The Human Stain

The Bride #2

by Kichiku Neko, Toga Q (Illustrator), Guilt Pleasure (doujinshi circle)

David S. Krause had left New York behind and started a new life in the West Coast as a Private Detective. Within lingering thoughts of Katsuya on his mind, David tries to start over. Right after he finally settled enough to have an official office, he got his first "official" case.

Jamie Christie, an attractive young man tethered to a lot of money -- hired David to look for his missing brother, Jesse. David then embarked on an adventure that rivaled the strangest case he'd handle in his NYPD career.

120 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2019

About the author

Name: 鬼畜猫: Kichiku Neko (ナルキッソス)

Name (in native language): 猫鬼畜

Associated Names:
Guilt | Pleasure
G|P
KichikuNeko
narcissus
Sadistic Cat

Birth Place: Taiwan

Doujinshi Circle: Guilty Pleasure (G|P) with CHEN Jo

In Real life she is a cop. She is also a Taiwanese.

Horoscope: Scorpio

Favorite Places: Rome, Italy; Normandy, France.

Favorite Movies: Tampopo and Shall We Dance? (Japanese Version)

Hobbies: Travel; BL Manga/Novels/Drama CDs

Secret Lust: Men in sharp, expensive suits or uniforms

Genres: Drama / Mature / Psychological / Smut / Yaoi

Email: kichiku_neko@guiltpleasure.com

Social Networking:
http://kichiku-neko.livejournal.com/
https://twitter.com/Kichiku_Neko

Reviews

[小さな N (.❛ ᴗ ❛.)⊃ [_|_] ♡]

A very G|P novel. I enjoyed it quite a bit even though it is, as usual, quite gruesome and sickening.

[Pam]

Listen to the audible version! In our book club, only two of us listened, and only two of us loved the book. The characters are multidimensional, flawed, and so very interesting. I was so sad when the book ended.

[MarChe18]

Sick and Twisted! It’s Dark-sided!
Lol now that I’m done with my pop-culture quotes that pop into my head when I think of this story… WOW!!!!!
This was everything I needed from the short story ‘The Bride’, that left me wanting more and more depth. This is what I mean when I say I want a crime dark noir story.
I think one of the only flaws I can point out in Guilt|Pleasures stories is the fact that I always want more, which is kinda a compliment huh? I wish we got more of an exploration of the relationship and history of the brothers, but what was given still had my eyes popping out my head.
*SPOILERS*
🩵That plot twist woah… just seeing how conniving and manipulative Jamie was from the first time he appears on the page to his methodical murder of his husband had me staring at the wall. The best part though he tells David he’s a manipulator from their first scene and David (and me….) still fall for the abused damsel in distress front.
🩵Allen was so damn scary in this book! That calmness and then going berserk in an instant was terrifying. That fight scene… Omfg that fight scene.
🩵This was my first time seeing the character David in the ITW universe, I love how much of a slut with a heart of gold he is. I’m so interested to see how his relationship with Katsuya went, because baby boy is hurt.

[Gore]

This was definitely better than the prequel, but only a bit so. As a private detective, I felt David did more slips up than necessary. For instance, when he didn't know about the 90-day limit and the fact that he didn't know Lee was working for Jamie and not Collin. And while I did get the impression that Robert can be as impulsive as his brother Allen, I would think he'd kidnap Jamie with more caution, seeing as he's done this several times before and the fact that he's a cop who is dealing with another cop. They're small, but a lot of small slips up that just piled up. Overall, I did enjoy this read. Again, better than the prequel, but only a little bit.