

Getting a tour of the United Kingdom each time Cicero has dialogue distracted me from the story. Were talkin' Dick Van Dyke 'Mary Poppins' territory here! I have no idea where in the British Isles Ciccero is supposed to be from because within a sentence Tristan James accent wavered from Liverpool, then Newcastle, then Birmingham, London Cockney and then Irish. I honestly don't know how the accent for Cicero's character got passed. This audiobook is a testament to how a narrator can ruin a book by doing accents he is deluded he can do, and totally NOT proficient at. Yet as the heat between them builds, Tom's need for the other man threatens to overcome every rational argument against becoming involved.īut when their investigation uncovers a conspiracy that threatens all of New York, Tom must make the hardest decision of his life: to live a lie and gain his heart's desire, or to confess the truth and sacrifice it all.Ĭicero's terrible British accent ruined this book


Tom knows that taking Cicero as his familiar would only lead to discovery and disaster. Though they're completely unsuited to one another, Cicero has no choice but to work alongside Tom.all the while fighting against the passion growing within. When the trail of his investigation crosses Tom's, the very bohemian Cicero instinctively recognizes the uncultured Irish patrolman as his witch. But Tom's secret is threatened when a horrible murder on his beat seems to have been caused by the same ancient magic that killed his gang.Ĭat shifter Cicero is determined to investigate the disappearance of one friend and the death of another, even though no one else believes the cases are connected. If anyone finds out he once ran with the notorious O'Connell tunnel gang, he'll spend the rest of his life doing hard time behind bars. New York copper Tom Halloran is a man with a past.
