Queer Reviews: Cordelia Kingsbridge, "Kill Game" (Seven of Spades #1).
CW: explicit sexual content, graphic violence, mentions of PTSD and addiction.
Plot: Homicide detective Levi Abrams is barely holding his life together. He’s reeling from the fallout of a fatal shooting, and his relationship with his boyfriend is crumbling. The last thing he’s prepared for is a serial killer stalking the streets of Las Vegas. Or how he keeps getting thrown into the path of annoyingly charming bounty hunter Dominic Russo.
Dominic likes his life free of complications. That means no tangling with cops—especially prickly, uptight detectives. But when he stumbles across one of the Seven of Spades’s horrifying crime scenes, he can’t let go, despite Levi’s warnings to stay away.
The Seven of Spades is ruthless and always two moves ahead. Worst of all, they’ve taken a dangerously personal interest in Levi and Dominic. Forced to trust each other, the two men race to discover the killer’s identity, revealing hidden truths along the way and sparking a bond neither man expected. But that may not be enough to protect them.
This killer likes to play games, and the deck is not stacked in Levi and Dominic’s favor.
10/10 on the Rainbow Scale™ 🌈: I know what you're thinking, ok? "Jojo, what's with you and Gay People Solving Murders?" I KNOW, OK??? I have very specific taste, sue me. I enjoyed this book quite a bit: Levi is the OG badass, doesn't look like much but could kill you with his bare hands without breaking a sweat. Dominic looks big and tough, but in reality he's just a giant teddy bear. Their personalities balance each other so well and their chemistry is off the chart, I swear I could see the steam coiming out of my face 😂😂😂 this series also stars one of the most compelling serial killers I've read about recently, I almost drove myself insane trying to figure out who it was. I sort of wish I could erase my own memory so I could experience this for the first time again.