Sunrise in a Storm - Polaris Mysteries, #2

The answers they're looking for will change everything. Max Talbot has been the mayor's alternatively pampered and abused son, a homeless addict hustling people for money, and the husband of a domineering lawyer. The one thing he's never been is happy. That's all he wants: a normal, happy life where he can annoy Mike Carter and be an upstanding citizen. Maybe not so much on that last part. He's kind of a mess.
But he's trying, okay? As much as Carter wants to help his big brother, Scott, keep investigating the mountain cult that may be behind local corruption and disappearances, he's still reeling from the news that the investigator he hired to locate his little brother, Joey, was found murdered in Brook Valley. When an old acquaintance shows up begging Max and Carter to help him track down his boyfriend, who went missing in the same area, it seems like the perfect opportunity to also look into the PI's death.
But as they poke around, it becomes clear nothing is as it seems, and they may be putting everyone they know in danger if they don't let this go. Unfortunately, letting go has never been Max's strong point. Sunrise in a Storm is the second book in the Polaris Mysteries series. The series is best read in order as there is an overarching plot throughout the series.