Joanna Brady, new Sheriff of Cochise County, Arizona, must battle prejudice and hostility in her male-dominated police force. In the meantime, she must solve a double homicide which threatens to tear the small desert community apart. The two bodies are involved with a secret which goes back decades. The character of Brady is described as "tough as Warshawski, but working in mainstream law enforcement." Jance is often on the bestseller lists.

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In the bookcase.