George Martin and his partner Mike live a comfortable life in Jacksonville with their Irish setter, but something's missing. Maybe George, a captain in the sheriff's office, has just been working too hard again. There's been a rash of break-ins in the area, and the homes targeted all seem to belong to older gay men.<br><br>Then when the time finally comes for George and Mike to take their vacation, they pack up and head to their mountain cabin for two weeks-only to find a small boy living in their generator shed. Robbie, who bonds with George right away, has witnessed an unspeakable tragedy, but that is just the beginning of the trouble.<br><br>Alone in the world apart from a very ill maternal grandmother, Robbie stands the very real risk of becoming a ward of the state if George and Mike can't convince a bigoted judge to change his mind. Meanwhile, George still has a job to do: solve the break-ins-and a murder -- and track down who's responsible.

Break and Enter

“We ought to buy one or two more rental properties,” I said. “Also, we need to think about getting rid of one set of wheels.”


“Yeah,” he said, “I’ve thought about that. Now that you have a department car, we don’t really need both my car and your truck. What are you thinking?”


“Your car is getting some age on it, and we’re beginning to outgrow a truck with an extended cab,” I said. “I’m thinking we’d look good in a small SUV, something like an Explorer.”


“Think you can get it up again, big boy?” I said.


“Race you,” he said, and we hurried to our bed.


Chapter 53