Mann Hunt by Peter E. Fenton

How far would you be willing to go to finish the job?

Declan Hunt is having a bad week. His kidnapping case is showing little progress, his office assistant has left him on short notice, and his latest investigation has left him literally battered and bruised. But things change when he hires twenty-four year old Charlie Watts to help out at the office. They form an unlikely partnership trying to solve two seemingly unrelated cases whose threads begin to weave together when the missing person case turns to murder.

The investigation takes them from the dark alleys, gay bars and bath houses of Calgary, to the richest parts of the city during the world-famous Calgary Stampede.

But will they be able to discover who the killer is before another life is lost? And will Declan be able to solve the mystery of his relationship with Charlie who is clearly attracted to him — especially since it is evident that the attraction is becoming mutual?

Reader Advisory: This book contains scenes of violence, murder, and homophobia.

 

 

Book 1
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Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team

Veronica – ☆☆☆☆
Mann Hunt is the first book in the Declan Hunt Mysteries series by Peter E. Fenton, who is a new author to me. I took this book with me on holiday to a tropical island and it was a great choice for reading while relaxing on a sun lounger because of the engaging mystery and two lead characters that I loved.

When we first meet 24-year-old Charlie Watts, he is living at home with his parents and isn’t very confident or happy with where his life is at. But when Charlie takes a temp role with private investigator Declan Hunt, we get to see his skills and intelligence and what a good guy he is. From Declan’s point of view, Charlie is a life saver but Declan doesn’t see how much Charlie is crushing on him.

Declan and Charlie work on finding a missing accountant and then finding another missing man who turns up murdered. I enjoyed watching the two men work together to solve the cases and see Charlie grow in confidence. This story was fun even if it was dangerous at times. What I really loved was Charlie’s personal growth, and as the story came to a close, I was left excited for more books in this series to see what’s next for Charlie and Declan. A solid four stars from me.

 

 

PETER E. FENTON's first book, The Woodcarver's Model came out in April of 2022 and was a four time nominee in the Goodreads M/M Romance Readers' Choice Awards. His latest novel, Mann Hunt was released in August of 2023 and is the first in the three part Declan Hunt Mysteries series.

His previous work was focused on writing for the stage, with award-winning productions of The Giant’s Garden, Newfoundland Mary, and Bemused. His newest play, The Detective Disappears will tour in Canada in the fall of 2023.

He spent many years working in palaeontology in remote locations including the Canadian Rockies, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

Peter lives in Toronto, Canada with his partner of more than twenty years, Scott White. At heart, he is an incredible romantic.

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Reviewers on the Wicked Reads Review Team were provided a free copy of Mann Hunt (The Declan Hunt Mysteries #1) by Peter E. Fenton to read and review.