Murder Most Deadly

By Jon Michaelsen (Guest Blogger)

Thank you, Lisabet, for inviting me to your blog. Your reputation precedes you! I was incredibly excited when you reached out to me to participate in the Quarantine Blog Tour. I’m really looking forward to reading the novel and I’ve heard from many who are just as excited for your new release.

That being said, I’ve taken you up on your offer to come for a visit and greatly appreciate you suggesting I hang out with you at Beyond Romance to chat a little about me and my recent release.

I write mystery/suspense, thriller and romance novels whose main characters are gay. While this doesn't define or limit my characters, it does provide excellent opportunities for exciting plots with a twist. Many diverse writers have influenced my style; among them are David Baldacci, John Grisham and Michael Crichton and groundbreaking gay novelists Patricia Nell Warren, Michael Nava and Felice Picano, also current gay mystery writers Greg Herren, David Lennon, William J Mann and Michael Thomas Ford.

I have just released my latest novella, False Evidence: Murder Most Deadly 1, an erotic romance/thriller with a twist. Next up is a paranormal romance novella, Prince Of The Sea, set for release later this year. A southern Georgia native, I live in Atlanta with my life-long partner of 26 years and four monstrous terriers!

Below are excerpts of reviews, a blurb and excerpt from False Evidence: Murder Most Deadly 1

What others are saying about False Evidence...

"Michaelson has written quite a book here and once I began I did not leave my chair until I closed the covers..." Amos Lassen

"Interesting foray into the obsessive mind, which is right up my nightmare alley...Still, highly recommended." Author, Rick R. Reed.

“Once in a while, I stumble upon a book so wonderful, so expertly written and so engrossing that it reinforces my faith in the entire genre” Graham Adams - M/M Romance Reviews

“…I wound up reading it in full….there was a ring of reality I don't see often enough. I have known characters like this in real life, where they get involved with someone thinking it's all going to be innocent and it winds up becoming something they never expected..." Author of Chase f A Lifetime and the popular Virgin Billionaire series, Ryan Field.

Blurb

What begins as a cursory glance at the high-rise apartment opposite soon becomes something much darker and far more dangerous.

For bored accountant, Kevin Mitchell, lusting after gorgeous, muscular Tony in the adjacent building, builds into a life changing obsession.

When Tony shows up at Kevin’s apartment, bloody and bruised, Kevin offers him instant refuge…and a place in his bed. However, all is not what it seems and the police draw a different conclusion in their hunt for a violent killer.

Will Kevin’s plea of false evidence save him from the horror of a life behind bars?

Excerpt

Kevin’s fantasy drew him in more and more. His days at the office began to drag along and often left him exhausted and miserable by the end of the workday. He stopped going out to lunch with Alice, choosing instead to pack a bite to eat in order to end his day at work earlier. His evenings alone and awake ran on to well after midnight. Sleep, when it came, became fits of restlessness until it was time to get up and head to the office. He spent any spare time he had peering out the windows hoping to catch a glimpse of the stranger across the way, always craving just one more look to satisfy his unquenchable thirst before calling it a night.

Within the week, Kevin had purchased a camera and tripod. Five days later, he added a telephoto lens and other items. Before long, he’d amassed a stellar collection of photographs capturing the imagines of an abstracted, young man in his prime and oblivious to the attention he’d reaped from a neighboring high-rise.

The quest for satisfaction consumed Kevin. He all but ignored his responsibilities at work and at home. His actions became irresponsible, even voyeuristic, and ignited desires that he didn’t know he possessed. His boss expressed dissatisfaction with his tardiness and increasing mistakes, but he made excuses for his lack of focus. Friends calling his home found nothing but an answer machine and returned calls never happened. He even gave Alice the cold shoulder when she voiced concern, but Kevin didn’t care. He slipped deeper and deeper into a compulsion he didn’t see, convinced all the while he could stop the spying on his neighbor at any time.

* * * *

By early May, Kevin had settled into a routine of spying on the man of his dreams, laying out a daily ritual of surveillance that played against a backdrop of reality. He knew when to catch the guy working out with free-weights in his bedroom, sunbathing on the terrace, or even when the dude might pass before the windows after taking a shower.

So it came as somewhat of a shock when the blinds across the street began opening and closing at irregular intervals and the lights in the apartment burned well into the evening hours two nights in a row. Mr. Adonis roamed freely throughout the penthouse, more frequently without a stitch of clothing on his body. Kevin surmised the man’s companion had gone away for a while on a business trip, or perhaps to visit relatives.

Whatever the case, the idea and new-found impudence to introduce himself to the young man prevailed and Kevin took time off work. He cleaned his home from top to bottom and stowed the camera equipment away. He spent the next few days sunning on the terrace, hoping to catch the guy’s attention, moving the floral canopy out of the way to create a clear view. Kevin’s body was lean and tight, but not as muscular as he was tall. More endowed than most, he filled the tiny swimsuit he sported in hopes of catching the stranger’s attention.

On the third day, Kevin finally received the acknowledgement from the man he’d hoped for. A subtle nod, soon led to a flirtatious smile and movement of the man’s mouth, unable to hear his words Kevin smiled and raised his hands palms skyward. The guy pointed down toward the street, an invitation that Kevin accepted with an upright thumb...

You can find more information about me and my writing at my website (http://www.jonmichaelsen.net) and Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/Jon-Michaelsen/e/B002BLLAEG/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1).

I’ll also provide the same generous offer Lisabet did - everyone who leaves a comment via my blog will be entered into a drawing to receive a FREE ebook copy of False Evidence: Murder Most Deadly 1.