A Puzzle For Two by Josh Lanyon is the story of Zach Davies, a struggling private investigator who has taken over his father’s not-so-successful firm. A wealthy businessman, Alton Beacher, hires Zach to investigate who is trying to kill him. Beacher is unlikeable and has made many enemies, some of whom are close relatives, including his wife whose family was the primary investor in his business Beacher’s claims of death threats seem to lack credibility and this is made worse by his insistence that Zach pose as Beacher’s boyfriend as an attempt to encourage his wife to divorce him. I like a story to be credible and this detail stretch that somewhat.

Zach’s inexperience and lack of resources prompts him to ask for help from another private investigator and ex-Marine, Flint Carey. Beacher is in fact killed in a car ‘accident’ and although the police investigate so too do Flint and Zach. When Zach is attacked in his garage Flint arrives to help and comfort him. To avoid spoilers, I’ll stop there.

I can’t say this was a great read. The gay agenda seemed too prominent. I mean, I wanted to read a detective/whodunnit story rather than a gay romance.