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The Face in the Water

Iron on Iron, Book 1

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The Face in the Water

By: Gregory Ashe
Narrated by: J.F. Harding
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Come to Missouri! See the sights! Solve a murder!

When Teancum Leon, a wildlife veterinarian, and his husband, semi-reformed conman Jeremiah Berger, go to a conference in central Missouri, they’re expecting a short and uneventful trip. Tean will present a paper, attend a few panels, and network (under duress). Jem is looking forward to unlimited poolside drinks, some well-deserved couple time, and peace and quiet.

Instead, they find themselves drawn into a frantic search after the head of the association goes missing. Worse, Tean’s friend from grad school is arrested—and charged with murder.

Their investigation takes them face-to-face with a fervent conspiracist, a band of wildlife traffickers, the owner of a big cat sanctuary, and more. But the real killer doesn’t want to be found, and they’ll do anything to stop Tean and Jem from learning the truth. Lucky for them, they’ve got a reluctant group of allies. Not so lucky for them? Their allies are…well, characters.

©2023 Gregory Ashe (P)2023 Gregory Ashe Literature & Fiction Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Private Investigators Fiction Detective Suspense Missouri Cats Murder

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I received this audiobook as an advanced listener.

What can I say? I loved it. We asked and Gregory Ashe delivered. It pays to be patient
For the first time, we have four couples from Ashe's four discrete series' fully together in one book, instead of the occasional cameo in one another series.

Listening to Hazard and Somerset, Shaw and North, Auggie and Theo, and Tean and Jem, jointly trying to solve an unpleasant crime is highly entertaining on both the humour and mystery levels.
I laughed at Shaw's continued bro love for Hazard. I was stressed at the continued impulsiveness of Augie, Shaw, Jem and even Hazard. I was sympathetic to their long-suffering partners. Yet, somehow the dynamics both within the couple's individual relationships bring many strengths to the team, as they try to solve the mystery. This is even when as individuals they questioned whether they should be involved or see themselves as working as a team.

The book is really Tean and Jem's story and opens with Tean attending a professional conference and taking his partner Jem along. Before we know we have death and mayhem, not helped by Jem being tempted back into some of his old ways. Hazard, now a private investigator is attending the conference owing to a birthday gift that supports his wide-ranging interests, along with his partner, police chief Somerset, along with their friends Augie, a social media expert and Theo, a teacher the latter feeling uncomfortable being away from his daughter who has health problems. Shaw and North, private investigators end up at the same venue following their case.

I like that the storyline is intriguing and that facts are not forced into place. The ending is a great cliff hanger and you feel that despite their differences the couples leave one another with a grudging respect. This book is also a useful reflection on relationships, both intimate and family.

Luckily, I have book 2 in Kindle format that I am currently reading to see where things go!

Lastly, we must not forget the great narration of J, F.Harding, I enjoyed the Kindle edition of the book but hearing Jeff Harding read out aloud heightens both the tension and the humour. He also is able to keep the main characters distinct. Ashe always seems to find the right narrator for his books.

Yes!!!

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I was so excited to pick up this audio to start out this new series. I’m a huge Gregory Ashe fan and have followed all four couples through their trials, tribulations and “Oh my God, did they just do that????” moments. I love them. When I saw how this new series was structured, I got super excited because each of the four couples gets their own book, but the other couples help (or hinder – with Shaw, it can go either way).
This book had the humor I love, the mystery I wanted solved, and enough shenanigans to carry my interest.

It’s hard to believe Tean and Jem are parents of two little girls. Sometimes Jem feels like he’s still a kid, and yet he’s stepped up and works with Tean so they’re fun parents who can also be strict when necessary. I wish I’d seen more of them interacting as a family, but the mystery had to be in the deep south – far away from Utah.

Soon, Tean and Jem are caught up in stuff they don’t necessarily understand. Then, of course, North and Shaw, John Henry and Emery, and Augie and Theo all wind up being pulled in. I think my favorite scenes were the ones with all eight men. Holy crap. Crowd scenes are brutal to write, and Gregory did a fantastic job.

I enjoyed this story and as the men are all headed back to Wahredua, I’m expecting more hijinks and chaos.

I will say I understood why Gregory chose J.F. Harding for this first book – he’s the narrator for Tean and Jem’s books as well as Theo and Augie’s. I’m curious to see whether he’ll have Charlie David do North and Shaw as well as Tristan James do Emery and John Henry. I’d love that, but if J.F. does the entire series, I’m fine with that as well. He’s a talented narrator. It’s always a bit of an adjustment for me when the characters appear in each others’ books – I hear Charlie David and I always think North and Shaw, for example. Regardless of how Gregory organizes this, I can’t wait for what comes next.

(oh, and if you want to know what a pyromancer is, you’ll have to ask Shaw – I’d never heard of it…)

All my favorite couples

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Enjoyable story that is well written with likeable characters and good world building. The narration is very good as well.

Enjoyable Story

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What a masterstroke of Gregory Ashe to create a series with four of his couples. Alone, each couple has difficult pyschology and gained a hard won relationship by the end of their series. In the first book in this new series we meet them all again after their hea's. It's like catching up with old friends.
The series title 'Iron on Iron' is perfect because my goodness, sparks fly. And when these guys are all in the same place the banter is hilarious.
I adore the budding bromance between info nerds Tean and Hazard, both of whom had difficulty finding and keeping friendship outside of their relationship.
I could wax lyrical about how entertaining this book is, but I suggest you listen to the other series first to get the most enjoyment out of this series. I loved it, and the narration. Bravo!

AMAZING 😍

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This book was everything I wanted and more!! Ashe is one of my favorite authors, the characters he creates are just so incredibly rich that you feel like you know them in real life, and the mysteries are always intriguing and keep you on your toes. It was especially special this time around as this book brings all our favorite characters from other series together and it worked so seamlessly! I was worried it would feel forced, but it didn't at all and just worked so well. I did not know I needed Tean and Hazard or Shaw and Jem to meet until this book, but now that that I've read it I know that I need more. There is still some tension between each individual couple, which works well to keep you interested in the individual story, rather than this feeling like "reunion" story that fits better as novella. I could have read hundreds of pages more in this one! It was the ultimate crossover and I'm absolutely stoked that we get three more stories!

And OF COURSE JF Harding nailed the audio. It's always a little hard when there is crossovers where the main characters of different stories usually have different narrators, but I thought Harding did a great job with all the voices so that even though they were different than what I'm used to, they still fit the characters.

Perfection!

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