Joanna Brady is the wife of a Cochise County deputy who is mysteriously killed. Joanna suspects the sheriff and tries to prove it.

J.A. Jance is the New York Times bestselling author of the J.P. Beaumont series, the Joanna Brady series, and three stand-alone thrillers. An American Mystery award winner, Ms. Jance is a native of South Dakota and currently lives with her husband in Seattle, Washington and Tucson, Arizona.