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First, the body of an unidentified man is found in the desert, all of his fingers savagely severed. Following the scant clues, Joanna learns that the victim was an ex-con who had served twenty years in prison after confessing to the murder of his pregnant wife. During his last days he was seen following and photographing a young woman.

Then one of Joanna's officers is brutally attacked and left for dead while on an unau-thorized stakeout. Because the officer is one of its own, the department throws its resources into finding her attacker.

But the murder haunts Joanna. Being a sher-iff is no longer an empty position she wants to hold—somehow it has become what she is. Her job is to avenge man's inhumanity toward man, and finding out who the victim was and why he is dead is what she has been summoned to do with her life. Strapping on a bulletproof vest, she'll risk everything to see that justice is done.]]> 368 J.A. Jance 0060540907 Barry 4
With that said, could someone tell me how the drunk driver, Brad Evans, who goes to jail for killing his pregnant wife, ends up with lots of blood in his truck? If Rory, with help, killed Brad"s wife for the baby, how did all this blood get in Brad's truck to incriminate him?

After 25+ years in prison, Brad creates problems for Rory so he kills him, cuts off his fingers and dumps him near the Mexican border. Wouldn't Rory have more likely buried Brad in the same manner as he did with the murdered baby? That is, in a remote area of his wife's family ranch?

Did I miss if Brad's wife is really dead? I know somehow Rory got this woman's baby to make a switch (the logistics of this I found daunting and improbable), but what happened to the mother, Brad's wife?

Without his wife's body, would Brad really have received a sentence of 25 years? Sure, he was drunk and could not remember, but they were clearly in love, so why was he so quick to assume he must have killed her and take responsibility by pleading guilty. I would think after sobering up, he would think something else must have happened.

Please fill me in.]]> 4.02 2006
author: J.A. Jance
name: Barry
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2006
rating: 4
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date added: 2024/12/07
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Lots of reviewers have provided a detailed synopsis, so I will skip that. I have a couple of questions. I preface them by saying I typically listen to books while I am doing something else, so it is possible that I might miss a detail.

With that said, could someone tell me how the drunk driver, Brad Evans, who goes to jail for killing his pregnant wife, ends up with lots of blood in his truck? If Rory, with help, killed Brad"s wife for the baby, how did all this blood get in Brad's truck to incriminate him?

After 25+ years in prison, Brad creates problems for Rory so he kills him, cuts off his fingers and dumps him near the Mexican border. Wouldn't Rory have more likely buried Brad in the same manner as he did with the murdered baby? That is, in a remote area of his wife's family ranch?

Did I miss if Brad's wife is really dead? I know somehow Rory got this woman's baby to make a switch (the logistics of this I found daunting and improbable), but what happened to the mother, Brad's wife?

Without his wife's body, would Brad really have received a sentence of 25 years? Sure, he was drunk and could not remember, but they were clearly in love, so why was he so quick to assume he must have killed her and take responsibility by pleading guilty. I would think after sobering up, he would think something else must have happened.

Please fill me in.
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