capitu: (Draco/Harry)
capitu ([personal profile] capitu) wrote in [community profile] my_drarry_recs2015-01-02 08:42 am

A Private Reason For This by femmequixotic

Title: A Private Reason For This
Author: [livejournal.com profile] femmequixotic
Rating: NC 17
Word Count: 92,000 Approx.
Summary: When the wife of a star politician in the Scottish Ministry turns up dead just outside Hogsmeade, Draco Malfoy and his murder investigation team are called in from the Edinburgh Auror force to find her killer. What DCI Malfoy doesn't expect, however, is to have an ex from two decades past end up in his murder room, cocking up not only his case, but also his heart.

God, this story, this story is so exciting, so amazing, intriguing and gripping.

It starts, as the summary says, with a murder which Draco and his team have to investigate. But as the victim is the wife of a promising politician the ministry see fit to send someone for London to oversee the investigation, which is none other than Harry Potter. And Harry and Draco have their own bit of history to deal with on top of their different views about who to conduct the investigation.

And it's amazing. I'm not kidding, there are wonderful characterisations, the mystery of the plot is fantastic, the sexual tension; the way they changed from the last time they saw each other and they see each other now, did I mention the sexual tension? It's pretty brilliant.

[identity profile] sp-owl.livejournal.com 2015-01-02 03:49 pm (UTC)(link)
May I ask a question? This sounds good, but one of my squicks about reading about them when they're older are things like receding hairlines, paunches, etc. (In other words, too much realism, ha!) Does this contain that sort of thing? A little grey in Harry's hair is okay, but that's about as far as I can go.

[identity profile] iwao.livejournal.com 2015-01-02 03:55 pm (UTC)(link)
No paunches, and they are both very fit. There is a fleeting mention of a receding hairline maybe starting to show, once and doesn't detract from Draco's attractiveness and it's not in any way made a big deal of. I also hate those things, but I'm soo in love with that fic! READ IT, READ IT!! It's FANTASTIC!

(Also, I'll email you in a bit. I was offline most of yesterday and this morning! D: )

[identity profile] sp-owl.livejournal.com 2015-01-02 03:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks, I will do. I read almost everything capitu recs! She has good taste.

[identity profile] iwao.livejournal.com 2015-01-02 03:58 pm (UTC)(link)
LOL! That, she does! :D *hugs her*

[identity profile] iwao.livejournal.com 2015-01-02 08:55 pm (UTC)(link)
*beams*

Capitu's little helper! :D