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

Mick closed his eyes, trying to picture it. “I can’t say for sure. The voice could have been male or female and the only light was behind them, so they were in shadow, what little I could see of them. I started to push the door open the rest of the way and…and…” His eyes flew open. “I heard movement behind me, and then something hit me. That’s all I remember.” He stared at the open box. “If it wasthis one…”


“Then someone who works here has a lot of explaining to do,” Richard said. “How many people know the combination to the safe?”


“You’re asking the guy who barely knew his name a few days ago,” Mick muttered.


“Yeah, sorry. Okay, we know Ed does, and so did you. I wouldn’t be surprised if Trenton does, too, plus the bartenders who close out for the night, since there was the box in there with yesterday’s cash and credit card receipts. They probably do that every night.”


Chapter 25