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"Forgive when there is nothing to forgive, and forget when there is."
Barbary Fleet, September 1890

Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, September 1890

Deaf since birth, Joe Tanner was destined for a life of misery in the workhouse until Lord Clearwater offered him a place at the curious Larkspur Academy in Cornwall. There, while adjusting to his new life, His Lordship challenges Joe to unlock the mystery of the Colvannick stone row.

As Joe sets about his task, he suspects a connection between the standing stones and a series of unsolved murders. The problem is convincing others, and his obsession soon threatens his relationship with his lover, Dalston Blaze. Joe's determination to unearth the truth also jeopardises his place at the academy, but a man's life is at stake, and the only one who believes in the mysteries of the past is Joe.

And the killer who prepares to murder his victim and anyone who interferes.

The second of The Larkspur Mysteries continues from book one, 'The Guardians of the Poor.' The Larkspur Mysteries are inspired by existing locations and newspaper reports from the time, and combines fact, fiction, adventure and bromance.

If you have not yet read the preceding series, ‘The Clearwater Mysteries’, you might like to start with book one, ‘Deviant Desire.’ There are 11 books in the ongoing series including a prequel, ‘Banyak and Fecks’ which can be read first although it is not a mystery. To get the most out of it, you should read it just before you read book nine, ‘Negative Exposure.’

The Clearwater and Larkspur Mysteries all feature gay main characters, and are set at a time when homosexuality was illegal. They are a combination of MM/romance, mystery and bromance, and are inspired by historical fact.

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  5. Dimensions
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09KN81PC3
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 4, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 330 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8750981410
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.25 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.75 x 9 inches
  • Book 2 of 7 ‏ : ‎ The Larkspur Mysteries
  • Best Sellers Rank: #2,133,650 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 out of 5 stars (142)

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Jackson Marsh is an award-winning author, composer and lyricist. His novels mix bromance, history and facts with thrilling plots, and mainly revolve around gay characters. Originally from the UK, he now lives in Greece.

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4.5 out of 5 stars
142 global ratings

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  • Tony Williamson Jr
    5.0 out of 5 stars Ongoing mystery
    Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2022
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    Just like in the Clearwater Series, there seems to be an ongoing mystery within this series. I do like that.
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  • avidreader
    4.0 out of 5 stars Another good story
    Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2021
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    The only issue I had was some of the extremely long explanations from Mr. Fleet, which I definitely skimmed to get back to the story. I w poo ups read a next story which I hope to see soon.
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  • M H McKay
    5.0 out of 5 stars Returning to my favorite author
    Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2025
    Format: Kindle
    I read a few years ago the first version of the Larkspur series. So, finding this new and expanded version warms the cockles. Marsh has once again created a reality I had to repeatedly reorient from to get on with my life. Characters are full people, plots within plots keep one on their toes, and the end always comes too soon. You have to read this if you're a homophile or a like-minded person. Thank you, Jackson!
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Another incredible mystery!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2024
    Format: Kindle
    Jackson Marsh continues to capture my attention and time with his mystery series. These are all great stories with so much depth and amazing characters. Don't miss reading about his research and how he comes up with his ideas at the end of the book.

    I wish my simple review could capture just how wonderful I think these stories are.

    I hope there will be many many more years of Jackson Marsh novels. It will be fun reading about all these wonder men and their work, as the years pass.
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  • JTeuy13
    1.0 out of 5 stars predictable read
    Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2024
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    Not much to the story and certainly is no mystery. You no 1/3 of the way into reading ehsts huh king to jhone.
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  • Mrs. E. J. Curtis
    5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable Story
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 18, 2022
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    Very enjoyable series, well written with likeable characters. Some very interesting historical facts as well. Can't wait for more.
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  • Iskra
    5.0 out of 5 stars Mysterious yet somehow calming
    Reviewed in Italy on March 16, 2025
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    This one has a less complex story than the previous ones in the series, but I still loved it. There is a lot of interesting history and I was happy to spend so much time with Joe, who is one of my favourite characters. I like his determination a lot. I also like that we hear a lot form Fleet, whose speeches I thoroughly enjoy. There is less movement, I mean it isn't hectic, and a lot of thinking and it is different but not worse than the action-packed ones.
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  • PS Wiggins
    3.0 out of 5 stars Ok read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 12, 2022
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    I have loved Jackson's series so far but I have to admit to struggling with this one. It seemed to lose its way in the middle and was a bit of a slog. With a bit too much focus on the stone translation.. but overall still not a bad read.
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  • SebFox
    2.0 out of 5 stars This one wasn’t much of a keeper
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 19, 2025
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    Following on a month after the last book ended we pick with Joe who is starting to settle in to his new home at the academy and his new life with Dalston. Able to safely live together, Joe is enjoying his new home but is struggling to know his purpose there. Like Dalston in the first book, Joe has this underlying fear that any moment Lord Clearwater will ask him to leave if he doesn’t prove himself. Obviously that is not the case, but we still have to sit through Joe’s internal ruminations. That’s fair because in doing so we get to read from Joe’s point of view and the way Jackson Marsh writes his characters internal voice. Written as an “observer” rather than a “participant” you get to understand how a deaf person feels slightly separated from the hearing world because of information that slips past him when efforts are not made to bridge the hearing gap.

    While it was good to get a book from Joe’s point is view, I really did struggle with this one. At times it’s felt like one “information dump” after another. The author obviously did extensive research, but it felt like most of it was just regurgitated onto the page. It massively slowed down the pace of the story and broke the dramatic structure and flow making it very difficult to read. Even with Professor Fleet’s interesting interpretation of pages of historical data, it was still fairly tedious. The emotional drama was also all over the place, with Joe and Dalston‘s mood flipping from one scene to the next. Almost as if the author was just trying to create drama between the two of them. I wish he had focused on just one or two threads, like Joe’s frustration with being excluded or his anxiety at not having a purpose. But with jealousy, anger, frustration being repeatedly thrown at the reader it was hard to sympathise with either Joe or Dalston. In fact I found myself hoping for more scenes with Clem or David. Their characters seemed more fully formed despite not having much time on the page. The Joe and Dalston we met in book 2 seemed like different people to those we met in book one.

    Also the plot was not much of a mystery at all. It was obvious from the start what was going on, so it felt quite tiring to have to sit through chapter after chapter of Joe taking “one step forward and twenty steps back”. I feel quite frustrated as this could quite easily have been a really excellent book. But it never really found its way on either an emotional or dramatic front.

    Of course the race against time at the finale was delivered in its usual exhilarating way. But an ending, no matter how exciting it is, can never really make up for a book that seemed to lose its way most of the time. And sadly for me, this book really didn’t work, which is a shame as I was so looking forward to Joe’s book. Fingers crossed for the next one as this series has so much potential.

    2.5 Stars
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  • Eric Mckevitt
    1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 5, 2023
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    Having read all the previous books this one was really disappointing. The main problem with it was that it was really BORING! Bogged down with history and details about stone monuments it forgets to tell a proper story. Also the lack of any sort of sex between the characters, while implied, is very irritating. Hopefully the next books in the series will be better.
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