A review by lilyrooke
Three More Nick Nowak Mysteries by Marshall Thornton

3.0

I didn't enjoy this instalment of the Boystown Mystery series as much as the first, and I'm trying to figure out why. I think it's partly because the cases didn't interest me as much as the first three, plus there was far less focus on Nick's internal/emotional development. For me, Nick's subtle emotional life is the most interesting thing about him, so once that's stripped away, I'm not as invested in him as a character, and he seems less unique. I didn't like Nick's encounter with the cop in the alley. With that said, I feel quite vindicated to see how Nick's encounter with Daniel was written so differently and with far more tenderness than any of his previous ones, and I definitely called Bert's illness, which makes me so sad.

cw: dubcon/rape, depending on perspective; homophobia

absolutely nothing *~*researchy*~* to see here; an ongoing reading list
1. A Study in Scarlet 2.5/5
2. The Hound of the Baskervilles 5/5
3. The Adventure of the Final Problem 4/5
4. Bath Haus 4.5/5
5. The Forest of Stolen Girls 4/5
6. The Red Palace 2/5
7. The Silence of Bones 1/5
8. Lay Your Sleeping Head 4/5
9. Carved in Bone 5/5
10. Lies with Man 3/5
11. Howtown 2/5
12. The Hidden Law 2/5
13. The Death of Friends 3/5
14. The Burning Plain 3.5/5
15. Rag and Bone 4/5
16. Pretty Pretty Boys 2/5
17. Three Nick Novak Mysteries 5/5
18. Three More Nick Novak Mysteries 3/5