 2022Report this review