When PI Jake Marshall fails to stop the abduction and subsequent murder of a client who was being stalked, he vows to do everything in his power to identify the man responsible. He'll need all the help he can get, including Kelly, his partner in the agency, and Russ Foster, a library security guard he met at a local bar ... with whom he's becoming personally involved.<br><br>Soon, it becomes even more imperative they find the stalker when a friend of Jake's also disappears and everything points to the stalker as his abductor.<br><br>Can Jake and Russ stop the stalker before he kills again? And how will their search affect their budding relationship, presuming the stalker doesn't target one of them next?

Stalker

“What do you do for entertainment?” Russ asked a few minutes later.


“Other than hanging out here, which is only occasionally?” Jake lifted a shoulder. “Read, go to movies if there’s one that looks interesting.”


“Sounds like me,” Russ replied. “A billion things to do in the city, but most of them aren’t much fun if you’re doing them alone. You know what I mean?”


“Big time. I’ll drive up to the mountains sometimes on the weekend. Stop for lunch in Idaho Springs or Georgetown, but like you said, doing it alone leaves something to be desired.”


“Maybe…” Russ hesitated. “Do you like zoos?”


“I suppose. It’s been forever since I’ve gone to one.”


“Okay, I know this is out of the blue and we barely know each other, but I was planning on checking it out and if you don’t have any plans for Sunday…”


“Nope. I’m off Sundays and Mondays.” Russ looked hopefully at Jake.


Chapter 6