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

“Unless there were two people involved.”


“Had to say that, didn’t you,” Michael replied sourly. “If there are, that points to Fine, not some john Ms. Lee and Trask were blackmailing.” He heard the door to the roof open and swung around, his hands raised defensively. Like that helps if the guy has a gun.


The ‘guy’ did, holstered at his waist. “It’s just me,” Barnet said.


“Sorry, but no. Whoever it was, he’s undoubtedly long gone by now.”


“You don’t know that. He could be waiting outside for me,” Michael replied.


“There’s an ass ton of fire personnel and cops down there and in the building, so I seriously doubt it,” Barnet told him. “I checked your place on the way up here. The fire’s out, but I don’t think you’ll want to stay there for a while.”


“Most of the damage is in the living room, but the whole place stinks of smoke and wet ash.”


Chapter 26