Hurricane Bay

Hurricane Bay
Heather Graham

Dane Whitelaw knows something about Sheila Warren that no one else does. Dane knows Sheila's dead. The private investigator found a photo under his door–a picture of Sheila, strangled with his tie and posed on the beach of his private island in the Florida keys. The crime appears to be the handiwork of a serial killer currently terrorizing the Miami area. Now Dane knows he is being set up to take the fall for the killings. He just doesn't know why.When Kelsey Cunningham's best friend goes missing, she confronts the one person she thinks will have information–Dane, Sheila's former lover and a man from Kelsey's own past. Kelsey follows Sheila's tracks into a dangerous world of sex, violence and drugs, with Dane right behind her.But the tentative trust between them shatters when Sheila's body is discovered–and Kelsey recognizes Dane's tie. Now Kelsey doesn't dare trust anyone. Especially a man she can no longer deny she has always loved.Because here on Hurricane Bay, a devastating storm can hit without warning. And whether it’s a tempest of unbridled passion or the desperate fury of a killer, nothing–and no one–is safe.

“Help me, Dane.”

He could remember her words so clearly, and now, with the lowering sun bringing the onset of evening, he found himself hearing their echo over and over again.

There were things he should be doing. But he had searched the beachfront over and over again, and he had found exactly what he had expected: nothing.

His first response upon examining the photo shoved under the door had been to search, regroup, search again, then think it all out and search for a third time.

No, his first response had been shock. Then sorrow. Deep, gut-wrenching sorrow.

Then had come the knowledge that he was being framed, and that no matter how hard he searched he wouldn’t find fingerprints or proof of any kind that anyone but he had been on his private beach—with Sheila.

Who had hated Sheila viciously enough to kill her? Who was cunning, cruel and psychotic—and held such a deep and maniacal sense of vengeance against him?

HEATHER GRAHAM

HURRICANE BAY

This book is dedicated with the deepest gratitude to

many people.

First and foremost, Choly Zequeira. You are a saint.

Sonia Fraser, Kettia Gaspard and Fay C. Watson.

Thanks for so much.

The incredible folks at St. Philip’s Episcopal

Church, Reverends Eric Kahl and Jennie Lou Reid,

David Karcher, Joyce and Glenn Downing,

Vida Welborne, Ron Theobald, Sylviane Sacasa,

George and Myrtice Hektner, Patrice Fike, Judy King,

Julie McCready, Ellen Sessions, Lee Turner, the Right

Reverend and Holly Richards, Manny and Laverne Diaz,

John Dickason and Kris Charlton.

For the Southeast group—especially Doris McManus,

Audrey Fetscher and Rocco.

Sincere thanks also to Dr. Antonio Ucar, Max Sanchez

and Omar Garcia.

And with the greatest respect and appreciation to three

special Metro-Dade policemen—Sergeant Greenberg

and Officers Mallon and Szolis of the Kendall division.

CONTENTS

PROLOGUE

CHAPTER 1

CHAPTER 2

CHAPTER 3

CHAPTER 4

CHAPTER 5

CHAPTER 6

CHAPTER 7

CHAPTER 8

CHAPTER 9

CHAPTER 10

CHAPTER 11

CHAPTER 12

CHAPTER 13

CHAPTER 14

CHAPTER 15

CHAPTER 16

CHAPTER 17