Mick Hawk awakens in an alley covered with blood from a head wound, with no memories other than his first name. According to Shorty, the homeless man who found him, he was holding a battered driver's license, so they go in search of the owner with no luck.<br><br>Then a man approaches them on the street. His name is Richard Wolfe, and he claims he and Mick are lovers. After Richard convinces Mick he's telling the truth, the three men set out to discover who wants Mick dead and why. A difficult task, as Mick has yet to regain his memory.<br><br>One suspect is Mick's older brother, Trenton, who manages one of Mick's clubs and resents the fact their father gave them to Mick instead of him. Another is the man on the driver's license, who works for Trenton. Or ...? All they have to do is figure it out, before someone tries again to take Mick out of the picture permanently.

Hawk and Wolfe

“Why would someone want you dead, Mick?”


“Yeah, it would help.” Andy paused, as if unwilling to say what came next. “Your brother?”


“That’s occurred to me,” Mick admitted. “Has he said anything to make you think it could be him?”


Andy shrugged. “It’s pretty clear he wasn’t happy when you took over the clubs. At least from the way I’ve seen him look at you sometimes, when you’re not aware of it. He hasn’t said anything, though. At least not to me.”


“Do the two of you get along?” Mick asked.


“I suppose as much as he gets along with anyone who works there, which means he talks to us when he has to, about what we’re supposed to do, or not do. Honestly, I get the feeling he thinks he’s above the rest of us and he doesn’t mind letting us know it. Not like you. You’re pretty easy going when you’re around.”


“So I’ve been told,” Mick said. “Not that I remember.”


Curiosity apparently got the better of him because Andy asked, “Have you remembered anything?”


Chapter 22