Nothing But the Night (Basic Instincts Book 2) by Thom Collins


With his brother killed and no help from the police Marc hires a private detective, Jason, to find out who killed him. One problem stands in the way, the instant attraction between Marc and Jason.


From the Nothing But the Night blurb:

FROM EXCITING AUTHOR OF LGBTQ+ ROMANTIC SUSPENSE THOM COLLINS

Book two in the Basic Instincts series

Be careful what you look for in the night.

Three months after the death of his brother, Marc Glass faces a whole new dilemma. A tabloid journalist has made a connection between Theo and a prominent politician. Theo’s death might not be all it seems. Marc knew all about his brother’s secret sex work, but it’s a scandal that would destroy his family, who have already suffered enough.

Private Detective Jason Durham might be the answer. Marc enlists Jason’s agency to look into Theo’s unsolved murder. The police investigation is dead, but if they can solve the case on their own, they could head off the potentially damaging story. Marc isn’t sure who he can trust with the details of Theo’s life, but Jason seems like the man.

As secrets are uncovered, Marc and Jason must fight their attraction to each other, but when their prime witness is murdered, they are suddenly caught in a web of mystery and increasing danger.

As the nights grow darker, will either of them make it until morning?


Reed Kaye's review:

This is the second in the series but I feel can be read as a standalone. There are a few references to the previous book but nothing to take away from this.

Marc after suffering the loss of his brother Theo and has decided to find out what really happened to him. The police don’t seem concerned about finding who killed Theo. He has a reporter almost stalking him to help her with information about his brother so he is afraid his parents will be faced with a story telling about his brother's lifestyle. He hires Jason who is a private detective.

When Marc meets Jason there is an instant attraction between them but since there is a client relationship both try to ignore it for the sake of finding Theo’s killer.

There are many twists and turns in the story and it makes for an intense mystery. The flow of the story I feel is great. It held my interest throughout. The path taken to solve the mystery I feel is really good since all the characters fit so well to the trail to the answers. I can’t wait to see what this author will write next.


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