A cannibalistic serial killer targeting gay men is on the loose. Devin, who has become increasingly erratic in the last two months, just split up with Gary, his lover of three years. Vanni, a habitué of the gay clubs, makes extra spending money on his knees in the club johns. Is one of these men the killer? Or will one of them instead become the killer’s next target? Detective Hollis Robbins is in charge of the case. He intends to stop the killer, if he can. When the killer strikes again the four men’s lives intertwine as the search for the murderer intensifies. Will the attraction that two of them begin to feel for each other survive the hunt? Do they have the strength to continue on after tragedy strikes and teaches them that love can be bittersweet?

The Beast Within

He turned the page to finish reading and froze. There were pictures of all four victims and one of them he knew, or had at least met. He was the man whose phone number now sat on top of his dresser. The caption under the picture asked that anyone who knew the man contact the police.


“Sir,” he heard someone say and he realized he’d reached the front of the line. He put his purchases on the conveyer belt, paid for them when they’d been rung up and quickly left the store. He practically threw the bags into the trunk of his car then went straight home. Once he had everything in the kitchen, he began putting things away at the same time that he dialed the police. As soon as he’d stated his business, he was transferred twice until he finally reached a man who said he was the detective in charge of the case. 8


“You’re certain, sir?” Hollis said as he smoothed out the slip of paper Gary had given him


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