A New York Times Bestselling Author -- In J. A. Jance's latest thrilling mystery, Ali Reynolds finds herself working against the police to clear two innocent names . . . Police-academy trained former reporter Ali Reynolds is contacted to investigate the grisly murder of a gold-digging divorcée on behalf of the woman accused of the crime. Ali is simultaneously drawn to the case of a frightened teen who is the first to find the body in the Camp Verde desert. When an ex-con's body is discovered near the first crime scene, Ali struggles to determine if the cases are related.