Following a(nother) near-fatal shooting, private investigator Jackson Rivers is still (and, he insists, temporarily) living with his lover, defense attorney Ellery Cramer, while his house – which was shot to bits in the drive-by in which he was wounded – is set to rights. Needless to say, Greg Tremblay hit the narration out of the park, so I eagerly jumped into the sequel, Red Fish, Dead Fish, which picks up the story a couple of months later. Please note that there will be spoilers for Fish Out of Water in this review.Īmy Lane’s Fish Out of Water was a fabulous listen an exciting, fast-paced suspense story, interwoven with a steamy, opposites-attract romance laced with plenty of snark and quieter moments of emotional insight and intensity. He’s not the corporate shark who believes in winning at all costs he’s the frightened lover trying to keep the man he cares for from self-destructing in his own valor. When a police detective is abducted – and Jackson and Ellery hold the key to finding her – Ellery finds out exactly what he’s made of. Jackson gets away, but the fallout from the encounter might kill him. Hurt in a scuffle with drug-dealing squatters and trying damned hard not to grieve for a childhood spent in hell, Jackson is weak and vulnerable when Owens strikes.

When Owens starts going after people Jackson knows, Ellery’s instincts hit red alert. Jackson and Ellery have been trying to track down Tim Owens since Jackson got out of the hospital, but Owens’ time as a member of the department makes the DA reluctant to turn over any stones. Not only is Jackson still suffering from his wounds, the trigger-man remains at large – and the body count is mounting. Two months ago, Jackson Rivers got shot while trying to save Ellery Cramer’s life. They must work together to stop a psychopath – and save each other.

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Kill shot susan sleeman