Breach of Duty (A J. P. Beaumont Novel, Bk. 14)

The Seattle that Homicide Detective J. P. Beaumont knew as a young policeman is disappearing. The city is awash in the aromas emanating from a glut of coffee bars, the neighborhood outside his condo building has sprouted gallery upon gallery, and even his long-cherished diner has evolved into a trendy eatery for local hipsters. But the glam is strictly surface, for the grit under the city's fingernails is caked with blood.

An old woman's long life came to a sudden end. She died in her home, torched to death by a fiend with an unknown motive. While Seattle is undergoing unwelcome upscale changes, the Grim Reaper still lives in the shadows of the city. And it falls on J. P. Beaumont and his new partner, Sue Danielson, to get to the bottom of his latest handiwork.

But the trail will lead to places and events that will leave two police officers and their cases shattered - and nothing will ever be the same again . . .