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Cody Hoyt, a talented detective with a recent two‑month sobriety streak, is stunned when his mentor and AA sponsor Hank Winters is found burned to death in a remote mountain cabin. Though the scene first appears to be a self‑harm case, Cody’s knowledge of Hank—who had stayed sober for fourteen years and had repeatedly saved Cody from dangerous situations—leads him to suspect foul play. Despite his own disciplinary record and the department’s refusal to allow him to investigate, Cody is compelled to pursue the truth, risking his career, his sobriety, and his friendship in the hunt for Hank’s killer.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: C. J. Box
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