After surviving the threat of a murderer and finding love with each other, George Martin and Mike Foster, best friends since childhood, are settling into a happy life. George's new promotion to the youngest captain in the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office keeps him busy, and his current case is no exception. The body of a fifty-year-old drag queen is found in the locked dressing room of a bar.<br><br>As George delves into the subsequent murder investigation, he uncovers a dangerous trail of murdered drag queens and young gay men that intersects with another case involving porn films, torture, and worse. He struggles to make sense of the murders, but it's Mike who asks the question that leads to a break in the case.

Drag and Drop

BEFORE BREAKFAST, WE spread a huge quantity of sunflower seeds around the edge of the wall where we’d last seen a family of chipmunks. We sat near the wall in lawn chairs, drinking our coffee and watching the little guys stuff their cheeks with seeds and scamper into the pile of rocks. After breakfast, we took a slow jog up to the top of the mountain and back. Back at the cabin, Thor, as always, gulped down a lot of water and went to his bed to sleep off the exercise. We showered, dressed, and spent an hour talking to concrete contractors. We were somewhat discouraged at the quoted prices per square yard. Then I had a brainwave, dialed the Waynesville Police department, and asked to be connected with Captain Plott.


“Hello, Bob,” I said, when my party answered. “George Martin here.”


“Hello, Lieutenant. I wasn’t expecting to hear from you this weekend.”


“We came up for graduation, but the twins don’t know it. It’s supposed to be a surprise.”


Chapter 14