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

“It may take a couple of weeks or so to set it up,” I said, “but it’s our best shot, unless we get lucky and stumble over him. In any case, we’re not going to visit his last known address with lights and sirens. We’re going to check him out very quietly and very discreetly. Sorry, Janet, you should be making this speech.”


“Think of it as my last chance to run the team. Starting tomorrow, I’ll be inheriting Captain Bridges’ other lieutenants and their teams, in addition to you guys. A lot of people are going to be watching to see if I play favorites because of my past association with this team, since I created it from scratch and it’s been my baby from day one. Letting go, even a little bit, isn’t going to be easy.”


“You know you can count on us,” she said.


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