Everything is good. I liked all the characters. They are interesting and funny sometimes. And they kept the story okay. Plus the fact that there are just so many gay guys in here. I've counted seven, I think.

The story starts with a hideous crime scene. And I didn't like how it is executed. First thing in the list, some characters are obviously made look suspicious and guilty. I don't know if that's on purpose but it ruins the effectiveness of making this a crime story. Because you should let the readers think and guess. Especially if that certain character has nothing to do at all in the entire story. I'm talking about James McKenzie, his mysterious appearances are pointless. I just don't get it. He looks very intriguing and seems to have something to do big on the plot. He'll be seen sneaking up somewhere and eventually going to disappear, and occasionally the subject in someone's coversation, that he is missing, which made him more suspicious. But the story ends giving him NO significance at ALL.

And the most annoying part is when Paavo Wolfe investigating the crime and comes up with an idea or realization. He'll act like it is very unexpected. As if the readers didn't know that from the very beginning. Because it's freaking obvious.

There's also this redundancy in the writing. Like after the murder, different people ask Paavo what really happened. But his explanation doesn't need to be narrated in the story again and again.

The conclusion is quite cliche but because Joe's sweetness and the other characters's awesomeness the plus the cute dog, story is still recommended. ( )