Cosentino embraces murder in the lighthearted vein of a Noel Coward comedy, Ranging from the mildly bawdy to the outright ribald, theres equal parts mystery and humor in this excellent and clever novel, As a fan of Hollywoods Golden Era, I found plenty of echoes of Nick and Nora Charles here from the Thin Man films of thes.
That brand of elegant humor has been notably absent from our entertainment landscape for far too long, I applaud Cosentinos ability to invoke that style in this day and age, It would be a crime to spoil any part of the Drama Queen plot with too many overt observations, but there is nothing here that is contrived or trite.
If you want a refreshing taste of sophisticated humor in a classical murder package, I highly recommend Drama Queen,
My rating keeps disappearing off this, . . whaaaat!
Oh. My. God.
I cannot stop laughing,
Drama Queen is Hardy BoysmeetsMurder She WrotemeetsMidsummer Murders, with a side of parodic, farcical, satire.
Colonel Cumharder did it in the boudoir with the oversized dildo, . .
Whodunits don't come more whodunnity than this, It really was a delightful read that had me laughing out loud despite being quick, ready those violins poorly, With an MC who has a nine inch cock and only a little aspiration to be a porn star, to an old fart called Wally Wanker, this story is the perfect mixture of humour and mystery.
It's nice to read a story that doesn't take itself too seriously, that has both an overt and covert humour to it,
Being part of the drama department at this school is akin to living in Midsummer the chances of making it out alive buy the end of the book programme are limited.
And if you have a secret, some skeleton hidden in the back of the closet well you're not in there, so something needs to be and clothes are so mundane then you'd better be prepared for that skeleton to end up centre stage dancing to its own tune.
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And then prepare yourself for a likely imminent death, Nobody was beyond suspicion. I think I suspected every character in the book though hands up, detective material I am not and I was second guessing myself constantly,
Let's not forget the sex, Sex makes the world go round, or at least the theatre tick! Who was sexin' who past, present or even in the future, was almost as much of a whodunit as the mystery.
Or maybe more of a whodunthem, Of course, Nicky and Noah stole my heart, Every farce needs a romance that is sweet, Every amateur sleuth needs a willing partner, Willing to be the Holmes to his Sherlock that is, . . Willing to don a moustache and greasepaint and play the sidekick, Also willing to give soppy old romantics like me a falling in lurve storyline, Perfect.
If you like something a bit different, If you need a laugh, If sometimes, just sometimes, you think life takes itself too seriously, then this could be the book for you! Thanks Joe Cosentino for cheering up my Monday!
Previously reviewed at BMBR.
A copy of this book was given in exchange for an honest review,
The two characters stumble and bumble their way through the mystery, You are kept guessing as to “who done it”, The sex is hot, but not the focus of this story, I feel it is there to further the relationship between the two main characters and it does do that, FUll REVIEW: sitelink weebly. com/reviews/ It could be curtains for college theatre professor Nicky Abbondanza, With dead bodies popping up all over campus, Nicky must use his drama skills to figure out who is playing the role of murderer before it is lights out for Nicky and his colleagues.
Complicating matters is Nicky's huge crush on Noah Oliver, a gorgeous assistant professor in his department, who may or may not be involved with a cocky graduate assistant.
. . and is also the top suspect for the murders! You will be applauding and shouting Bravo for Joe Cosentino's fastpaced, sidesplittingly funny, edgeofyourseat, delightfully entertaining novel.
Curtain up! I really enjoyed this, I've been wanting to read this for a while but thought,for the digital copy was more than I wanted to spend for an author I hadn't read before but I'm glad I finally did it.
I like how unique the book is I've never read something like it, it reads like a satire, mystery and stage play all at once but in a really enjoyable way.
I thought I would be overwhelmed by the number of characters in it when I first read the character list but all the characters are so memorable that I've actually never had an easier time remembering characters names before.
The plot itself was actually much more developed than I thought it would be, because the book was sort of silly and playful I thought the mystery would suffer and be underdeveloped but it really wasn't and told an awesome story.
