J. P. Beaumont mysteries
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"Any story by Jance is a joy." -- Chattanooga Times Now fans of the enormously popular Sheriff Joanna Brady suspense series by J.A. Jance can discover another side to the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author. Until Proven Guilty -- a riveting tale of the very worst kind of murder -- marks the debut of Seattle Homicide Detective J.P. Beaumont. This Premium Plus edition of Until Proven Guilty -- the classic novel that put the incomparable Jance...
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J. P. Beaumont mysteries volume 2
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"In the elite company of Sue Grafton and Patricia Cornwell."
—Flint Journal
Injustice For All—riveting crime fiction from J.A. Jance featuring Seattle Homicide Detective J.P. Beaumont—offers fans of Jance's Sheriff Joanna Brady books a golden opportunity to enjoy a different side to the perennial New York Times bestselling author. Here a dead body on the beach and a screaming woman ensnare Beau in a
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J. P. Beaumont mysteries volume 3
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The dead body discovered in a Seattle dumpster was shocking enough -- but equally disturbing was the manner of death. The victim, a high school coach, had been lynched, leaving behind a very pregnant wife to grieve over his passing, and to wonder what dark and disturbing secrets he took to his grave. A homicide detective with twenty years on the job, J.P. Beaumont knows this case is a powder keg and he fears where this investigation will lead him....
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J. P. Beaumont mysteries volume 4
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[1987]
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"J.A. Jance does not disappoint." -- Washington Times The Chattanooga Times calls New York Times bestselling author J.A. Jance, "One of the best -- if not the best," and this classic suspense masterwork featuring Seattle investigator J.P. Beaumont emphatically proves the point. In Taking the Fifth, a gruesome and very unusual murder plunges the intrepid Beau into a lethal cinematic nightmare. Michigan 's Flint Journal places Jance "in the elite company...
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J. P. Beaumont mysteries volume 6
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A shattering tale of corruption and homicide featuring Seattle detective J.P. Beaumont. A shocking photo screamed from the front pages of the tabloids -- the last moments of a life captured for all the world to see. The look of sheer terror eternally frozen on the face of the doomed woman indicated that her fatal fall from an upper story of an unfinished Seattle skyscraper was no desperate suicide -- and that look will forever haunt Homicide Detective...
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J. P. Beaumont mysteries volume 7
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A gripping tale of hatred, lies, and deadly tradition featuring Seattle detective J.P. Beaumont. The blood at the scene belies any suggestion of an "honorable death." Yet, to the eyes of the Seattle police, a successful Japanese software magnate died exactly as he wished -- and by his own hand, according to the ancient rite of seppuku . Homicide Detective J.P. Beaumont can't dismiss what he sees as an elaborate suicide, however, not when something...
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J. P. Beaumont mysteries volume 8
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[1990]
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The Arizona alcohol rehab ranch was no picnic for J.P. Beaumont. First they stuck him in a room with a sleazy, teenage drug dealer named Joey Rothman. Then they sicked the local law on him when the punk was discovered shot dead with Beaumont's own .38. But the party responsible for Joey's early check-out wasn't satisfied with simply framing Beau for murder. Suddenly the Seattle detective faced a choice of fates far more unpleasant than cold turkey:...
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J. P. Beaumont mysteries volume 9
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It looks like a classic crime of passion to Detective J.P Beaumont: two corpses found lovingly entwined in a broom closet of the Seattle School District building. The prime suspect, Pete Kelsey, admits his slain spouse was no novice at adultery, yet he swears he had nothing to do with the brutal deaths of the errant school official and her clergyman-turned-security guard companion. Beau believes him, but there's something the much sinned-upon widower's...
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A spellbinding story of lies, betrayal, and multiple murder featuring Seattle detective J.P. Beaumont. What kind of monster would break into a man's home at night, then slaughter him and his family? The fact that the dead man was a model cop who was loved and respected by all only intensifies the horror. But the killer missed someone: a five-year-old boy who was hiding in the closet. Now word is being leaked out that the victim was "dirty." But Seattle...
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J. P. Beaumont mysteries volume 11
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A shattering tale of tragedy and terror featuring Seattle detective J.P. Beaumont. A desperate father's search for his runaway daughter has led him to the last place he ever expected to find her: backstage at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. But the murders in this dazzling world of make-believe are no mere stagecraft, and the blood is all too real. The hunt for his child has plunged former Seattle Homicide Detective J.P. Beaumont into a bone-chilling...
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J. P. Beaumont mysteries volume 12
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Seattle homicide detective J.P. Beaumont tracks a killer whose determination is fueled by a decades-old murder.
