Betrayal of Trust by J.A. Jance
When a scene of a girl being strangled to death turns up on the cell phone of the governor's step-grandson, Special Homicide's JP Beaumont and his wife (and partner) Mel are called in to investigate in Betrayal of Trust, the newest in the long-running series by J.A. Jance. Soon someone close to the case turns up dead and JP and Mel are following leads ranging from a missing watch and an African bracelet to a waitress in a motorcycle bar and a spoiled rich kid.
Even if you haven't read the rest of the series, it's an engrossing mystery. If you have read the rest of the series, you know that JP was raised by his single mother, whose family shunned her when she turned up pregnant. In this book, JP receives a clue on the whereabouts of his previously unknown father's family.
What I like about this series, aside from the characters and the plots, is that they're set in Washington state, which is not a typical location for a mystery series. The author gives a good sense of the place in her descriptions of the views, the traffic, the weather, and the restaurants. It makes me want to see Seattle for myself.
Even if you haven't read the rest of the series, it's an engrossing mystery. If you have read the rest of the series, you know that JP was raised by his single mother, whose family shunned her when she turned up pregnant. In this book, JP receives a clue on the whereabouts of his previously unknown father's family.
What I like about this series, aside from the characters and the plots, is that they're set in Washington state, which is not a typical location for a mystery series. The author gives a good sense of the place in her descriptions of the views, the traffic, the weather, and the restaurants. It makes me want to see Seattle for myself.
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