Lloyd Lasky is a seasoned operative for the Whitlock Detective Agency in Denver that often infiltrates outlaw gangs in order to thwart stagecoach robberies. When he’s assigned to infiltrate the Bonner Gang based in Devil’s Paw, Arizona Territory, he’s unprepared for the personal ambush his heart suffers over gang member Frank Metty.<br><br>Taking up sex with Frank, Lloyd convinces himself that doing so is part of his job in solidifying his place in the gang and learning of their plans. But as time passes, Lloyd not only starts to care for the younger man, but jealousy also rears its ugly head when it becomes clear the gang leader, Merle Bonner, also has a sexual claim on Frank.<br><br>When the line between self-indulgence and detective work blurs to the point where Lloyd considers not only breaking agency rules but breaking the law, will he be able to ignore his ever-growing sexual desires and successfully complete his dangerous mission?

Devil's Paw

I wanted badly to turn and look to where the men had gone, which was ridiculous as they wouldn’t be returning so quick. Not with what they were up to. So it was me stewing more than the supper until their return.


In the firelight, I saw Bonner smug and satisfied. Frank kept his head down, refusing to let me see any expression, but it didn’t matter. I knew what was dripping out of him.


Chapter 21