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

“This thing sure promotes togetherness, doesn’t it?” I said.


“God, this is the life, isn’t it?”


When darkness finally settled over our little valley, we went inside and nuked a couple of frozen entrées. On the deck we consumed the entrées and sipped our wine for a while, but it had been a long day and we were both tired, so we didn’t linger. I took my laptop up to the loft and plugged in the cable modem. There were a couple of messages from Janet, and I replied, letting her know that we’d arrived safely and that I would see her Monday morning. We locked up for the night and went to bed.


IN A HOTEL ROOM in Orlando, the killer decided to check the Internet one last time before he went to bed. He read George’s message to his co-worker. There’s one problem solved, he thought, and he was glad that he’d had nothing to drink earlier in the evening.


Chapter 87