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Damage Control: A Novel of Suspense

by J. A. Jance

A Cochise County investigation with personal stakes

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A Cochise County investigation with personal stakes

Set in and around Cochise County, this mystery places Sheriff Joanna Brady at the center of several troubling incidents: a fatal mountain-road crash, a fire, a home invasion, and human remains exposed by desert rain. As autopsy findings challenge the apparent explanation for the crash, the investigation traces possible links among the cases and turns toward people responsible for protecting vulnerable individuals. Alongside the casework, the novel establishes Joanna’s demanding home life, including a newborn, a teenager, her writer husband, and her mother. The book combines a multi-threaded police investigation with the pressures of a sheriff’s family responsibilities.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Fans of women-led detective mysteries
  • Readers interested in police investigations with intersecting cases
  • Mystery readers who appreciate Southwestern desert settings

Themes

Law enforcementFamily responsibilitiesSuspicious deathsVulnerability and careDesert crime investigation

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Book overview

At first glance, it appears to be an accident . . .
A car carrying an elderly couple goes off the side of a mountain and tumbles into oblivion on a beautiful sunny day in the Coronado National Monument. A note pulled from the twisted wreckage suggests the tragedy may have been a double suicide—but an autopsy later suggests something different. A deadly fire and a fatal home invasion may or may not have some connection to the terrible crash. And miles away in the desert, a savage rain has revealed something grisly and terrifying: two trash bags filled with human remains.
It's just another day in the life of Cochise County sheriff Joanna Brady, who must somehow balance the rigors of police work with a newborn, a teenager, a writer-husband, and a difficult mother. But Joanna will not allow murder to go unpunished in her jurisdiction—even if her path to the truth is twisting and dangerous . . . and leads to shocking revelations about those entrusted with caring for the helpless.
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