HomeGroupsTalkMoreZeitgeist
Search Site
This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and (if not signed in) for advertising. By using LibraryThing you acknowledge that you have read and understand our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Your use of the site and services is subject to these policies and terms.

Results from Google Books

Click on a thumbnail to go to Google Books.

Loading...

Come Unto These Yellow Sands (2011)

by Josh Lanyon

MembersReviewsPopularityAverage ratingMentions
1327208,780 (4.18)11
Sometimes the adventure chooses you. Lover of fine poetry and lousy choose-your-own-adventure novels, Professor Sebastian Swift was once the bad-boy darling of the literati. The only lines he does these days are Browning, Frost, and Cummings. Even his relationship with the hot, handsome Wolfe Neck Police Chief Max Prescott is healthy. When one of his most talented students comes to him bruised and begging for help, Swift hands over the keys to his Orson Island cabin - only to find out that the boy's father is dead and the police are suspicious. In an instant, the stable life Swift has built for himself hangs on finding the boy and convincing him to give himself up before Max figures out Swift's involvement in the case. Max enjoys splitting an infinitive or two with his favorite nutty professor, but he's not much for sonnets or Shakespeare. He likes being lied to even less. Yet his instincts - and his heart - tell him his lover is being played. Max can forgive lies and deception, but a dangerous enemy may not stop until Swift is heading up his own dead poet's society.… (more)
None
Loading...

Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book.

No current Talk conversations about this book.

» See also 11 mentions

Showing 1-5 of 7 (next | show all)
I've read quite a lot of Josh Lanyon's works and enjoyed pretty much every one of them. I couldn’t begin to pick a favorite. Addiction is a major theme in this story, but it doesn't distract from the murder mystery. Swift’s honesty about his addiction, and Max's support gave the story a meaning that I wasn’t expecting. The protagonists aren't perfect. There was a point where the whole relationship between Swift and Max could have gone into the wind...and I was surprised that it didn't. As usual Josh Lanyon delivers a story that entertains. Her characters make you care for them and wish them happiness and love always. ( )
  Carol420 | Aug 15, 2021 |
m/m mystery, professor, small-town, students, law-enforcement, family-dynamics, friendship, murder, misunderstanding, romance, erotica*****

I really missed the humor characteristic of Lanyon's other books.
Swift is a poet, a professor, on the constant battle with C addiction with six years clean, and not-quite-partner with the very attractive (but rigidly judgmental) police chief of their small town in Maine. A student comes to him bearing signs of a very recent beating and asks for help, but the top cop is furious out of proportion when Swift finally reveals how he helped the student. That's because said student is the prime suspect for murder. Let the misunderstandings and sleuthing begin.
Pretty well written, and definitely a good whodunit by one of my favorite authors!
I requested and received a free temporary ebook from JustJoshin Publishing, Inc. via NetGalley. Thank you! ( )
  jetangen4571 | Jul 27, 2021 |
Once a bad boy, the only lines Professor Sebastian Swift does these days are Browning, Frost and Cummings. When a student he helped to disappear becomes a suspect in a murder, he races to find the boy and convince him to give himself up before his police chief lover figures out he’s involved.

Max likes being lied to even less than he likes sonnets. Yet his instincts--and his heart-- tell him his lover is being played. Max can forgive lies and deception, but a dangerous enemy may not stop until Swift is heading up his own dead poet’s society. ( )
  klandring | Mar 25, 2021 |
This book came backed by solid praise; the author is surrounded by a glow of admiration. Also, the book comes from Samhain Press, and I have had really good luck with almost everything I've found there. Even the smut has been pretty well written.

And this isn't smut. For anyone who might be bothered by such things, there are a couple of explicit scenes – but they aren't the point of the book.

Anyway, any book which intentionally melds poetry and Choose Your Own Adventure novels is bound to find favor with me. I'm not sure I'd put Josh Lanyon in my top tier of Most Favorite Writers, but he is very, very good. ( )
  Stewartry | Nov 2, 2016 |
Swift was really interesting character and like how his descriptions matched his poetic view. The mystery wasn't the most clever, but I liked watching Swift solve it. My concrit is that I wasn't clear on Max's character in terms of what he looked like or his motivations. He didn't come alive for me until the ending of the book and I would have liked to see more hints along the way. ( )
  JDRuskin1184 | Jun 9, 2013 |
Showing 1-5 of 7 (next | show all)
added by gsc55 | editBoys in our Books, Janni (May 14, 2014)
 
You must log in to edit Common Knowledge data.
For more help see the Common Knowledge help page.
Canonical title
Original title
Alternative titles
Original publication date
People/Characters
Important places
Important events
Related movies
Epigraph
Dedication
First words
Quotations
Last words
Disambiguation notice
Publisher's editors
Blurbers
Original language
Canonical DDC/MDS
Canonical LCC

References to this work on external resources.

Wikipedia in English (1)

Sometimes the adventure chooses you. Lover of fine poetry and lousy choose-your-own-adventure novels, Professor Sebastian Swift was once the bad-boy darling of the literati. The only lines he does these days are Browning, Frost, and Cummings. Even his relationship with the hot, handsome Wolfe Neck Police Chief Max Prescott is healthy. When one of his most talented students comes to him bruised and begging for help, Swift hands over the keys to his Orson Island cabin - only to find out that the boy's father is dead and the police are suspicious. In an instant, the stable life Swift has built for himself hangs on finding the boy and convincing him to give himself up before Max figures out Swift's involvement in the case. Max enjoys splitting an infinitive or two with his favorite nutty professor, but he's not much for sonnets or Shakespeare. He likes being lied to even less. Yet his instincts - and his heart - tell him his lover is being played. Max can forgive lies and deception, but a dangerous enemy may not stop until Swift is heading up his own dead poet's society.

No library descriptions found.

Book description
Once a bad boy, the only lines Professor Sebastian Swift does these days are Browning, Frost and Cummings. When a student he helped to disappear becomes a suspect in a murder, he races to find the boy and convince him to give himself up before his police chief lover figures out he’s involved.

Max likes being lied to even less than he likes sonnets. Yet his instincts--and his heart-- tell him his lover is being played. Max can forgive lies and deception, but a dangerous enemy may not stop until Swift is heading up his own dead poet’s society.
Haiku summary

Current Discussions

None

Popular covers

Quick Links

Rating

Average: (4.18)
0.5
1
1.5
2 1
2.5
3 8
3.5 3
4 25
4.5 3
5 21

Is this you?

Become a LibraryThing Author.

 

About | Contact | Privacy/Terms | Help/FAQs | Blog | Store | APIs | TinyCat | Legacy Libraries | Early Reviewers | Common Knowledge | 206,476,262 books! | Top bar: Always visible