Part of Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James, book 2
First published 2004
Jasmine Dent dies quietly in her sleep, her body finally free from the disease that consumed her. Her neighbor, Superintendent Duncan Kincaid, might have accepted this merciful end. Dent had spoken openly about hastening her inevitable death. But small details trouble Kincaid. The inconsistencies point to murder rather than suicide or natural death. Kincaid teams up with Sergeant Gemma James to investigate why someone would kill a woman already facing death. Their investigation reveals Dent's peculiar past, a complex web mixing charitable acts with criminal behavior. The case forces them to confront the intense emotions that drive people to commit acts of startling cruelty. What begins as a seemingly straightforward death becomes a journey into the darker impulses of human nature.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, contemporary
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, found-family
268 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Avon
Content warnings: death, terminal-illness