When Spence Harden and Jeff, his writing partner and sometime lover, move into the house once owned by Spence's murdered parents, they have no idea what awaits them. First, they discover someone is stealing items from them, but have no clue who, or why. And then the unthinkable happens. Jeff is killed and Spence is framed for his murder.<br><br>Crime reporter Gregg Rowe wants to help Spence clear his name. All Spence needs to do is decide if he believes Gregg, or if the man himself is the killer. Once Gregg convinces Spence he's telling the truth, the pair set out to discover if there is a connection between Jeff's murder and that of Spence's parents ten years earlier ... while fighting their growing attraction to each other.

A Deadly Homecoming

“As I told Spence, my name is unimportant at the moment.” He took a file from the messenger bag slung over his shoulder. “This is for you and Spence.”


Gregg opened it then asked, “How the hell did you get this?”


“Like you, Mr. Rowe, I have friends in the police department.”


“I was told—” Gregg glanced guiltily at Spence, “—that this was missing.”


The man almost smiled. “Now you know why.” He stood, looking at them. “I’ll be in touch again soon, Spence. Until then, enjoy what that contains. Although I’m not sure enjoyis the right word.” With that said, he strode quickly along the back of the plaza, disappearing into the crowd of people pouring out of a movie theater.


“Did he time it to be able to do that?” Spence wondered aloud.


“That or he took advantage of the situation, since he couldn’t have known for certain we’d be early.” Gregg smiled wryly. “Although it was probably a good guess on his part, knowing we’d want to make sure the area was safe.”


Chapter 26