Life has shifted for JP Beaumont. After a tragic accident that devastated and ultimately disbanded his Special Homicide Investigation Team, he has a lot of unanticipated free time on his hands. He’s keeping busy with the renovations on the new house that he and his wife, Mel Soames, the newly appointed Chief of Police in Bellingham, Washington, have bought. But when Beau shows up one afternoon to find Mel’s car there but no sign of her, his investigative instincts kick in. Suddenly he’s back in the game except this time, his heart is on the line as well as his professional dignity.
Keep reading to join Beaumont as he faces one of his most harrowing trials yet in the novella
“Stand Down”