Proof of life

By J. A. Jance

Subjects: Police, Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural, Large type books, Seattle (wash.), fiction, New York Times bestseller, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General, Beaumont, j. p. (fictitious character), fiction, Investigating, J. P. Beaumont (Fictitious character), Murder, Fiction, nyt:combined-print-and-e-book-fiction=2017-09-24, Cold cases (Criminal investigation), FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense, nyt:hardcover-fiction=2017-09-24, Detective and mystery stories

Description: "Before he retired, J. P. Beaumont had looked forward to having his days all to himself. But too much free time doesn't suit a man used to brushing close to danger. When his longtime nemesis, retired Seattle crime reporter Maxwell Cole, dies in whats officially deemed to be an accidental fire, Beau is astonished to be dragged into the investigation at the request of none other than the deceased victim himself. In the process Beau learns that just because a long-ago case was solved doesn't mean it's over. Caught up in a situation where old actions and grudges can hold dangerous consequences in the present, Beau is forced to operate outside the familiar world of law enforcement. While seeking justice for his frenemy and healing for a long fractured family, he comes face to face with an implacable enemy who has spent decades hiding in plain sight." -- From publisher's description.