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

WINTER IN JACKSONVILLE was somewhat more dreary than usual, and we were counting the days until it was time to spend our usual spring week in the mountains. In late January, Nick Metaxas called to let me know that two more bodies had turned up, this time in Los Angeles, one of them with definite ties to our boy’s former bosses, the other a female bystander.


“There’s no doubt about it, George,” he said. “Your guy’s cleaning house.”


Chapter 151