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For the first time, critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling suspense master J.A. Jance brings together her two most beloved creations: Arizona sheriff Joanna Brady and Seattle investigator J.P. Beaumont.

The dead woman on a cold slab in the Arizona morgue was a talented artist recently arrived from the West…

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I am a big fan of J.A. Jance novels. This is one of my favorites because in it the author brings together two of her best characters, Seattle investigator J.P. Beaumont and Arizona Sheriff Joanna Brady. 

Beaumont is a great character, flawed by a constant battle with alcoholism and bad choices. Sheriff Brady is a female law enforcement officer with family problems and a job generally dominated by men. Sheriff Brady is none too happy when the powers that be decide to send Beaumont to help this female sheriff investigate the murder of a talented artist who recently arrived in…

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The Victorian mansion, Evenmere, is the mechanism that runs the universe.

The lamps must be lit, or the stars die. The clocks must be wound, or Time ceases. The Balance between Order and Chaos must be preserved, or Existence crumbles.

Appointed the Steward of Evenmere, Carter Anderson must learn the…

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