J. P. Beaumont and Brandon Walker, two of New York Times bestselling
author J. A. Jance's most acclaimed series characters, join forces for
the first time in one of the most suspenseful works of her career.
Years ago, Amos Warren, a prospector, was gunned down out in the desert
and Sheriff Brandon Walker made the arrest in the case. Now, the retired
Walker is called in when the alleged killer, John Lassiter, refuses to
accept a plea deal that would release him from prison with time served.
Lassiter wants Brandon and The Last Chance to find Amos's "real" killer
and clear his name.
Sixteen hundred miles to the north in Seattle, J.P. Beaumont is at loose
ends after the Special Homicide Investigation Team, affectionately known
as S.H.I.T., has been unexpectedly and completely disbanded. When
Brandon discovers that there are links between Lassiter's case and an
unsolved case in Seattle, he comes to Beau for help.
Those two cases suddenly become hot when two young boys from the
reservation, one of them with close ties to the Walker family, go
missing. Can two seasoned cops, working together, decipher the missing
pieces in time to keep them alive?
