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

“They were stupid. I’m glad they ran, though. I would have lost out on finding the perfect man for me if they hadn’t.”


Michael looked at him and saw the sincerity of his words in his expression, which made his pulse beat faster at the same time that it disconcerted him. Swallowing hard, he quipped, “Even though I made you sleep on the sofa?”


“Yep. That’ll change in time. We both know it,” Reid replied, kissing him quickly. “Right now, though, let’s eat and get you to work.”


“Where you’ll leave me to Barnet’s tender mercies.”


“You bet.” Reid paused to put the eggs and sausages on plates, while Michael poured coffee. He continued as they took everything to the table in one corner of the living room. “If we get lucky, the killer has read my story and is already planning how to deal with you.”


“Hopefully sooner than later. I mean, I don’t really wanthim to try killing me, but if he doesn’t, the police are pretty much back to square on.”


Chapter 23