Annotation
A New York Times Bestselling Author -- In J. A. Jance's latest thrilling mystery, Ali Reynolds finds herself working against the police to clear two innocent names . . . Police-academy trained former reporter Ali Reynolds is contacted to investigate the grisly murder of a gold-digging divorcée on behalf of the woman accused of the crime. Ali is simultaneously drawn to the case of a frightened teen who is the first to find the body in the Camp Verde desert. When an ex-con's body is discovered near the first crime scene, Ali struggles to determine if the cases are related.
Characters
| Name | Reynolds, Ali |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Police consultant |
| Traits | Widow |
| Mother |
| Genre | Mystery --Women sleuths --Police procedural Fiction Suspense |
| Topics | Search for truth Murder investigations Divorced couples Teenage boys Policewomen Ex-convicts Related crimes |
| Setting | Arizona |
| Series | ||
| Ali Reynolds mystery | ||
| 1 | Edge of evil | |
| 2 | Web of evil | |
| 3 | Hand of evil | |
| 4 | Cruel intent | |
| 5 | Trial by fire | |
| 6 | Fatal error | |
| 7 | Left for dead | |
| 8 | Deadly stakes | |
| 9 | Moving target | |
| 9.5 | A Last goodbye (novella) | |
| 10 | Cold betrayal | |
| 10.5 | No honor among thieves (novella) | |
| 11 | Clawback | |
| 11.5 | Random acts | |
| 12 | Man overboard | |
| 13 | Duel to the death | |
| 14 | The A list | |
| 15 | Credible threat | |
| 16 | Unfinished business | |