Beau and Big Al get called to a familiar address when an officer down call goes out. Turns out it is to an address where a good friend of Big Al lives. Plus, the call came with a warning that families of cops would be shot. They get to a crowded, bloody scene where Ben, his wife and three children were slaughtered with a knife. Beau is basically trying to keep Big Al from seeing his friend's body. They hear a noise from the closet. It turns out that one of the three dead boys was a neighbor and not Junior. Question is: did Junior see the killer? Can he give a description? Apparently only when he is talking to Uncle Al.Kramer, Beau's nemesis, is certain that Ben was crooked. And it begins to look that way. Al says no way and this raises questions for Beau. He's got to find out, if only for Al's sake.Pretty taut story.
My girlfriend's father gave this book to me because he thought I might like it. I wasn't thrilled with the prospects of reading it, but I ended up thinking the book was pretty cool. It was a good book to read before bed because most of the chapters are relatively short. And I could remember what happened with the plot if I didn't have a chance to read it for a few days. My introduction to detective Beaumont was a great beginning to Nance's work. I just might read more of her books if I come across them.
What do You think about Without Due Process (1993)?
This is the latest of this series that I have read. Pretty good mystery and you didn't have to read all the others to understand the history.What kind of monster would break into a man's home at night, then slaughter him and his family? The fact that the dead man was a model cop who was loved and respected by all only intensifies the horror. But the killer missed someone: a five-year-old boy who was hiding in the closet. Now word is being leaked out that the victim was "dirty." But Seattle P.D. Homicide Detective J.P. Beaumont isn't about to let anyone drag a murdered friend's reputation through the muck. And he'll put his own life on the firing line on the gang-ruled streets to save a terrified child who knows too much to live.
—Susan
