by J. A. Jance
Part of J.P. Beaumont, book 25.5
First published 2024
Twinkle Winkleman runs her late father's garage in Anchorage and drives his prized 1973 International Harvester Travelall named Maude. Life has dealt her harsh blows. Her mother abandoned her, her father died, her ex-husband betrayed her, and her son Tad was killed after traveling to Seattle on mysterious business. Now she treasures two things above all: her garage and Cindy, her widowed daughter-in-law. When Cindy goes out for karaoke with her friend Leslie, Twinkle feels happy to see her enjoying herself despite their shared dislike of Leslie's boyfriend James. But Twinkle wakes in the night to find Cindy hasn't returned home. Her phone goes unanswered. Winter closes in as Twinkle launches a desperate search for the one person she cannot bear to lose. She gets help from detective J. P. Beaumont, but the dangerous investigation forces her to confront seemingly impossible odds alone.
Genres: suspense, mystery, contemporary, thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: desperate-search, found-family
Setting: Anchorage, Seattle
Period: Winter
73 pages · Kindle Edition · Witness Impulse