Undercover cop Dan Hudson is framed for blackmail and kicked off the NOPD force. Enraged about that, and the fact that his lover refuses to stand by him, Dan moves to Denver, where he becomes Dirk Steele. He finds a job working for the Powells, who are pawnbrokers ... and fences. When he proposes to them that he put together a team to steal on demand for the Powells’ less than legitimate clients, a deal is struck and the team is formed. The team consists of Maverick, a thief; Tripp, a street kid who shoplifts to survive; and Fey, another street kid who is an excellent pickpocket and petty thief. Now the question becomes, will the team succeed? And, equally important, will the attraction between Dirk, who has sworn off love, and Maverick -- whose credo is only down and dirty sex -- grow into something more? Or will they remain just 'friends with benefits'? Time will tell as the team takes on increasingly difficult jobs and a man from Dirk's past shows up who could possibly throw a monkey wrench into the works.

Wrong Side of the Law

He had to admit a feeling of relief. He knew they could handle things but there was always that niggling worry. He passed the information on to Maverick, and half an hour later, after Galvez had dealt with several cameras to prove that he’d gotten the hang of it, they returned to Fey’s car, which they were still using as she had the Audi for her ‘date’.


Maverick took Dirk aside, asking quietly, “Are we taking him with us or dropping off?”


“You’re call. I think he’s proven he’ll definitely be an asset. That being the case, he should meet the kids.”


“True.” Maverick glanced at Galvez, who was standing by the car. “You’re real sure he can be trusted?”


“After tonight? Yeah. If he was a plant he’d have brought the cops down on us while we were at the house, and we’d be sitting in a holding cell on burglary charges right now. If Pichot sent him, I’d be dead and you know it.”


Chapter 51