| Author/Contributor(s): | Jance, J. A. |
| Publisher: | Harper |
| Date: | 12/29/2009 |
| Binding: | Mass-market Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
The little girl was a treasure who should have been cherished, not murdered.
She was only five-too young to die-and Homicide Detective J.P. Beaumont of the Seattle Police Department isn′t going to rest until her killer pays dearly. The five-year-old child was an innocent soul entitled to care, not a small body dumped among thorny brambles.
Partnered with rookie Ron Peters, Beaumont traces the case from Discovery Park to a suspicious household in Magnolia. The rundown residence on Gay Avenue promised spiritual sanctuary rather than the brutal tyranny of an abusive preacher.
But Beaumont′s own obsessions and demons could prove dangerous companions in a murky world of blind faith and religious fanaticism. And he is about to find out that he himself is the target of a twisted passion . . . and a love that can kill.
- Police Procedural: Beaumont and rookie partner Ron Peters navigate conflicting alibis, autopsy findings, and departmental friction while sifting through forensic clues to catch a child’s killer.
- Crime Investigation: When the slain girl’s estranged father arrives from Chicago spoiling for a fight, detectives race to determine whether a grieving parent or a corrupt preacher is behind the violence.
- Romantic Suspense: An unexpected courtship with the captivating, wealthy Anne Corley offers Beaumont a glimpse of happiness, even as sinister undercurrents swirl around her sudden arrival.
- Pacific Northwest Setting: From rain-soaked streets and all-night diners to windswept bluffs overlooking Puget Sound, the city’s moody atmosphere permeates every step of the search.
- Also by This Author: Nothing to Lose, Second Watch and Missing and Endangered.