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

They put on their jackets, then left the restaurant. Alan had parked on the street, three doors down. When they got to his car, Jim asked, “Which motel?”


“Let me check what’s close.” Alan did, showing him the name.


“I’ll act as if I’m heading home, then swing around and wait across the street. to make certain you can get a room and then get into it safely.” Jim snorted. “I feel like we’re in some spy movie.”


Alan laughed. “If we were, we’d probably be dead by now. And I didn’t need to say that.”


“Not really. Okay, let’s get going. I’ll call in the morning as soon as I’ve talked to Detective Baines.”


Alan got into his car, watching Jim through the rearview mirror until he disappeared around the corner. He drove slowly to the motel, to give Jim time to get into position. It islike a spy movie. A bad one from the sixties with stupid heroes.


Chapter 25