Blaine Ayers and Lloyd Thomas are identical twins -- separated at birth, reunited by accident, and serial killers by choice. Two men, posing as one. Steve Cooke is a private investigator married to Gary Drake-Cooke, an interior decorator. The four men's paths cross when Blaine and Lloyd move into a house across the street from Steve and Gary. What happens next has the potential to change their lives forever -- for better or for worse. Warning: This story contains scenes of graphic violence.

Murderous Twins

Now, it was just after ten on Tuesday evening and he was waiting in the alley at the edge of the lot. It had rained, briefly, so wearing the raincoat worked. As soon as the man appeared, Lloyd hurried over to him, saying, “Thank God, a person.”


The man looked at him in surprise, taking a step back. “What’s wrong?”


“I was walking my dog down the alley and he saw something, probably a rat, and jerked loose and went after it and he’s behind a dumpster and won’t come out and I need to move it but I can’t without some help and…” He looked desperately at the man.


“Please. It won’t take a second with both of us.”


With a sigh and a nod, the man replied. “Okay.” He almost smiled. “You look legit, unlike most of the people around here at this hour of the night.”


Chapter 21