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

“Maybe in the one guy’s car?” Shorty replied. “He’d want to be sure she wasn’t giving him cut-up newspaper instead of cash before he handed them over, so he stashed them there.”


Richard nodded. “Without them, there’s nothing she can do. Who knows, maybe she tells them to dump you somewhere and make it look like someone hit you too hard during a mugging. She would have wanted you dead because she didn’t know if you saw her and the other guy, and with you out of the picture, it would have bought her time to cover her tracks.”


“It all fits together,” Mick replied. He glanced at Shorty. “You were right. We needed his insight.”


Richard arched an eyebrow. “I’m glad you have that much faith in my cognitive abilities, Shorty.”


“If you mean I know you’re smart, yeah, I do. Three minds and all that.”


“Uh-huh.” Richard rolled his eyes. “Okay, if we’re right, and I’m guessing we are, we have to prove she was behind everything.”


Mick frowned. “Why didn’t she come back to get the box?”


Chapter 34