Jury of One

by Charlie Cochrane

Overview

Inspector Robin Bright is enjoying a quiet Saturday with his lover, Adam Matthews, when murder strikes in nearby Abbotston, and he's called in to investigate. He hopes for a quick resolution, but as the case builds, he's drawn into a tangled web of crimes, new and old, that threatens to ensnare him and destroy his fledgling relationship.

Adam is enjoying his final term teaching at Lindenshaw School, and is also delighted to be settling down with Robin at last. Only Robin doesn't seem so thrilled. Then an old crush of Adam's shows up in the murder investigation, and suddenly Adam is yet again fighting to stay out of one of Robin's cases, to say nothing of trying to keep their relationship from falling apart.

Between murder, stabbings, robberies, and a suspect with a charming smile, the case threatens to ruin everything both Robin and Adam hold dear. What does it take to realise where your heart really lies, and can a big, black dog hold the key?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781626493773
Publisher:	Riptide Publishing
Publication date:	03/21/2016
Series:	Lindenshaw Mysteries , #2
Pages:	246
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.56(d)

Editorial Reviews

Kirkus Reviews -- "A writer of both mysteries and romances, Cochrane . . . strikes a fine balance between the two in story of professional meets personal."

From the Publisher

2016-01-21
A copper has to investigate a crime that connects his boyfriend to a potential new flame. Stanebridge Police Inspector Robin Bright has had his share of mixing work and pleasure. Though that hasn't always been his intent, it's how he met his live-in lover, teacher Adam Matthews . When Robin's called in over the weekend to investigate a crime in neighboring Abbotston, he realizes that he's been assigned to the case because of his personal life: the victim was last seen arguing at The Desdemona, one of Abbotston's gay bars. Unfortunately for Robin, he's not the only one with a connection to the case. Adam has a history with Worsley, a person of interest to the police, and he also seems to be a person of interest to Worsley in a very personal way. Robin tries in vain to keep himself from getting distracted by the threat to his love life, though an apparent attempt on his own life provides an emphatic distraction for both men. Though Robin should be relieved when he turns over the investigation to the Abbotston department, he can't help but feel that there's a connection between the murder and a more recent robbery gone wrong in his own town. Is it worth trying to investigate, are his attentions more needed at home, or will his two interests collide in a way that makes the choice for him? A writer of both mysteries and romances, Cochrane (The Best Corpse for the Job, 2014, etc.) strikes a fine balance between the two in story of professional meets personal—which should please those who don't want to take either one too seriously.

Kirkus Reviews