Even though I'm not a podcast listener, I am a true crime story watcher so I completely understood the whole "armchair detective" desire to uncover the truth. Frankly, it's not a setting I've come across in the MM genre, matter of fact about a year ago I asked in a FB book rec group for this very kind of story and got nothing so I definitely jumped at this one. Being Josh Lanyon didn't exactly hurt my desire to read either as she is one of my very favorite authors.
Being a mystery I won't delve into too many of the ins and outs of the story so as not to spoil anything, I will say I found it fascinatingly fun and learning in the author's notes that it was a real cold case crime that inspired her, well that just added another level of intrigue to it. I will admit the case sounded vaguely familiar as I was reading it but it wasn't until I looked it up after reading the author's notes that I recalled seeing the story on an episode of Disappeared on ID, it had been awhile so it wasn't vivid in my recollection but I jotted it down and will keep an eye out for the episode on a rewatch.
I think I can honestly say there is less romance in 44.1644° North than most of the author's works but that's okay. Don't get me wrong, I love a good Lanyon romance and her mysteries are always so brilliantly-page-turnery(yeah I know not a real word but it's one of the boxes I label for ticking when determining the difference between a good and great mystery) but sometimes letting the reader further the romance internally heightens every element of the story.
One factor I really loved(probably minor in terms of on-page wordage but stood out to me) was the townsfolk battling within themselves the desire for answers and not wanting their community used for profit with the annual vigil. Keeping the word out is the best way for answers to be found one day but the vigil has almost become a "festival"(for lack of a better word) for armchair detectives. I can understand why that would cause heartache for many.
44.1644° North is a lovely blend of crime, romance, mystery, flirting, truth, and hope that one day the answers we seek will find a portal. Okay some of that might be a bit over the top but in all honesty, 44.1644° North is a quick and easy read. Not because there is no substance to the story or that it's rushed but because it hooks you in, from wanting to find the answers behind Deidre's disappearance to Skylar and Rory's snark and cuddle chemistry, you find yourself so involved in the story that before you know it you swipe the last page.
I don't know if the author has any future plans for the podcasting amateur detectives, she probably doesn't either as an author is at the mercy of the characters desire to speak to them. If Skylar and Rory ever have more investigations they want to clue Josh Lanyon in on, I'll be the first in line to read them.
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Vicki Young-Christman
I hope this is a start of a series!
Reviewed in Canada on February 25, 2023
