![]() ![]() Noah gets shipped off on vacation, ending up in Tampa. He’s burned out, he’s finally seeing his lover’s murderer get the verdict he deserves, and his lieutenant is worried about him. His emotions are wrenching and palpable, and it’s a strong way to get the reader involved. He’s had to sneak around for years, lie to get into the hospital, and was the actual target of the bullet that shot his lover. The story begins with Noah at his dying lover’s bedside. ![]() What starts out as a tense exploration of grief with a potential suspense plot ends up being a white-washed gay cop story I can’t help but wish was better. The trouble starts when the man shows up again, beaten and bruised, and his best chance at staying alive is for Noah to keep an eye on him… His first night in Tampa, Noah tries out a gay bar, but when the man who picks him up shows up on the news the next day as missing, he knows he has to report what he knows. The stress of his lover’s death – a death he feels responsible for, a death he couldn’t even mourn for publicly – has taken its toll, and now, his boss is sending him to Florida for a mandatory vacation. In the closet NYC cop Noah Tobin is burned out. ![]()
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