J. A. Jance 
Old Blue Line 
A Joanna Brady Novella

Butch Dixon has been taken for a ride Not a jump in the car, see the sights kind of ride. Hes been taken for everything he has. Hes lost his house, his restaurant business, his savings, his car, his best friend, his faithall to his conniving ex-wife. But that was seven years ago. He picked himself up, left Chicago, and started over in Peoria, Arizona, running the Roundhouse Bar and Grill. He doesnt look back on those bad years; theres no point. Not until two curious cops show up at the Roundhouse.Faith, Butchs ex-wife, has been murdered, and the evidence points to him. Stunned, Butch quickly realizes that the black-hearted woman is going to ruin him again, from her grave. Lucky for Butch, the Old Blue Line, a group of retiredbut still sharp and tenaciousformer legal and law enforcement coots, have taken it upon themselves, as a favor, to make sure he doesnt cross that thin line. After the dust settles, Butchs life is again upendedwhen a little red-haired ball of fire, Sheriff Joanna Brady, takes a seat at his bar.