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

“Is everything set in Orlando for the sting this weekend?” I said.


“You bet,” Janet said. “Carl is going down there Friday as an observer.”


“Great. If the three of you want to adjourn to a conference room or one of your offices, I’ll get back to this.” I pointed at the stack of paperwork in my basket.


“It’s a dirty job, but somebody’s gotta do it.”


They left, and I dove into the pile of paperwork. Mike had dropped me off at the office, so I could drive my newly issued department vehicle—a two-year old unmarked Crown Victoria—home, and by Friday afternoon, I was more than ready for the weekend. There’d been no breaks in the case, and the next phase of the investigation rested with Clarence Ivory’s people in Orlando. Mike and I went to the wine shop, tasted some wine, and had dinner with a half dozen of our new wine buddies, and I went to bed wondering what was happening in Orlando.


Chapter 44