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When a fisherman is found bound, tortured, and set ablaze aboard his own boat on the Puget Sound, detectives J.P. Beaumont and his new partner Sue Danielson are pulled into a web of murder and long‑hidden secrets. The case uncovers a decades‑old mystery linked to the disappearance of Else Didriksen, a teenage girl who once haunted the detective’s life. As the investigation unravels, the investigators—and Else’s grieving husband—face conspiracies of greed and terror that threaten to shatter their lives and expose buried sins.
First publish date: 1994
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: J. A. Jance
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