Beaumont is called in to investigate a body floating in nearby Elliott Bay. The case draws Seattle’s favorite detective into the cutting-edge world of biotechnology with personal betrayals and the selling of trade secrets.

J.A. Jance is the New York Times bestselling author of the J.P. Beaumont series, the Joanna Brady series, and three stand-alone thrillers. An American Mystery award winner, Ms. Jance is a native of South Dakota and currently lives with her husband in Seattle, Washington and Tucson, Arizona.