Name Withheld (J. P. Beaumont Series #13)

Nobody is grieving over the death of Donald Wolf, a biotechnology corporation executive whose numerous criminal activities includedillegally trading industrial secrets ... and rape. Too many people, in fact, are almost too eager to take responsibility for his murder.At the start of a brand new year, Seattle Homicide DetectiveJ.P. Beaumont has his own life-shattering problems to worryabout-from the imminent death of an ex-wife to trumped-upcharges of child abuse. But the justly-slain body floatingin Elliott Bay is pulling Beau back to the job-leading him into a deadly morass of jealousies, personal betrayals, morecorpses and corporate double-dealings ... and closer to a killer he doesn't really want to find.

Author Biography: J.A. Jance is the American Mystery Award-winning author of the popular J.P. Beaumont mystery series as well as eight mysteries featuring Joanna Brady. Born in South Dakota and brought up in Bisbee, Arizona, Jance lives with her husband in Seattle, Washington.