Welcome to Hurricane Bay, Florida, where the act of arson isn’t uncommon. When a popular gay bar, the Flaming Flamingo, burns to the ground with bartender Rudy inside, fear rocks the Gulf-side community. Bar owner Peter Rotunda wants to learn who destroyed his business and committed murder. Soon after the incident, Rotunda hires adorable and sexy private investigator Axle Dupree to take the case.<br><br>Axle is a fresh private eye with exemplary charm. Not only can he woo the pants off his boyfriend Casey, but also just about every other guy in town. Soon a list of alleged suspects builds: wealthy Laura Monigal, who has a history of arson; mysterious faux-cowboy Clifton Monigal; a Daisy Dukes-wearing circus performer; and a “fluff” romance writer.<br><br>As June unfolds, conversations are sharp, road trips into the Everglades become overwhelming, and spying is necessary. But after applying heat to the suspects, Axle learns who the murderer is ... and so much more about his community.

Heat

Clarissa had supplied the following comment with the media, “Margo Pagino is a very cruel and biting woman. Working as her editor is destructive. I choose never to work with her again. She’s a mindless virus without manners, and I can easily admit to despising every inch of her.”


I learned that Clarissa Monigal had an affiliation with Margo Pagino. Not once had Margo shared those details with me. Why had the writer decided to purposely keep that tidbit of knowledge away from me? Had Margo been hiding something significant about the arsonist-at-large? Could I place her as a key in deducing who the arsonist was?


Chapter 36