“Closeted cop Kain risks career and safety when he falls for Mel and considers coming out.”
New York, New York
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Synopsis
Closeted cop Kain risks career and safety when he falls for Mel and considers coming out.
Police officer Kain Walker has gone to great lengths to prevent his coworkers, family, and friends from finding out he's gay. But when Kain meets Mel Fredericks, he realizes at once that his whole world is about to change. For the first time Kain wants more than a one-night stand, but a relationship carries risks, discovery not least among them. Battling with others' expectations and biases—and his own—Kain struggles to balance his desire for secrecy with his feelings for Mel at a time when being out could cost him dearly... (Source: Yen Press)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 9 sampled reviews
What 9 readers settled on.
Strong agreement
σ 0.68 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 0.56
Running avg · Jul 2010 → Nov 2016
- 10 “I wasn't expecting much when I started this manga but it ended up surprising me. It tells the story of two men falling in love in New York. One is a cop and the other is a vulnerable young man with...”
- 10 “I really like this manga. It's really good, exploring the hardships homosexuals (mainly.gays) face. Yet, it was very sweet, bitter. I really love Mel.I don't usually like most of the ukes in...”
- 10 “Its a very heart warming story. I really enjoyed reading it. I actually cried at the end. Its about the story of a police man hiding his real self as a gay from all his colleagues, friends and...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 17 × 4 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 16m approx
- Published Jan 1995 – Jan 1998
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M3397 catalog