Jason Wrench

After I really liked the first volume, I was already looking forward to the sequel.
The writing style is easy-going and I quickly got into the story.
Detective Frank Schultt and Agent Aaron Mason have moved in together and are engaged. I really liked these two characters. They are an endearing couple. Frank is an excellent detective, but in his personal life he struggles with his emotions. And with Aaaron's ex-boyfriend showing up unexpectedly, he has an extremely jealous reaction. It was nice to see that there is stress in a relationship sometimes - that was realistically portrayed. The way they both deal with relationship problems is also understandable . Aaron is clearly more level-headed than Frank and I liked both the character development and the development of their relationship.
But aside from the relationship, the current case Frank is called to takes up a lot of space. It doesn't take long and then Aaron is also involved. Together with Frank's partner, they make a great investigative team. Within a short time, two high-ranking personalities are murdered in an unusual way. Allegedly an internationally wanted murderer is behind it. It was a pleasure to follow the many different leads. And the further the investigation progresses, the more obvious the family entanglements to the case become. The author did a really good job with that. There were some twists and turns that I didn't expect. The ending was totally fitting in my eyes.
The book was exciting, humorous in between and also romantic. A great sequel and I hope to read more from Frank and Aaron!

Jason Wrench is a new author to me. His book Twelve Days of Murder really resonated with me, I loved it.  I liked the two sympathetic main characters Frank and Aaron from the beginning. It's been 5 years since Frank lost the love of his life in a robbery at Christmas, and he's actually still in the grieving stage. In order to survive he has developed self-destructive tendencies and there has been no one to get close to in the last 5 years. But now his job challenges him because there is a murderer on the loose in New York. The FBI is on the case as well and Aaron, the FBI agent investigating the case, is intrigued by Frank from the first second.  

Both the whodunit kept me on my toes and Frank and Aaron's budding relationship. It was very emotionally described and I could sympathize with Frank's pain. The mystery part was suspenseful and I had a night tossing and turning, but it was worth it. The writing style is easy-going, the story grabbed me quickly and the book reads great. The pages just flew by. I really liked the combination of a murder mystery and the budding relationship between Frank and Aaron.  

Highly recommended and I look forward to reading more of the author's books!