A bloodstained stiletto heel might seem an unlikely instrument of death but when it's found near an equally bloodstained and very dead man it gives Seattle Homicide Detective J.P. Beaumont the lead he needs and an unnerving feeling that there's more to come.
In the wake of a high school coach's shocking murder, homicide detective J. P. Beaumont begins to suspect that the victim's widow, who is about to give birth, is hiding a dangerous secret.
While vacationing, homicide detective J.P. Beaumont comes across a beautiful blonde and her murdered escort, two State Parole Board members, and becomes involved in the case of a murderer seeking vengeance for a Parole Board's fatal mistake.
Joanna Brady returns in J.A. Jance's ninth adventure featuring the Arizona sheriff. Joanna and Butch, her new husband, are trying to build their dream house, adjust to their marriage, and cope with the preteen mood swings of Joanna's 12-year-old daughter, Jenny. During a Girl Scout camping trip to Cochise County,
