Synopses & Reviews
In this "heart-stopping" (Publishers Weekly) page-turner from New York Times bestselling author J.A. Jance, Ali Reynolds finds herself working against the police to clear two innocent names.Police academy-trained former reporter Ali Reynolds is contacted to investigate the grisly murder of a gold-digging divorcee. Lynn Martinson is dating the dead woman's ex-husband, and she and her boyfriend Chip Ralston have been charged--so she turns to Ali to clear her name.
Ali's investigating leads her to A.J. Sanders, a frightened teen with secrets of his own. He's the first to find the body in the Camp Verde desert when he goes to retrieve a mysterious buried box hidden by his absent father--a box that turns out to be filled with hundreds of thousands of dollars in poker chips.
When the body of an ex-con is discovered near the first crime scene, Ali struggles to determine if A.J. and Lynn's cases are related. Though her friends in the police department grow increasingly irritated by her involvement, Ali is determined to stop a deadly killer from claiming another victim...before she herself is lost in this game of deadly stakes.
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"Jance delivers a devilish page-turner." < -="" i="" -=""> - People - < -="" -="">
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"Heart-stopping...Jance deftly brings the desert, people, and towns of southeastern Arizona to life." < -="" i="" -=""> - Publishers Weekly - < -="" -="">
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"An intriguing plot, colorful characters." < -="" i="" -=""> - San Diego Union-Tribune - < -="" -="">
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"Characters so real you want to reach out and hug--or strangle--them. Her dialogue always rings true." < -="" i="" -=""> - Cleveland Plain-Dealer - < -="" -="">
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"J.A. Jance is addictive because of moments that just rise up and make things so real you'll swear you are a part of the book...Jance will charm you into reading everything by her you can find." < -="" i="" -=""> - Statesman Journal - < -="" -=""> - (Salem, Oregon)
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“Engaging. . . Ali charms the locals into giving valuable if inadvertent clues.”
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"Entertaining on all counts." < -="" i="" -=""> - Booklist - < -="" -="">
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“Loyal fans and newcomers alike will be glad to join feisty Ali in her latest adventure.” < -="" i="" -=""> - Kirkus Reviews - < -="" -="">
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“A truly thrilling case with red herrings, characters coming out of the woodwork, back stories that will make you gasp, and a conclusion that you will not see coming!” < -="" i="" -=""> - Suspense Magazine - < -="" -="">
Synopsis
Former reporter Ali Reynolds finds herself working against the police to add up the clues that connect one frightened teenager, two dead bodies, and $300,000 . . . with the body count rising.
Hired to investigate the grisly murder of a gold-digging divorcée on behalf of the woman accused of the crime, Ali Reynolds is immediately drawn to the case of the secretive teenager who found the body. A. J. Sanders was in the Camp Verde desert to retrieve a mystery box buried by his absent father—a box that turns out to be filled with hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of poker chips. When a second body is found in the desert, it seems the three cases are more closely related than anyone could have imagined. Though Ali’s friends in the police department grow increasingly irritated by her involvement, Ali must stop a ruthless killer from claiming another victim . . . before she is lost in this game of deadly stakes.
About the Author
J.A. Jance is the New York Times bestselling author of the Ali Reynolds series, the J.P. Beaumont series, the Joanna Brady series, as well as a series of several Southwestern thrillers featuring the Walker family. Born in South Dakota and brought up in Bisbee, Arizona, Jance and her husband live in Seattle, Washington, and Tucson, Arizona. Visit her online at JAJance.com.