J.A. Jance's fast-paced crime dramas, like Web of Evil, are perennial New York Times best-sellers. In Justice Denied, Seattle detective J.P. Beaumont investigates a murder case that intersects with a cold case being pursued by his lover, Mel. A taut reading by Alan Nebelthau keeps the tension levels high as Beaumont and Mel unravel a conspiracy involving prominent city officials.