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

“First things first,” Mick said as they entered. He saw Ed with one of the bartenders and strolled over. When Ed finished, Mick said, “I need to talk to you.”


When everyone was seated, Mick said, “I need the keys for the club.”


“What happened to yours?” Ed asked.


“They were taken when I was mugged.”


“When you were what?” Ed exclaimed in apparent dismay.


“Mugged. I wasn’t gone because I had the flu. I was attacked early Thursday morning, right after I left here as far as I can figure. Whoever did it took the keys and my wallet, and left me…well, not to put too fine a point on it, to die. I might have, if Mr. Short hadn’t found me. Right now, that’s beside the point. I presume there’s more than one set of keys.”


“You know there are. The extras are in the safe.” Ed gestured toward it.


Mick grimaced. “There’s another thing I lost when I was attacked. My memory of everything other than who I am.”


Chapter 24