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

AT THE AIRPORT in Asheville we rented a small SUV, knowing we were going to stop for lunch in Waynesville before we bought groceries and a six-foot Christmas tree. We arrived at the keypad of our gate in mid-afternoon.


“Oh my God,” Janet said as we drove down the driveway. “This is so great.”


“You should see it in June when the Rhododendron are in full bloom,” I said.


“Or in late October when the leaves are turning,” Mike said.


We pulled into the garage, gathered our purchases from the car, and carried them upstairs. Zeb and Zeke had stopped by earlier in the day to turn the heat on, so the great room was nice and comfortable. I took Thor out on the deck to let him have access to his run, and Janet followed me.


“I can’t get over how great that stream sounds,” she said. “It’s even better than you made it out to be.”


“We think it’s just about the most relaxing sound there is, and we love to get out here in a hammock and simply lie back and listen.”


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