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J. P. Beaumont mysteries volume 14
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While probing the murder of an elderly woman torched to death in her bed, Seattle homicide detective J.P. Beaumont finds himself distracted by the domestic problems of his new partner, Sue Danielson, until a series of terrifying events threatens to shatter their investigation.
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J. P. Beaumont mysteries volume 15
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Temporarily at leisure, Beau has agreed to chaperon his newly wed grandmother on her honeymoon cruise to the Gulf of Alaska. His time aboard the Starfire Breeze is meant to be an enjoyable diversion, a respite to allow some deep psychological wounds a chance to heal in the bright sun and clear, crisp northern sea air. It also places him squarely in the sights of a feisty group of middle-aged divorcées. But death is everywhere, even at sea. Beau's...
16) Partner in crime
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[2002]
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For the first time, critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling suspense master J.A. Jance brings together her two most beloved creations: Arizona sheriff Joanna Brady and Seattle investigator J.P. Beaumont. The dead woman on a cold slab in the Arizona morgue was a talented artist recently arrived from the West Coast. The Washington State Attorney General's office thinks this investigation is too big for a small-town female law officer to handle,...
17) Long time gone
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J. P. Beaumont mysteries volume 17
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[2005]
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Fifty years ago, when she was five, Sister Mary Katherine witnessed something terrible . A former Seattle policeman now working for the Washington State Attorney's Special Homicide Investigation Team, J.P. Beaumont has been hand-picked to lead the investigation into a half-century-old murder. An eyewitness to the crime, a middle-aged nun, has now recalled grisly, forgotten details while undergoing hypnotherapy. It's a case as cold as the grave, and...
18) Justice denied
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J. P. Beaumont mysteries volume 18
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The murder of an ex-drug dealer ex-con -- gunned down on his mother's doorstep -- seems just another turf war fatality. Why then has Seattle homicide investigator J.P. Beaumont been instructed to keep this assignment hush-hush? Meanwhile, Beau's lover and fellow cop, Mel Soames, is involved in her own confidential investigation. Registered sex offenders from all over Washington State are dying at an alarming rate -- and not all due to natural causes....
19) Fire and ice
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Big-city homicide detective J.P. Beaumont and small-town sheriff/mom Joanna Brady join forces once again to solve a case involving a series of murders--six young women wrapped in tarps, doused with gasoline, and set on fire; and one elderly caretaker run over and left to die.
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J. P. Beaumont mysteries volume 20
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[2011]
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When the governor of the state of Washington asks him to investigate a snuff film found on her grandson's phone, J. P. Beaumont, no stranger to human depravity, is shocked by this horrific crime and discovers that this murder has much wider implications.
21) Second watch
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J. P. Beaumont mysteries volume 21
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When a series of dreams take him back to his days in Vietnam, reminding him of people and events he hasn't thought about in years, J.P. Beaumont, recovering from knee replacement surgery, is plunged into one of the most mindblowing mysteries he has ever faced.
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J. P. Beaumont mysteries volume 5
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[2015]
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"J. P. Beaumont and Brandon Walker, two of New York Times bestselling author J. A. Jance's most acclaimed series characters, join forces for the first time in one of the most suspenseful works of her career. Prospector Amos Warren and Big Bad John Lassiter, his young protege were as close as father and son until a violent argument tore them apart. The next day, Amos disappeared, never to be seen again. Years later, his bones were found in the desert....
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J. P. Beaumont mysteries volume 23
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[2017]
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"Before he retired, J. P. Beaumont had looked forward to having his days all to himself. But too much free time doesn't suit a man used to brushing close to danger. When his longtime nemesis, retired Seattle crime reporter Maxwell Cole, dies in whats officially deemed to be an accidental fire, Beau is astonished to be dragged into the investigation at the request of none other than the deceased victim himself. In the process Beau learns that just...
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J. P. Beaumont mysteries volume 24
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Former Seattle homicide cop J. P. Beaumont, is learning to enjoy the new realities of retirement--doing morning crossword puzzles by a roaring fireplace; playing frisbee with his new dog; having quiet lunches with his still working wife. But then his past comes calling. When an acquaintance from long ago, Alan Dale, shows up on Beau's doorstep with a newborn infant in hand and asking for help locating his missing daughter, Beau finds himself faced...
25) Nothing to lose
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J. P. Beaumont mysteries volume 25
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"The newest thrilling Beaumont suspense novel from New York Times bestselling author J. A. Jance, in which Beaumont is approached by a visitor from the past and finds himself drawn into a missing person's case where danger is lurking and family secrets are exposed. Years ago, when he was a homicide detective with the Seattle PD, J. P. Beaumont's partner, Sue Danielson, was murdered. Volatile and angry, Danielson's ex-husband came after her in her...