The Story Continues.... brilliantly

Although this was a gift from the author - it is my honest review.

The romance between Emery and John-Henry continues in Reasonable Doubt. It's a mystery intertwined with the continued doubts both characters have about their new relationship. We get the story from both POV's - including their unspoken thoughts and worries they have about each other. WE know they are both deeply in love with each other but communicating that - not so much! It is exciting to see how the relationship continues to develop from enemies to lovers.

Book 5 is another involved/convoluted mystery and police procedural story. I loved it!. It has a great story line with humour that resulted in some real 'laugh out loud' moments. Gregory Ashe is one of my favourite authors - he is a great storyteller! And he does not disappoint in this book. There is a 'fullness' to the story which mean it has real depth.

It is not a quick listen (which, for me, is a bonus). Tristan James does another great job in narrating the story. When he reads it, the story comes to life. He has the skill to bring different voices to the characters which is so important. Only one observation. His voices for Emery and John-Henry are a bit alike at times. So... I did get a little confused about who was speaking, but only on a couple of occasions. Otherwise it was another success.

I cannot recommend this series highly enough. It is great that we get to follow the same 2 characters thorough the 'adventures' they find themselves in. Reasonable Doubt is currently the penultimate book in the series. And a worthy book/audio to add to the collection is it too.

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Good story

The concept is interesting and well written. The characters are likeable and the narration is good.

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Angst overload

Goodness! These men are a mess! I'd hoped that things would calm a bit after the last book but the doubts and second guessing of each others intentions started to grate on me.
The case involved a cult and religion, two subjects that give me the heebie-jeebies. While I enjoyed the murder mystery aspect of the story and the new, unrestrained intimacy between Hazard and Somerset, the internal monologues became repetitive and dampened my enjoyment a little.
All in all, this was a very intense, angsty book, and the most difficult of the series so far.

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What is belief?

A lot of people have faith in something. They believe. Hazard does not and he can't understand why other people do. It's a pretty fundamental thing and Ashe weaves this puzzle through the whole story. Belief is central to what happens. Ashe's multi-layered treatment, now head-on, then more oblique, is thought-provoking, quite dense, and immensely satisfying when it plays out to the end.

It's the first time we really meet Evie. She is a joy and brings out the best in those around her, Hazard included.

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It'd be great if the narrator could keep track of the characters

Some of the dialogue between Hazard and Somers is bewildering enough already (repetitive and irrational), so it'd be nice if the narrator at least could keep track of who's saying what, instead of mixing the characters up. It comes across as if they both switch moods and point of view halfway through any given conversation, making that tendency towards irrationality quite infuriating.

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