2015 Rainbow Awards Honorable Mention: Infected: Paris by Andrea Speed

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Infected: Paris by Andrea Speed
Gay Mystery / Thriller
Publisher: DSP Publications; 1 edition (February 24, 2015)
Amazon Kindle: Infected: Paris

Prequel to Infected: Prey

In a world where a werecat virus has changed society, Roan McKichan, a born infected and ex-cop, works as a private detective trying to solve crimes involving other infecteds.

Roan is working a frustrating stalker case, with no shortage of suspects and little solid evidence, when he comes across a startling eyewitness living in his car across the street from the scene. A tiger-strain infected, the only one Roan’s ever met, Paris Lehane is a former Canadian golden boy who suffered a breakdown after becoming infected in college.

While Roan's ex, Diego “Dee” Cole, warns against falling for the infected Paris, a man doomed to die, Roan struggles with his attraction and the knowledge that no happily ever after is possible for them.

But is the knowledge enough to discourage him from following his heart? Roan helps Paris out of homelessness, and maybe a special hospital can help Paris with the infection, but Roan’s got his hands full with this case, and there’s no end in sight.


I found the world building and character development in Infected: Paris to be both interesting and completely absorbing. The writing style was solid, and the plot development strong.

Incredible characters. Strong plot. Overall amazing story.