Death at Dawn

MJ McCaal finds his ex-wife, Pamela, dead beside a pool in the woods. He realizes that he will be the next target as he searches for her. He confides in a friend, Dianne Vargas, and discovers that she is a private investigator and can handle the danger. They cannot do this on their own and team up with Sheriff Buckmaster who is heading the official search.

They agree to be the bait to draw out the killer. During a rainstorm, they take shelter in a cabin known to the killer, and MJ discovers that his partner is a trans female. Although surprised, MJ finds that he has fallen in love with her. In a highly segmented society, what would happen if someone from one segment falls in love with someone from another segment, the author wonders.

We are all Americans, and we all bleed red when cut, Day explains. We all start with a blank slate, and everyone writes on it different