Review: Great premise, but a letdown on the mystery
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 14, 2010
This book has a great start and an even better premise. The "Elegant Corpse" is found on the sofa of Homicide Detective Roger Corso. That begins a very different sort of investigation, with Roger struggling to balance his job with his "lifestyle". He's out as a gay cop, but much less so with his leather likes and Dom persona. His two worlds all come together when he meets the victim's brother Sean, who he's immediately attracted to.Sean is probably the most likable character in the book. And he hooks Roger from the word go. Their relationship, struggles, and ability to read each other is very well written. If the book were solely about their relationship, I'd easily give the book 5 stars. I really did enjoy their building relationship and how Sean may be the Sub, but he's not a pushover or willing to settle for being a side part of Roger's life.However, the investigatory side of the story was a huge disappointment. The identity of the villian screams from the pages, yet Roger doesn't have the faintest clue until Sean is in servere danger and someone else literally tells Roger the name of the villan. People in Roger's alternate life are directly involved with the muders, yet he doesn't look into any of them or really seem to think they could be involved.