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.
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.
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"A gold-digging divorcee is killed: natural suspect, her ex-husband and his new girlfriend. But the divorcee is only the first body to be found in the area: an ex-con gambler is found nearby. Did the same person kill them both? Ali Reynolds is asked to clear the ex-husband's name, which draws her into the strange lives of two families - his and the ex-con's. In her perfect use of coincidence, Jance has the gambler's son find the divorcee's body, tying both families together. With more twists and turns than an Arizona back road, this book will keep you interested until the very end. "
— Twigsy (5 out of 5 stars)
" Great addition to the series. Look forward to more in this series. "
— Joanne, 6/6/2017" JA Janice is a great story teller keeps you guessing and wanting more. "
— kim, 5/10/2017" Super predictable. Not the normal awesome mystery from Jance "
— Lisa, 2/4/2014" Another good read in this series. I enjoy the setting and the characters. "
— BJ, 2/1/2014" Love Ali Reynolds, she always delivers. This is the best J.A. Jance series. "
— Brandi, 1/31/2014" I am a fan of JA Jance and this one is very good! "
— L, 1/30/2014" Fine, but not stellar. "
— Zella, 1/20/2014" I'm still a fan of J.A. Jance -- they are a little formulaic, but they are nice quick reads and I enjoy them! "
— Julie, 1/14/2014" Stayed up til the wee hours of the morning to finish~couldn't put it down. "
— Karen, 1/13/2014" I really enjoy J.A.Jance's writing. This one more like 31/2stars than 41/2 stars. To me it started off slowly, but it really picked up about 1/3 of the way in. "
— Mike, 12/25/2013J. A. Jance is the New York Times bestselling author of the Ali Reynolds series, the J. P. Beaumont series, the Joanna Brady series, and a number of novels featuring the Walker family. Before becoming an author, she worked as a librarian and teacher on a Native American reservation.
Karen Ziemba is an Earphones Award-winning narrator and a Tony Award-winning actor, singer, and dancer. In 2000 she received the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress, along with the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards, starring in Susan Stroman and John Weidman’s hit musical Contact. She also starred as “Roxie Hart” in Chicago and “Rita Racine” in Steel Pier, for which she received her first Tony award nomination as well as Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations. She is also active on tours to American cities and has made appearances in television series dramas.