"Maybe so," she said with a smile.

The depth of that smile made me feel all warm and fuzzy. At first I thought the pill might be kicking in again, but even at the time, though, I was smart enough to wonder if it wasn't something else altogether-something that had the potential for making my grandmother a very happy woman.

Anne Corley had been gone from my life for a long time. Mel Soames wasn't.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR.

J. A. JANCE is the New York Times bestselling author of the Joanna Brady series, the J. P. Beaumont series, and three interrelated thrillers: Hour of the Hunter, Kiss of the Bees, and Day of the Dead. She was born in South Dakota, brought up in Bisbee, Arizona, and now lives with her husband in Seattle, Washington, and Tucson, Arizona.

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Also by J. A. Jance.

JOANNA BRADY MYSTERIES.

Desert Heat.

Tombstone Courage.

Shoot/Don't Shoot.

Dead to Rights.

Skeleton Canyon.

Rattlesnake Crossing.

Outlaw Mountain Devil's Claw Paradise Lost Partner in Crime.

Exit Wounds J. P. BEAUMONT MYSTERIES.

Until Proven Guilty Injustice for All.

Trial by Fury Taking the Fifth Improbable Cause.

A More Perfect Union Dismissed with Prejudice Minor in Possession.

Payment in Kind Without Due Process.

Failure to Appear Lying in Wait Name Withheld.

Breach of Duty Birds of Prey Partner in Crime.

AND.

Hour of the Hunter.

Kiss of the Bees Day of the Dead.

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