In a place that's "to die for," no one expects to die for real. So muses undercover detective Bradford Fairfax after an anonymous caller tells him that his ex-boyfriend, party boy Ross Pretty, has died from an accidental overdose of ecstasy in "the gayest place on earth": Provincetown, Massachuse...
Joe’s mother insisted she have three pieces and then a large slice of chocolate cake with strawberry ice cream for an added bit of heaven. Dalal’s mother scoffed at American food. She never gave Dalal or Meeza spending money in case they wasted it on foolish western food or clothes. She would hav...
Brad recognized Cinder's rasp instantly."Darling, you may not believe this, but I think it was an inside job," Cinder squawked into the phone."What makes you say that?" Brad asked, setting his camera case on the floor.The burglar alarm indicator blinked a warning at him. He walked over and reset ...
Everyone’s first thought was that there had finally been an accident with the gas. David stared up from the expensively tiled floor, fumes issuing from his hair, his body still twitching. Sandra knelt and felt for a pulse. She turned to the others and shook her head. “He’s...
He’d been lying awake for nearly an hour. It was no use — he wouldn’t get back to sleep with all the thoughts pursuing him. How had Craig Killingworth vanished without leaving tracks? The poor could vanish without a trace, no banks to chase after them, no tax office to care about the millions in ...