This was a great read I completed while stuck in the house and it was such an awesome ride I will definitely be reading the sequel to spend more time with this cooky cast.
A fun romp in the tradition of cozy mysteries, with an appropriately arch twist, Joe Cosentino keeps it light, fast and well suited to fans of the genre, This puts the series off to a good start and I don't doubt readers will be waiting to see what's up next for Nicky and Noah.
Drama queen was such a fun hilarious read, If you like mystery with a touch of humour you will love this, So when bodies start dropping like flies Nicky and Noah find themselves together trying to find out who is doing the murder and to prove it isnt Noah.
There are so many twists and turns, lots of innuendo and some sweet hot off page sex with Nicky and Noah, This is such a fun summer read so curl up and enjoy! This was a really fun,funny book, A theater troupe made up of gay,lesbian,straight actors experiences a death, We play who dun nit while others get the whack, Nicky and Noah feel they can do more than the police to find out who is killing the actors, It is stereotypical and full of drama, Michael Gilboe brings it all to life with his perfect voice,
I was given this book free for an honest review, The cover on this book took me by surprised, . kind of gave me the not so sure feeling, But once I open this book, I'll be dang if this fast paced book didn't keep me reading! Another amazing book by Joe Cosentino! This one here will have you turning the pages quicker than you think you can!
Received for an honest review I loved sitelinkAn Infatuation and so when I saw the author had released a new book I gad to read that also.
I wasn't disappointed.
Although the story revolves around our two lead MCs playing Sherlock and Watson to solve a series of murders on a small New England college campus, there were many moments where I found myself chuckling at their antics and some of the asides to both other characters and us, the readers.
I dont know why but I also found myself thinking of the filmLittle Indians whilst reading,
A great cast of secondary characters as well as likeable main MCs made this another great read, As a huge fan of the murder/ mystery detective genre I looked forward to reading Joe Cosentinos novel, The best works in this genre always feature unusual, unique or idiosyncratic protagonists and with acting professor Nicky Abbondanza and assistant professor Noah Oliver, two gay academics, the author manages just this.
They may not be trained detectives but they have the smarts and also the acting skills to step in when the authorities are at a loss to find who is killing off their peers and in the best tradition of Sherlock Holmes assume disguises to carry out their investigation.
There is a great deal of light heartedness and level of humour in the novel and in some ways I was reminded of thes series Heart to Heart, it has that type of feel with Nicky and Noah as updated versions of the eponymous couple of the early eighties series.
In fact the novel would transfer perfectly into a TV pilot movie,
Im not usually overly fond of first person narratives but I have to say Cosentinos carries if off perfectly with Nicky as the narrative viewpoint, something which brings with it a character depth and psychological insight that elevates the novel.
One aspect that greatly impressed me about work however was the dialogue which comes across as completely authentic yet also condensed, something one finds more often in well written screenplays script writing being something Ive always been very interested in rather than prose works.
I was therefore not overly surprised to find that amongst his many other accomplishments Cosentino is also a playwright,
All in all a thoroughly enjoyable whodoneit and one which although treading a familiar path is also distinctly unique, Full credit to the author for coming up with something fresh, engaging and so well crafted that I believe the Nicky and Noah series could run and run and never grow stale.
After reading 'Paper Doll' another novel by Joe Cosentino, I just had to get my hands on 'Drama Queen', The story is narrated well from Nicky, whom is one of the main characters in this whodunit murder mystery with a few steamy romantic moments cast into the realm for good measure.
And with a few great laughoutloud parts on the agenda, this novel is sure to please both the younger and older generation as it has a little bit of everything.
Being a favorite fan of Poirot and all things filled with mystery and suspense that keeps you dumbfounded until the very end, this certainly has my vote.
as I was pleasantly pulled into the drama of it all,
I highly recommend this book to everyone, It was a great read and I enjoyed it all the
way through, It had me from the beginning and I was not able to put this book down until it was finished, So needless to say I finished this book in a few short days, And justice was served at the end of the book which just made the book all the better, Hats off to the author for a fantastic read and I hope to see more books from him, .