Deadlock

Deadlock #1

by Saki Aida

One man’s fight for the truth behind prison walls!

DEA agent Yuto Lennix had everything—a promising career, respect, and a partner he trusted. But when he’s framed for his partner's murder, everything crashes down. Facing a life sentence, Yuto is thrown an unexpected lifeline: a secret deal from the FBI. His mission? Infiltrate the notorious Schelger Prison and hunt down the ruthless leader of a terrorist organization hiding among the inmates. Thrown into a brutal world where survival is anything but guaranteed, Yuto finds himself sharing a cell with the beautiful yet cold, Dick Burnford—a quiet man with a mysterious past who keeps his distance from others. With every step, Yuto navigates prison politics, forms unexpected alliances, and makes deadly enemies. As tensions within the prison walls escalates Yuto’s mission becomes even more perilous. Embroiled in the dangerous world of Schelge and his secret deal with the FBI , Yuto’s only shot at redemption might just lie with an unlikely ally, his cellmate; Dick Burnford..

Genres: Novels

264 pages, Hardcover

Published September 2, 2025

About the author

Saki Aida（英田 サキ）is Boys Love (BL) author of Japan.
Birthday: January 3, Zodiac signs: Capricorn, Blood type: AB. Born in Osaka, Japan.
Saki Aida was one of the disciples of Azusa Nakajima (Another pen name of Kaoru Kurimoto ) Kaoru Kurimoto is very famous author of "The Guin Saga series", and at the same time she is known as a Boys Love author in Japan. In addition, she contributed as a founder of the genre of the Boys Love novel.

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Reviews

[Heather’s Reading Bubble · Rating 5 out of 5]

I sped through this book so fast because I became so immersed in this world. It is like watching a show like Oz, Wentworth or many of the other addictive prison dramas that are out there.

Honestly was this perfect? No. But I was so hooked I had to give it 5 stars. I literally didn’t want to put it down and isn’t that why those that love to read read?

I am glad that the book has a very clear trigger warning for rape. I was also glad that Matthew’s brutal rape was not shown on page and that Yuuto’s rape was very short. The two rapes could be extremely triggering so the warning helped. I do feel that transphobia should’ve also been included because it is everywhere in this story. I’d be lying if I said it didn’t bother me, even though I know it is realistic for the setting of the story. Realism doesn’t mean I have to like it and I didn’t, that goes for the rape as well.

Despite the fact that I found it incredibly obvious that Nathan was Corvus I still enjoyed reading this story of Yuuto not knowing what was right in front of his face the entire time that sweet Nathan wasn’t so sweet at all.

Finally the romance honestly it was ok. I mean I don’t hate this pairing at all. I think they had their moments but for me what I enjoyed most about Deadlock was the bigger story itself. I really hope this sells well so that I can read the bonus stories as I want as much as this world as I can get can. I’m hooked.