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

“You’re not going to kill him are you?” Fey asked in horror.


“Nope. Not my thing believe it or not. I’m just going to put him to sleep again.” He walked over and hit the prisoner on the opposite temple from the one he had in the restroom. “That should addle his brains enough he won’t be able to think straight when they arrest him for breaking into the club.”


“How are we going to fix the frame on him?” Tripp asked.


Galvez knelt and dug through the man’s pockets. He smiled, holding up a wallet by the edge. “Stupid fool dropped this.”


“Too obvious,” Dirk said. “Does he have car keys or a phone?”


Galvez checked and nodded, taking out both, again being careful not to leave his prints on them. “Keys?”


“Nope,” Dirk replied after giving it a moment’s thought. “The phone. It might have info on it the cops will be interested in, if it’s not a throwaway.”


“Sounds good.” Galvez looked up at Fey. “You have any tissues in your bag?”


Chapter 63