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What a funny little (literally) gay plumber this Tom Paretski is. And he even turns out to be the main hero in a detective story because he is somebody who is able to sense hidden things, well, like a corpse in the bushes for example. Just before he finds a missing lady, he – once again literally – stumbles across a private detective, Phil Morrison, who once was part of a school gang that bullied Tom for being gay and chased him. That lead to a car accident that gave Tom a limp. While all these old painful feelings come up again, it turns out that the PI has come out of the closet himself. And despite their troubled past (or thanks to it) some chemistry is evolving between the two men who start of to search for the killer of the show more young woman.
Funny, witty and sexy. Just a great read for a nice weekend on the couch, in bath, outside in the sun or in bed. Enjoy it, just like I did. I definitely need more of books like that. Any recommendations?! show less

So I enjoyed this well enough while I was reading it even if I thought it was a little lightweight. I read it in one sitting and went to bed. The next morning I was fishing around my ereader trying to find my next book. I opened up something and started to read when suddenly I remembered a bit about yesterday's book and for the life of me couldn't remember the ending. In fact, I couldn't remember if I'd even finished it. Then I couldn't even remember the title. Hunh. Not a good sign.

So, I enjoyed it but it was forgettable. Some if it was predictable but the mystery wasn't. However, I think that was because we weren't given enough information. There wasn't enough danger for me and feelings I had to read between the lines to see were show more never shared with the other lover, but it was sweet enough. I wanted the main character's injury to play a role in the danger but it didn't.

Still, I would read another book about these characters. So, I'll give it a three. Hopefully I'll remember that I read it. Thank God for Goodreads so I can keep track! show less

This novel is very British, which is its own sort of fun, and an entertaining metaphysical/gumshoe murder mystery/romance.

When I started reading it, it was meant as a relief from other, heavier novels I'm reading, a chapter here and there. But then I couldn't stop reading until the end. And I loved the end, and I love that there are more books already out, because they're going on my list. Bits of Tom's inner dialogue were formulaic, but I forgave it. We all have those. Other than that, I can't think of anything to warn you about. This is really good, with fleshed-out characters and a well-constructed whodunit plot.

Love JL's writing. It flows so beautifully. Just the right balance of all the different aspects (dialogue/internal/external plot/characters - primary and secondary/pets/setting.

Not too sure whether the guy on the cover fits my picture of Tom though. He doesn't look British enough.

I have a feeling we're at the start of a great series. So all readers despairing the fact that their emotional arc wasn't tied up with a neat bow can look forward to the next instalment. Maybe the pairing will not be as fraught as Josh Lanyon's Jake and Adrien, but I don't think it's going to be a bed of roses for either of them. There's still a lot of their past hurts to explore.

Very nice small town mystery with an heavy English flavor, so much that you could almost “smell” it (and no pun intended with Tom’s job as a plumber).

Tom and Phil were in school together but they weren’t friend, actually Phil was bullying Tom for being gay after Tom eyed Phil in the locker room. Now that is not a from enemies to lovers story, Tom pretty much forget about Phil until the day Phil decides to come back home. Sure, Tom has a permanent memento of the man, the slightly limping he has got as a consequence of a car accident he was in while trying to run away from yet another pestering from Phil and his friends, but Tom doesn’t bear any grudge on Phil; not the same for Phil that apparently feels guilty.

The mystery was a show more good one, small as the small village in which it unravels, not so difficult to figure it out, cause, well, Tom likes or dislikes of people were pretty clear. But the good thing was that every single character, guilty or not, had its own personal story and it was fleshed out enough to have the reader care for them.

Tom was a very nice hero, and yes, even a plumber could be an hero, and his humor in facing everything was refreshing and cute; I really loved that the author didn’t push too much on the psychic ability of Tom, she used them just for what it was needed in the story, but she didn’t center the plot around it. Tom wasn’t his special gift, he was just another English bloke, living in a small town and searching for love.

Just a note on two of the most important supporting characters of all the story, Merlin and Arthur… Tom’s cats! I may be wrong, but I saw a reflection of Tom and Phil in the two, Merlin a feline version of Tom, and Arthur of Phil, not only in their physical characteristics, but also in the attitude.

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I love the cover and I enjoyed the book. I wasn't too fussed on MC Phil, who had bullied MC Tom in high school. Phil was still clearly dealing with 'issues' and would misinterpret every darn comment Tom made (slight exageration ;). Tom was a sweetheart. I liked Tom's 'knack' of finding things and I'll probably read the next in this series for that element alone.

So I enjoyed this well enough while I was reading it even if I thought it was a little lightweight. I read it in one sitting and went to bed. The next morning I was fishing around my ereader trying to find my next book. I opened up something and started to read when suddenly I remembered a bit about yesterday's book and for the life of me couldn't remember the ending. In fact, I couldn't remember if I'd even finished it. Then I couldn't even remember the title. Hunh. Not a good sign.

So, I enjoyed it but it was forgettable. Some if it was predictable but the mystery wasn't. However, I think that was because we weren't given enough information. There wasn't enough danger for me and feelings I had to read between the lines to see were show more never shared with the other lover, but it was sweet enough. I wanted the main character's injury to play a role in the danger but it didn't.

Still, I would read another book about these characters. So, I'll give it a three. Hopefully I'll remember that I read it. Thank God for Goodreads so I can keep track! show less