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

“Love you, too,” Gary whispered as his eyes closed.


For a long time Steve watched him as he slept, thanking his lucky stars that Gary had survived the attack. “I’d be nowhere without you by my side,” he whispered as he finally fell asleep as well.


The story about the attack was the headline in the newspaper, much to Gary’s dismay.


“It’s not that I mind the calls from friends and reporters, non-stop,” he told Steve Friday morning,after shutting off his phone. “Okay, I do mind the reporters. My fifteen minutes of fame.” He shook his head. “Thank you for dealing with the two who came to the door.” With them living across the street from the Ayers’s house, the reporters were having a field day trying to get interviews with Gary and Lloyd’s brother, Blaine.


Steve smiled, hugging him carefully. “My pleasure. You’d undoubtedly have handled the calls better if you’d been able to get some real sleep last night.”


“Yeah. Sorry. I didn’t mean to wake you every damned hour, but…”


Chapter 30