When the crazy woman from hell, as he thinks of her, moves in next door to Michael, he isn't happy about it. When she's murdered, he's even less ecstatic, especially when he has to deal with a detective's suspicions and a nosy reporter.<br><br>Reid Hanson is a good reporter with a nose for a story. When he tries, and fails, to interview Michael, he's intrigued by the man's resistance. It takes all his persuasive powers to get Michael to open up to him about the murder ... and his past.<br><br>When Michael does, the two men set out to try and learn more about the woman's murder ... and a related one a week later. In the process they begin to fall for each other. Will their attraction come to fruition or will the killer manage to eliminate Michael, the only witness to his existence, before that happens?

Murder in the Condo Next Door

Michael did as Barnet suggested, including taking them into Carolyn’s domain, which took up the back quarter of the building. It served as her sewing area and the laundry room, with a small fridge and a table for the coffeemaker next to the back door leading out to the alley.


“Company?” Carolyn asked as she hung up the costume she’d been working on.


“The infamous reporter.” Carolyn grinned, holding out her hand, which Reid shook while admitting he was.


“And this is Mr. Barnet,” Michael told her.


Carolyn eyed him. “You’re a cop. Why are you here? Before you deny it, my dad was one. I can spot you guys in an instant.” She turned to Michael. “Why’s he here?”


“Well…” Michael sucked in a breath.


“It has to do with that woman’s murder, doesn’t it?” she said. “The killer saw you and now the cops are protecting you. A bit late, but still.”


“Sort of.” Michael got a nod from Barnet, so he explained to her what was going on.


Chapter 21