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

“She…” Kirk paused, tapping his fingers on the table. “Okay. She met the guy somewhere, like a bar. Came on to him, seduced him, and now she’s set it up to blackmail him.”


“Wouldn’t he have to be married to make that work?” Pat asked.


“It would make a good idea for a book, though,” Dan said, shooting a look at Tony.


“How many times do I have to tell you? I don’t write mysteries.”


“Five hundred,” Dan replied with a grin.


Tony glanced at Kirk, who was deep in thought, and wondered if his trying to come up with a scenario involving a male-female team of killers was his way of avoiding thinking about what had happened to him earlier, with his mother. If so, Tony was willing to play along. “Not blackmail,” he said. “Let’s go back to the burglary idea.”


Kirk nodded. “They claim to be…what?” He snapped his fingers. “Cops. Detectives. Could they pass for that?” He looked at Tony.


Chapter 16