Homicide detective Beaumont investigates the death of a Japanese-American businessman. The case appears to be a Samuri suicide.

J.A. Jance is the New York Times bestselling author of the J.P. Beaumont series, the Joanna Brady series, and three stand-alone thrillers. An American Mystery award winner, Ms. Jance is a native of South Dakota and currently lives with her husband in Seattle, Washington and Tucson, Arizona.