Breach of Duty by J. A. JanceX

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New York Times bestselling mystery writer J.A. Jance triumphantly returns to the streets of Seattle in her fourteenth novel featuring hard-bitten homicide detective J.P. Beaumont -- the series that has earned the author an American Mystery Award.

The Seattle that Beau knew as a young policeman is disappearing. The city is awash in the aromas emanating from a glut of coffee bars, the neighborhood outside his condo building has sprouted gallery upon gallery, and even his long cherished diner has evolved into a trendy eatery for local hipsters. But the glam is strictly surface, for the grit under the city's fingernails is caked with blood. Beau and his new partner Sue Danielson, a struggling single parent, are assigned the murder of an elderly woman torched to death in her bed. As their investigation proceeds, Beau and Sue become embroiled in a perilous series of events that will leave them and their case shattered -- and for Beau nothing will ever be the same again.