by J. A. Jance
Part of Ali Reynolds, book 11
First published 2016
Ali Reynolds' world turns upside down when her parents lose everything to a fraudulent investment scheme. Her father decides to confront his longtime friend and financial advisor, the man who destroyed their retirement savings. Instead of answers, he discovers a gruesome double murder scene with blood everywhere. Police immediately suspect him of the killings. Ali refuses to let her father take the blame for crimes he didn't commit. She teams up with her husband to investigate the real killer while also fighting to recover her parents' stolen money. The Ponzi scheme destroyed hundreds of lives, leaving desperate victims who lost everything they worked for. Some want justice through the courts. Others want revenge through violence. Ali must identify which victim crossed the line into murder before her father pays the price for someone else's deadly rage.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: amateur-detective, family-drama, wrongly-accused
Setting: United States
Period: 21st-century
324 pages · Hardcover · Gallery Books
Content warnings: murder