Los Angeles, the City of Angels, but in this particular case, it's the dead angels that are causing an increasing panic among its citizens. Iriwin Hastings has his hands full and he's desperately searching for that one piece of information that will break the case and bring down the serial killer that's haunting him. There's something vital that he's missing and with time running out he needs help.
Help comes from an dubious source, one volunteered. Finn Steel is an expert on knowing the minds of serial killers and he feels like this one is calling out to him. Finally where he thinks he can do some good, his partner is surprisingly accepting of his rather...unique style. But when that style puts him under suspicion for the very murders he's trying to solve he'll need more than just Irwin's unlikely acceptance to save him and bring down the real killer.
The killer is a surprise. Once the character is introduced there's a little hint that they're the one but once Finn makes his observations it's a bit of a shocker. It takes a while for everyone to get on board and for the moment of truth, but when it arrives it's both dramatic and slightly unsatisfying. Dramatic because the killer was who it was and also because Finn and Irwin got separated which only served to heighten the tension. Slightly unsatisfying because the killer did their monologue thing and were legit crazy and I was hoping for something a bit less predictable when it came to the confession/take down part.
Help comes from an dubious source, one volunteered. Finn Steel is an expert on knowing the minds of serial killers and he feels like this one is calling out to him. Finally where he thinks he can do some good, his partner is surprisingly accepting of his rather...unique style. But when that style puts him under suspicion for the very murders he's trying to solve he'll need more than just Irwin's unlikely acceptance to save him and bring down the real killer.
The killer is a surprise. Once the character is introduced there's a little hint that they're the one but once Finn makes his observations it's a bit of a shocker. It takes a while for everyone to get on board and for the moment of truth, but when it arrives it's both dramatic and slightly unsatisfying. Dramatic because the killer was who it was and also because Finn and Irwin got separated which only served to heighten the tension. Slightly unsatisfying because the killer did their monologue thing and were legit crazy and I was hoping for something a bit less predictable when it came to the confession/take down part.
Both men are likable in the sense that they're unique and have something to bring to their partnership both on and off the clock. The sexual tension was there but mainly on simmer for both characters. Their one night together was pretty steamy but I'm not sure that the whole experience was terribly noteworthy once I completed the book. I did like them together but I was hoping for a bit more on the romantic development to balance the drama of the crime in the story.
There was a feeling of distance between me and the story and I think it was because there was a lack of punch in the writing. Something powerful, something riveting in the prose that wasn't there to suck me into the crime, the men, or the outcome of either. Overall the story was fine, it was certainly interesting and I liked it as a whole, but like I said before, I wasn't so drawn in that I wouldn't tolerate interruptions while reading.
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