Genre: Gay Romance
Sub-Genre: Modern Paranormal Mystery
Publisher: MLR Press
Synopsis:
After a mysterious package arrives on Jake’s doorstep, he starts having very strange dreams: when he falls asleep he finds himself in a dilapidated English Manor inhabited by a number of ghosts who believe he can free them from their eternal existence. But when the Lord of the Manor appears in Jake’s living room, Jake finds himself facing some very difficult questions. What should he do about the attraction between him and this turn of the century living ghost? Why is someone trying to kill them in their dreams? And what should he wear to the upcoming Halloween party?
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Reviews
Golden Nib Award at Miz Love Loves Books
“This book is bloody brilliant. It has great writing, humour, a superb plot that weaves its way into your heart and mind, and a fabulous ending.
I loved the historical aspect and lapped up the visuals when Jake visits Talmor Manor in his dreams. The quality of visuals in his dream-like state are nothing short of marvellous—it’s creepy in a way, yet at the same time it’s like Jake is meant to be there so it’s okay. I smelled the musty air, saw the dark feel of the place, and absolutely adored the scene with the cook who made Jake some food. God, I really did like this book very much. There’s so much to talk about that I could go on all day…” (read the full review at Miz Love Loves Books)
4 out of 5 stars at The Romance Reviews
“Spare a thought for Nathaniel Norwich. One moment, he’s an Edwardian lord whose manor has become imprisoned by a witch’s spell, and the next moment he’s landed on Jake’s living-room carpet in modern-day Melbourne. Oh, and he never thought he was gay. A tangled web?” (Read the full review here).
4 Kisses: Top2Bottom Reviews
“It didn’t take very long for me to find myself lost—all in the best way of course—in Matthew Lang’s The Secret of Talmor Manor. Lang does a fantastic job keeping—okay me, he kept me—guessing right up to the end.
Matthew Lang’s first book is a wonderful experience and I’m hoping that we will be treated to more very shortly. I really enjoyed the freshness of both the ideas behind the story as well as the writing. I can’t imagine it’s easy to create stories that that resonate with their own unique flavour, but in The Secret of Talmor Manor, Matthew Lang has a strong, and unique, voice and I’m very much looking forward to much more.”
Melbourne Community Voice: ‘A wildly imaginative ride.’
“Pick up a work of gay fiction these days and you’re usually reading a novel about jaded, cashed-up yuppies, who talk about little more than which nightclub has the cutest busboys. But in The Secret of Talmor Manor, Melbourne writer Matthew Lang has tried something more ambitious than this ‘his ‘n’ his towels and matching labradoodles’ approach to gay men’s lives.” (Read the full review online here).
After Elton: ‘Lang has an attention to detail not seen in many years’
“I liked the way the mystery unfolded, and more importantly, I really enjoyed the characters. If you like mysteries with a little bit of the supernatural mixed in, you will want to check this out.” (Read the full review online here).
Coffee Time Books – Four Cups
“This story has both a great mystery and an even better mystical element to its plot. There is fantastic dialogue and debates between Jake and Nate, discussing everything from pagan runes to agnosticism. The conversations feel so intelligent and real, it is easy to get caught up in the character’s thought and emotions.” (Read the full review here).
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