Betrayal of Trust (J.P. Beaumont Mysteries)

Seattle investigator J. P. Beaumont uncovers a dark and deadly conspiracy in this latest thriller from bestselling author J. A. Jance. At first glance, the video appears to be showing a game: a teenage girl with dark wavy hair smiles for the camera, a blue scarf tied around her neck. All of a sudden things turn murderous, and the girl ends up dead. It's as bad as a snuff film can get, and what's worse, the clip has been discovered on a phone that belongs to the grandson of Washington State's governor. Fortunately, the governor is able to turn to an old friend, J. P. Beaumont, for help. Along with his partner, Mel Soames, Beaumont soon determines that what initially appears to be a childish prank gone wrong has much deeper implications, reaching into the halls of the state government itself. But Mel and Beau must follow this path of corruption to its very end, before more innocent young lives are lost.