Gideon Monahan is a man dedicated to what he does -- recovering stolen art -- to the exclusion of anything else, including a personal life. There's a reason for that, something that happened in his past that he can't forget.<br><br>Cole Newell is an archaeologist with a problem. He needs to find out who looted a dig he worked the previous summer, after one of the artifacts shows up at his gallery. Cole calls on Gideon to lend his expertise, which, much against his better judgment, Gideon does.<br><br>When one of the looters is murdered, they set out to find answers, with the help of Detective Quint Hawk. In the process, Cole realizes he's attracted to Gideon, even though he's certain the man is straight. After he helps Gideon open up about -- and accept -- his past, can the two men become more than friends? Both Gideon and Cole hope so, once they overcome the myriad problems facing them.

It Takes an Archaeologist

“Damn.” Stuart sounded horrified. “But I suppose if you’re part of a gang of thieves and decide to double-cross your partners, you have to watch your back.”


“Definitely. The only thing I still haven’t figured out is how they got into the dig in the first place.”


“Well, they were thieves. My guess would be, one of them probably knew how to deal with locks.”


“That, or someone gave them a key,” Cole replied.


Stuart snorted. “Who’d be dumb enough to do that? Only a few of us had keys, so we’d be obvious suspects if that happened.” He paused. “We are, aren’t we?”


“It did occur to me and Keith at the time. But as you said, if that was the case, whoever did it would be asking for trouble, especially if the looters had been caught in the act.”


Chapter 14