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 pushed a few keys. “This map shows the dates that my suspect was at or near all of those locations.”


I pushed a few more keys. “Now the maps are side by side. Take a couple of minutes to compare them.”


There was a long silence. “Holy shit, George,” he said, “they’re almost identical.”


“Tell you in a minute, boss,” I said. “I’m sending you an e-mail right now. It has both of these maps as file attachments. Look them over and call me back, okay?”


“How the heck did you figure this out, George?”


“The guy’s a singer, boss, and I heard him perform in Jacksonville. In point of fact, I actually met and talked to him at a mixer after the performance.” Which was the literal truth, but not the total truth. “I asked him where he’d performed, and he said something like ‘Atlanta, Memphis, Charlotte, Richmond, St. Louis, and other places’.”


Chapter 71