Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #337516 in Books
• Published on: 2008-07-22
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 1.30" h x 6.10" w x 8.90" l, 1.30 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 384 pages

From Publishers Weekly
Sheriff Joanna Brady and her staff face a host of challenges while her husband, Butch, tends their infant son in bestseller Jance's solid 13th novel to feature the Cochise County, Ariz., cop (after Dead Wrong). A woman shoots a home intruder, an elderly couple drive their car off a cliff and a mysterious fire kills an older man and leaves three homeless. Were these accidents or something more sinister? When Det. Jaime Carbajal's nephew discovers a body in the desert, the investigation leads to a shady organization that operates halfway houses for troubled and disabled persons. Meanwhile, Joanna must deal with her interfering mother, who exhibits a sudden personality change, and the discovery of family secrets about her late father and late first husband. As usual, Jance beautifully evokes the desert and towns of her belovedsouthwest as well as the strong individuals who live there. 10-city author tour. (Aug.)
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Review
“Jance beautifully evokes the desert and towns of her beloved southwest as well as the strong individuals who live there.” (Publishers Weekly )