About the Author

J. A. Jance is the New York Times bestselling author of the J. P. Beaumont series, the Joanna Brady series, the Ali Reynolds series, and five interrelated thrillers about the Walker family, as well as a volume of poetry. Born in South Dakota and brought up in Bisbee, Arizona, Jance lives with her husband in Seattle, Washington, and Tucson, Arizona.

Reviews

Bored with retirement, former sheriff Brandon Walker joins a club that investigates cold cases-and confronts a mystery from his past linked to contemporary violence. With a 15-city author tour. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Jance's third suspense thriller to feature ex-sheriff Brandon Walker and his family (after Hour of the Hunter and Kiss of the Bees) deftly mixes Native American mythology with a harrowing plot. An old Tohono O'odham woman, Emma Orozco, asks Walker for help in solving the brutal murder of her daughter, Roseanne, who was slain in 1970. Walker is able to take on the challenge because of his membership in TLC, The Last Chance, a privately funded agency that looks into old, unsolved crimes. This ingenious arrangement allows for great flexibility in the action of the story. As Walker searches for clues in Roseanne's death, he comes across similar murders each with no leads, each involving a dismembered body left alongside a road in the Southwest. The reader learns more and more about the killers, the sexually voracious, utterly amoral Gayle Stryker and her husband, Larry, a truly effective pair of monsters. Meanwhile, Walker's dear friend Fat Crack Ortiz, a Tohono O'odham man, is dying of complications from diabetes. Most of Walker's friends, in fact, are Indians, as is his adopted daughter, Lani. He draws not so much knowledge as strength and perspective from them no mumbo-jumbo here, only believable sensitivity. Agent, Alice Volpe. (One-day laydown July 20) Forecast: Backed by a 15-city author tour concentrated in the Southwest, this one should hit national bestseller lists. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Credible and entertaining. --Orlando Sentinel"
J. A. Jance does not disappoint her fans. --Washington Times"
Praise for J.A. Jance: Jance delivers a devilish page-turner. --People"
Suspenseful, action-packed. --Dallas Morning News"
Taut entertaining. --Entertainment Weekly"
"Credible and entertaining."--Orlando Sentinel
"J. A. Jance does not disappoint her fans."--Washington Times
"Suspenseful, action-packed."--Dallas Morning News
"Taut...entertaining."--Entertainment Weekly
Praise for J.A. Jance: "Jance delivers a devilish page-turner."--People
"Credible and entertaining." -- Orlando Sentinel
"J. A. Jance does not disappoint her fans." -- Washington Times
"Suspenseful, action-packed." -- Dallas Morning News
"Taut.entertaining." -- Entertainment Weekly
Praise for J.A. Jance:"Jance delivers a devilish page-turner." -- People