Excerpt: Book #4 in the Dick Hardesty Mystery Series – The Hired Man by Dorien Grey

“The Hired Man“ is the fourth book of the Dick Hardesty Mystery series to be reissued by Untreed Reads publishing. It centers around murder and intrigue in an exclusive gay male escort service. E-book releases

Excerpt:

Lunch turned out to be an incredible crab salad with a side dish of fresh fruit–slices of honeydew melon, cantaloupe, watermelon, and sprinkled with fresh raspberries.

We small-talked pleasantly through lunch, and Johnnie Mae returned with coffee, then took the empty dishes back to the house on the same tray.

“So tell us, Mr. Hardesty,” Mrs. Glick said as we drank our coffee, “what was it you wanted to ask?”

I glanced quickly at Mr. Glick and thought I noticed just a flicker of…what?…discomfort? …cross his face, but it was gone in an instant, replaced by his usual expression of complete composure. I felt suddenly very awkward, not really knowing what to say.

Gary caught on instantly. “Perhaps I should excuse myself,” he said with a small smile, but Mrs. Glick reached out and touched his arm.

“Nonsense,” she said. “I’m sure whatever Mr. Hardesty has to ask isn’t privileged…” she glanced at me, “is it, Mr. Hardesty.”

“Well, no…it’s just a general question about the escorts’ services.”

“Please,” Mr. Glick said, “ask.”

I took what wasn’t obviously apparent was a deep breath. “I understand that each of the escorts is selected partly for their ability to cater to…specific…client requests, with each one providing a different area of expertise.”

Jeezus, Hardesty! You want to try that one again, in English? my mind asked.

Mr. Glick gave a very small smile of amusement. “That’s true, yes.”

Oh, to hell with pussyfooting, I decided. “Are any of your escorts bisexual?” I asked.

There was a long silence, until Mrs. Glick said “Well, we understand that several of the escorts have had heterosexual experiences, yes.”

I recognized sidestepping when I saw it, and pushed ahead. “Yes, and I realize that a large number of your clients are themselves bisexual, but do any of your escorts specialize in requests for bisexual activity involving women?”

Another awkward silence, until….

“That would be me,” Gary said with a smile, his eyes fixed on mine.

 

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