When the body of an elderly widow turns up in the desert, Sheriff Joanna Brady searches for a killer among the victim's greedy offspring, her mysterious much younger live-in handyman turned lover, and corrupt local politicians

"The latest title in New York Times bestselling author, J.A.Jance's Ali Reynolds series"--

"Mateo Vega, a one-time employee of Ali Reynold's husband, B. Simpson, has spent the last sixteen years of his life behind bars. According to the courts, he murdered his girlfriend. But Mateo knows that her real killer is still on the loose, and the first thing he's going to do when he gets a taste of freedom is track him down. After being granted parole, a wary Mateo approaches Stu Ramey of High Noon Enterprises for a reference letter for a job application,...