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

“We’re going shopping!” Shorty grinned.


“Only you.” Mick laughed then sobered. “Let’s presume this iswhat we’re thinking, money that’s supposed to go to a drug distributor, or whatever he’s called. If it disappears, someone’s going to be in big trouble.”


“Why didn’t they pass it on as soon as they got it?” Richard asked.


Mick spread his hands. “I have no clue, unless whoever put it in the safe in the first place had other things to worry about, like the fact no one found my body, and then I showed up alive and kicking. They could have warned the distributor off, promising to pass the money on as soon as it was safe.”


“Possible,” Richard agreed. “I’m not sure they’d stand still for that, but who knows.”


“There’s another reason someone could be holding on to that amount of cash,” Shorty said. “Blackmail. The guy who said ‘This should cover it’ could be the victim.”


“It doesn’t explain why it’s still in the safe,” Mick replied.


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