When the first note shows up at the restaurant where he works -- when he isn't designing costumes for a local theater -- Jim Foster laughs it off. When the notes keep coming, he doesn't find the fact that he might have a secret admirer quite so amusing. Alan North, a lonely, bookish customer at the restaurant, is too shy to even think of talking to Jim -- as much as he wants to. Then the killings begin. Two of Jim's friends are murdered in what appear to be muggings. However, the detective in charge of the cases believes they're more than that, and that Jim is either the killer ... or being stalked by one. When Jim and Alan finally connect, can they help find and stop the stalker, or will Alan end up dead before their budding relationship can become more than friendship?

His Secret Admirer

Over all, though, everything was pulling together. So, by the end of the week, he was ready for dress rehearsals, which would begin the following Tuesday.


Jim was wired when he got home Friday evening. That often happened when he knew he and his crew had done everything they could to create the best costumes possible for a show. Now it all came down to the final rehearsals, when any small problems would have to be dealt with before next Friday’s opening night.


He fed Callie, then fixed his own meal, which he ate while watching the tag end of the news. He tossed the dishes in the sink, promising himself he’d deal with them when he got home, then went to change into good jeans and a turtleneck. Putting his wallet in his pocket, he snagged his keys from where he’d tossed them on the dresser, then took off for a club he frequented on occasion—when the mood hit him to work off some energy with dancing.


Chapter 6