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

Zack waited until he heard Trev lock the door before going down to the elevator.


I wonder…Will he really be willing to go out with me when all this is over? I think I hope so. No, I know I do. Then…I guess time will tell. 5


Quint looked up when Clay walked into the squad room. “Well, this is a surprise.”


Clay smiled, taking the visitor’s chair next to Quint’s desk. “I figured I’d tell you in person. Miller was all for the idea, as long as you guarantee that he’ll get the painting back. When I told him how we planned to keep track of it, he thought it was a clever idea.” He chuckled. “I think he’s living out some fantasy about catching bad guys, like in the movies.”


“It should be so easy. When can we pick it up?”


“It’s in the trunk of my car. If you managed to get your hands on one of the tracking devices Zack talked about, I’ll take it and the painting home to figure out the best place to put it.”


Chapter 23