Damage Control

By: J. A. Jance

Narrated by: Johanna Parker

In the Coronado National Monument, an elderly couple's car is driven off the side of a mountain. Hours later and miles away, the subsiding rain reveals two trash bags containing human remains. It's just another day in the life of Cochise County Sheriff Joanna Brady.

The remains are those of a handicapped woman who wandered away from a care facility with a suspicious track record. Another resident, with whom the woman may have been involved, has also been reported missing.

Meanwhile, a note is found in the glove compartment of the car lying twisted down the mountainside, stating that its occupants intended to take their lives. Yet a contradictory autopsy report surfaces, and when the deceased's two daughters show up to feud over their inheritance, Joanna knows there is more to this case than just a suicide pact. And she will go all out to find the truth—no matter where it leads.

Damage control

Very good choice. I enjoy all of the Jance books I have listened to or read.

Great listen!

Narration made this story easy to listen to and distinguish the characters. I have heard or read this series in order so far and enjoyed them all! Interesting references to Arizona and the southwest make me like it even more, since I happen to live in Lake Havasu City northwest of Pheonix.

Love the strong characterization of Joanna Brady! Wonderful real life family drama mixed with good but not too gory crime plot lines too.

Only a few mispronounced names

So many readers mispronounce Sothwestern names and places are mispronounced in the books I listen to. Itcan be very annoying. This reader only got a couple wrong.

Best female lead

I love that Joanna Brady is so real. She is flawed in a way that isn't detrimental to her growth as a character. I love that she has also evolved as a detective by actually learning the way real police do.

fun read

It's a fun read but she runs out of steam at the end. It's heavy on dead bodies and relationships, and a little short on plot development.