By J. A. Jance
A chilling tale of lethal hope and chilly homicide from New York Times bestselling writer J. A. Jance
A beautiful, renowned teen by no means back from her mystery tryst in Skeleton Canyon. probably it was once younger rage or savage ardour that ripped the existence from a toddler of privilege and deserted her damaged physique to the chilly Arizona evening. or even she stumbled onto whatever poor, whatever too risky to grasp. Now darkish secrets and techniques a couple of destiny hideously destroyed are pulling Sheriff Joanna Brady of Cochise County right into a deadly nest of lies and greed, hidden in a desolate nook of the Southwestern Desert—where the following blood that feeds the parched earth will be her own.
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Citizenship, Imelda Ybarra had left him in the care of her older brother, Frank, and promptly returned to Mexico, resuming her designated role in a thriving business in Agua Prieta’s red-light district. She had died a few years later of what her son now suspected was probably an early case of heterosexually transmitted AIDS. Frank and Yolanda had raised the boy as one of their own, watching in wonder and with no small pride as this towering foster son of theirs totally eclipsed the physical, academic, and athletic accomplishments of their four natural children.
Hacker nodded. “She’s out of hospital now, but she’s in her eighties. ” Not knowing quite what to say next, Angie fell back into her role as barmaid. ” she asked. ” A hoot of laughter from the far end of the bar caused Angie to send a second stifling glare in Archie and Willy’s direction. “Sure,” she said. “But it’s not very fresh. ” Turning back to him after starting the coffee, Angie was puzzled. ” Hacker reached into his hip pocket and pulled out a thick leather wallet. From that he extracted a much-folded piece of paper that Angie recognized as her own letter.
Ignoring him, Angie stared at Dennis Backer. “That was ages ago,” she said. “When I didn’t hear back from you, I thought you didn’t like having visitors or maybe—” “Sorry about that,” Hacker interrupted. “I was gone for a while. Several months. My grandmother was taken ill. I had to fly back home. Fortunately, they were able to find a biology grad student from the U. of A. ” “I hope she’s all right, then,” Angie returned. ” Hacker nodded. “She’s out of hospital now, but she’s in her eighties.