Birds of Prey : Previously Copub Sequel to the Hour of the Hunter

The Starfire Breeze steams its way north toward the Gulf of Alaska, buffeted by crisp sea winds blowing down from the Arctic. Those on board are seeking peace, relaxation, adventure, escape. But there is no escape in this place of unspoiled natural majesty. Because terror strolls the decks even in the brilliant light of day . . . and death is a conspicuous, unwelcome passenger. Former Seattle policeman J.P. Beaumont—a damaged homicide detective who has come here to heal from fresh, stinging wounds—will find that the grim ghosts pursuing him were not left behind . . . as a pleasure cruise gone horribly wrong carries him into lethal, ever-darkening waters. Former homicide detective J.P. Beaumont may have cut himself loose from the Seattle police force, but that doesn't mean he's out of the game. As he accompanies his grandmother and her new husband on their honeymoon cruise to Alaska, murder suddenly make waves when Beau finds himself the target of a gang of middle-aged divorcees, including a tempestuous lady named Margaret Featherman. When Featherman's fatal fall from the ship is caught by a security camera, the only witness is a hapless Alzheimer's patient. Mistaken for an FBI agent, Beau is inadvertently drawn into the investigation and he brings his skill and sardonic humor to bear on a case where clues are few but suspects abound E-book extra: "World-Famous Beaumont Bromides" by J.A. Jance.J.P. Beaumont thinks an Alaskan pleasure cruise will heal his still-fresh and stinging psychological wounds. But there is no healing to be had in these remote reaches. When a passenger vanishes, the former homicide detective is pressed into service once more. Seattle cop J.P. Beaumont, finally retired after the murder of his partner, sets sail on an Alaskan cruise to chaperone his newlywed grandmother and ends up deep in the investigation of a deadly medical ethics group HIT ME AGAIN," DR. KENNETH GLASS SAID as the bartender walked past.