What do you do when someone attempts to frame you for the murder of your roommate? That's the problem facing kinetic artist Trev Eldridge. Although Detective Quint Hawk determines Trev is innocent, it does nothing to assuage Trev's fears. While Quint sets out to discover who's responsible for the murder, Trev is befriended by Dr. Zack Kendall. As Zack helps Trev deal with what happened, the two men begin to bond. At the same time, artist Clay Richardson takes Trev under his wing, after discovering that he is a talented artist. Evidence leads Quint to a theory about the murder and who is involved. With the help of Trev, Zack, Clay, and Officer Lou Hernandez, they come up with a plan to catch the villains. With all that is happening, can the growing attraction between Trev and Zack survive before the criminals take them out of the picture ... permanently?

It Takes an Artist

“Of course. Be aware, though, that it’s possible they already know that you aren’t being held in the security ward. If they do, it’s already tipped them off that you’re not a suspect in Mr. Pierce’s murder.”


“Oh great.” Trev shook his head. “What I don’t get is why they wanted to frame me. They had to know I’d tell you what really happened.”


“If they’d been smarter about the fingerprints, we wouldn’t have believed you. They should have wrapped your hand around the gun, finger on the trigger, thenfired it. The extra bullet, wherever it ended up, would have been put down to yours or Mr. Pierce’s bad aim. Of course, by the time the ER doctors were finished with you, there was no chance we’d be able to test your hands for gunshot residue, but the prints would have been smudged, not perfect. There was some residue on your clothing, of course, but that would have happened no matter who fired the gun. And, by implication, that was supposed to have been you.”


Chapter 6