Quinton Mann, a highly ranked CIA officer, is used to being called the Ice Man. He’s astounded to discover himself in a relationship with Mark Vincent, not because Vincent is a man, but because he’s a top-rated WBIS agent. There they are though, for a total of five glorious days. But when Mark uses the excuse of going to Massachusetts for his mother’s funeral to end their relationship, Quinn’s not buying it.<br><br>No one screws with Mark Vincent. Even Mark doesn't screw with himself. Once he realizes how close he's allowed Quinton Mann to get to him, he does what any self-respecting spy would do -- he makes tracks out of there. But Quinn does something no one else ever has -- he comes after Mark. Maybe this relationship thing with a spook isn’t such a bad idea.<br><br>Meanwhile, something strange is going on in the intelligence community worldwide. It takes Quinn’s disappearance while investigating a rogue antiterrorism organization that results in Mark making up his mind. Quinn may be a spook, but he’s Mark’s spook, dammit -- and once he gets Quinn home, he intends to keep him. He knows without a doubt he’ll find Quinn. The question is, will he find Quinn in time?

Not My Spook

I came into work my regular time on Monday, and had barely gotten my computer powered on when Ms. DiBlasi called my private office line and told me to get my ass up to ten. Well, okay, she didn’t use those exact words, but that was what she meant.


Now I stared at The Boss. “I don’t golf.”


He smiled. Why was he smiling? “I’ll have Matheson handle it.”


“Uh…don’t get me wrong, sir—Matheson is shaping up to be an excellent senior special agent, but—”


“I happen to concur, and I’m so pleased to hear you agree with me. I think you’ll also agree that for five days he’ll manage quite well.”


Shit. “Yes, sir. Where is this golf camp being held?”


“In Arizona. And since you’ll be in the area, I’d like you to drop in on the project in Phoenix.”


Hmm. After Fitzwilliam’s “disappearance,” management had scrambled to distance themselves from him. Was this a ruse to put them at ease so I could do a little snooping?


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