A murder in a small Colorado town closely resembles unsolved crimes committed by a serial killer almost thirty years ago. Private investigator Teague Donovan learns of the recent murder and is instantly drawn to the case, because one of the victims in the past was his best friend, and he is determined to bring the killer to justice.<br><br>Hoyt Newman, the detective in charge of the most recent case, is none too happy with Teague's interfering. At least not until a second homeless boy is tortured and killed. As the two men work together, they begin to develop an interest in each other -- one that seems fated not to come to fruition since Teague is city, through and through, and Hoyt is definitely country to the core.

The City PI and the Country Cop

Teague nodded. “I’ll go to The Red Calf again and sort of let it drop that I ran into one of them in the park on my way there. Especially if Will is there.”


“A guy named Will. He rather subtly came on to me last night then suggested we hook up there tonight. From what he said he’s the nosy type, so telling him might get the word out that the park is still open for business, so to speak.”


“Good idea. This won’t work if the killer’s the only man who’s apparently looking for a hook up. He’d stand out as much as you would if you were the only kid there, Keir. But it’s still a crapshoot,” Hoyt grumbled. “You two can only cover so much territory, even with my help.”


“You can’t be visible,” Teague pointed out.


“I’ll be as invisible as you,” Hoyt replied with a trace of exasperation. “Nice thing about there being so many trees in the area.”


Chapter 25