The newest thrilling Beaumont suspense novel from New York Times bestselling author J. A. Jance in which Beaumont is approached by a visitor from the past and finds himself drawn into a missing persons case where danger is lurking and family secrets are exposed. Years ago when he was a homicide detective with the Seattle PD J. P. Beaumonts partner Sue Danielson was murdered. Volatile and angry Danielsons exhusband came after her in her home and with nowhere else to turn Jared Sues teenage son frantically called Beau for help. As Beau rushed to the scene he urged Jared to grab his younger brother and flee the house. In the end Beaumonts plea and Jareds quick action saved the two boys from their fathers murderous rage. Now almost twenty years later Jared reappears in Beaus life seeking his help once againhis younger brother Chris is missing. Still haunted by the events of that tragic night Beau doesnt hesitate to take on the case. Following a lead all the way to the wilds of wintertime Alaska he encounters a tangled web of family secrets in which a killer with nothing to lose is waiting to take another life. show more