Review: Roger Corso is an incredible character
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 21, 2011
I am a little bit at loss with words at the moment. And a little bit in love with Roger Corso too.He is a character that is simple and complicated at the same time. He is a very disciplined man, he keeps himself in check and he controls how he lets himself go. Even his sexual release is just the right amount to satisfy a need, but it doesn't involve his feelings. Since when his lover died, Roger has put a lid on his emotions. His encounters with his old friend Peter, owner of a BDSM club, and the scenes he plays with him are the only way he lets some steam off.His life is rocked when, coming home from a short vacation, he finds a corpse in his living room. The corpse has been dead for a long time and the investigation brings the brother's victim, Sean, into his life. It's one of those fated encounters. Sean is a ball of energy, with little discipline and a lot of nervous tics. He is also the perfect opposite to Roger's dark and handsome beauty: a lithe, redheaded, artistic beauty that slowly imposes itself on Roger's life. Roger surrenders.While the threads of Roger's investigation wound around the detective himself, bringing the loyalties to the BDSM world into question, Roger falls for the younger man. Roger brings his need of discipline into the relationship, because Sean needs it too. He lets him into his house, because he wants him safe. Because he wants to own him. The way he takes possession of Sean, and Sean lets himself be taken, is beautifully written and very passionate, because they both have to strip their souls bare in that moment.The mystery was very good until the end. I was glad there were still a few pages after the case was closed, because they showed the characters' vulnerability and their intimacy. I felt a little bit like a voyeur, because the last pages were very emotional, but I was glad to see that the author took care of his characters after putting them through very rough times.The BDSM element was integral to the plot, because it describes what Roger is, but it's not overwhelming.In my opinion this book is simply awesome.