Private detective Chris Mason thought he only had to worry about his brother Dylan discovering he was dating Homicide detective James Harris. Dylan and their best friend, Ron Abrams, don’t like James, and Chris has to handle their animosity towards his lover. But then Chris is targeted by a serial killer who leaves snapdragons with his victims.<br><br>James leads the Snapdragon investigation as head detective. As each murder links Dylan and Ron to the killings, James questions Ron’s motives and his connections to Chris. Ron’s pet name for Chris has always been Snapdragon. Could there be more behind Ron’s playful teases than Chris knows?<br><br>When Ron’s attraction to Chris is exposed, their friendship totters. Is a darker side to Ron revealed? Could he be involved with the Snapdragon murders? And will Chris be able to solve the case before he becomes the killer's next victim?

Snapdragon

Dylan walked toward the garage door, then stopped and turned. “Seriously consider moving to Ron’s apartment. It would be safer.”


“I’ll think about it.” Chris followed Dylan into the garage and leaned against the doorjamb as Dylan walked to the driver’s door of their mother’s black Ford Escape. “How’d you get Mom’s car?”


“Don’t get Mom’s car impounded. She’ll hurt you.”


Dylan smiled. “This will be over soon.”


Chris nodded, then pushed the button to raise the garage door. Dylan started the engine and then backed out. As Dylan drove away, Chris hit the button again to lower the door.


He thought about the pictures of Nolan and the mystery man as he went back to his desk and then looked at the images again. If that was Skinner taking bribes in the pictures, how was he affecting the case against Dylan and Ron?


Chris closed the laptop, then went to the front door. James’s car sat in the driveway. “Great.”


Chapter 40