I wandered over to this series from the Dave Brandstetter series by [a:Joseph Hansen|7737|Joseph Hansen|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1369326227p2/7737.jpg]. So, my expectations were quite high, and maybe that's why I didn't cotton on to the MC as I did with the Brandstetter series.

Benjamin is an alcoholic who drinks white wine because he hates it, thinking it will keep him from going off on a bender. He fell apart after the death of his boyfriend, and you know there is more to that story than what he is telling. There is also a hardness to him that was a little difficult for me to take.

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Especially when it manifested in his somewhat forceful intercourse with a guy

. Finding out about his childhood explained it, but didn't necessarily excuse it for me. But, he does have an epiphany at the end of the book, so I do plan to read the next one, hoping that more redeeming qualities will shine.