Heidi’s House

Book excerpt: The author of Immaculate Deception and Double Tap has penned another intriguing tale of mystery, treachery and romance. Private investigator Sam ‘Mac’ McCloud is hired by an old acquaintance, Heidi Fujiwara, the owner of an escort service, to find out who is making threats toward her, fearing for her beautiful daughter Emiko’s safety. Because of the imminent danger and Emiko’s blossoming into a gorgeous and sexy woman, Heidi has decided to find out the paternity of her daughter and has requested McCloud find the identity of Emiko’s father from a short list provided by her that includes McCloud and his cousin Sven ‘Swede’ Anderson, the owner of the Downtown Athletic Club. Emiko’s obsessive stalker becomes more belligerent as he realizes other men are showing an interest in Emiko, a relationship denied him by Heidi due to his earlier behavior, even though he is the son of one of Heidi’s long-time personal clients. McCloud enlists the help of his friend, Lieutenant Danny Kelly of the Modesto police department to track down the stalker and to determine who the father of Emiko is. In the meantime Heidi renews her friendships with Swede and Mac and attempts to bring them into the fold of her rapidly expanding romantic enterprise.