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

Is it wishful thinking that he meant more by what he said than the fact he likes me as a friend? It sounded like it, but I’m not holding my breath. 5


Jake did call Edna early Saturday morning, while he waited impatiently for Gail to get in touch—even though he knew he might not hear from her until the beginning of the week. Edna told him she’d meet him at the store at eleven. “It won’t be open, I can’t handle that, yet, but I’ll let you look at those videos again if you think it will help.”


“I hope it will,” he replied, thanking her.


He was relieved when his phone rang, close to ten, and it was Gail. “Anything?”


Chapter 15