A wonderfully realised ""why-done-it"" mystery set,in 1940s Florida, Dan Ewing is the manager of the,Caloosa Hotel, which privately caters to the very,special needs of certain male guests, and Bud,Wright is a police detective whose passionate,desire for Dan is in conflict with his desire to,shut Dan's business down. When one black man and,one white man are suddenly killed in an apparent,murder suicide, Dan and Bud find themselves up,against local business, political and religious,leaders as they are entrenched in one small,southern's town's deeply hidden secrets.
At 29, Julie Barenson is too young to give up on love. Four years after her husband's tragic death, she is finally ready to risk giving her heart to someone again. But to whom? Should it be Richard Franklin, who is handsome and sophisticated and treats her like a queen, or Mike Harris, who is Julie's best friend in the world, though not as debonair? Now, with a decision that should bring her more happiness than she's had in years, Julie's life is about to become a living nightmare, as one man's jealousy spins into a deadly obsession.
