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Still Dead: A J. P. Beaumont Novella - Library Edition
Still Dead A J P Beaumont Novella Library Edition Author:Judith A. Jance Since the disbanding of the Special Homicide Investigation Team, J. P. Beaumont's biggest concern is pondering whether he and his wife, Mel, should finally get a dog. But one voicemail from his old friend Ralph Ames is about to change that. Through Ralph, Beau has become involved in an organization called the Last Chance, which enlists a number ... more »of retired homicide investigators to tackle long-unsolved cold cases. The one that has just landed on Beau's plate is a thirty-year-old missing-persons case.The facts are muddy at best; Janice Marie Harrison's car was found abandoned near a bridge, and scratched in the dirt nearby was the word "sorry." It's possible her death was a suicide, but her body was never found. And as Beau begins to investigate, he discovers that no one connected to Janice-not her once all-star football player widower, Anders; not her long-grieving sister Estelle; not sheriff Gavin Loper, who was deputy sheriff at the time of Janice's disappearance; and not Anders' second wife, Betsy-is exactly what they seem. The question is, which of them knows the truth? And why have they kept it buried?« less