Proof of life

Description:

"Before he retired, J. P. Beaumont had looked forward to having his days all to himself. But too much free time doesn't suit a man used to brushing close to danger. When his longtime nemesis, retired Seattle crime reporter Maxwell Cole, dies in whats officially deemed to be an accidental fire, Beau is astonished to be dragged into the investigation at the request of none other than the deceased victim himself. In the process Beau learns that just because a long-ago case was solved doesn't mean it's over. Caught up in a situation where old actions and grudges can hold dangerous consequences in the present, Beau is forced to operate outside the familiar world of law enforcement. While seeking justice for his frenemy and healing for a long fractured family, he comes face to face with an implacable enemy who has spent decades hiding in plain sight." -- From publisher's description.

subjects: Detective and mystery stories,  Police,  Investigating,  J. P. Beaumont (Fictitious character),  Murder,  Cold cases (Criminal investigation),  Fiction,  Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural,  Beaumont, j. p. (fictitious character), fiction,  Seattle (wash.), fiction,  nyt:hardcover-fiction=2017-09-24,  New York Times bestseller,  Large type books,  FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General,  FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense,  nyt:combined-print-and-e-book-fiction=2017-09-24,  Mystery & Detective,  Police Procedural,  Suspense,  J.P. Beaumont (Fictitious character)

Places: Seattle,  Washington (State)