When Tony Watkins discovers a dead man in the elevator of his apartment building, he has no idea there will be more murders. When the second body is found, he and his friends at the club he goes to put their heads together to try to figure out what's happening and who the killer might be.<br><br>Kirk Logan is a man with problems. At twenty-nine, he still isn't out to his parents. On top of that, Tony thinks he's easy -- which is true -- and will have nothing to do with him, even though he wants to help Tony solve the murders. That is until he finally opens up to Tony about why he's the way he is.<br><br>What Tony learns about Kirk, in addition to a third murder, changes everything. Can Tony deal with his feelings for Kirk while trying, if possible, not to become the next murder victim?

The Elevator Murders

“Hey,” Dan said, obviously picking up on why Tony was frowning. “Stop thinking about it.”


“Easy for you to say. You didn’t see a dead body where you live.”


“Dan…” Tony sighed, paying for the beer the waiter handed him, then taking a drink. “What’s really scary is the fact I don’t know if whoever killed him was still around. I mean, while I was trying to find out if anyone else had heard the poor guy beg for his life. And what if the killer lives in the building?”


“I’m sure the cops are checking that out,” Greg said. “After all, whoever did it must have been covered with blood. Right? His clothes and his shoes at least. All they have to do is look for bloody footprints.”


Tony nodded. That made sense, unless…“If he planned the killing, he would have come prepared with fresh shoes, or taken the bloody ones off as he left the elevator.”


Chapter 5