George Martin and Mike Foster have been best friends since childhood, but recent events have brought them even closer together: Mike has moved into George’s house now that George’s unfaithful boyfriend has been kicked out. It puts Mike in a pinch, because he’s always loved George -- maybe more than a best friend should.<br><br>George doesn’t suspect Mike’s feelings, being wrapped up in his job as the youngest lieutenant in the Jacksonville sheriff’s office and investigating a series of murders. But it will all come to a head when George is stalked by a psycho and Mike steps in front of a bullet meant for George. George then realizes there’s much more to their relationship than he thought.

Bodies of Work

“I think you pretty much showed me earlier.”


I covered his mouth with mine for a while. “I’m ready to show you again.”


“Then let me up, and let’s go for it.”


He headed down the hall, and I made sure the house was secure before I followed him. It was a long time before we were ready to turn the lights out and go to sleep.


Friday morning I was at my desk by six thirty, having bypassed the Y, and by noon I was totally caught up. There wasn’t a single scrap of paper in my in-basket and nothing hidden in the box under my desk, where I tended to shove things in the forlorn hope that they’d go away. Janet came to see me just before lunch.


“We did it, boss,” she said proudly, as she tossed not one but two files on my desk.


I examined both of them briefly. “Holy shit, these are old—and really cold—cases.”


“Yes, they are, and they’re solidly solved and closed.”


Chapter 50