J. P. Beaumont

32 primary works • 36 total works

Until Proven Guilty

by J. A Jance

Published 1 July 1985

The riveting debut appearance of Seattle detective J. P. Beaumont, from the New York Times bestselling author of Kiss of the Bees and Birds of Prey.

The little girl was a treasure who should have been cherished, not murdered. She was only five - too young to die - and Homicide Detective J. P. Beaumont of the Seattle Police Department isn't going to rest until her killer pays dearly. But Beaumont's own obsessions and demons could prove dangerous companions in a murky world of blind faith and religious fanaticism. And he is about to find that he is himself the target of a twisted passion... and a love that can kill.

Injustice for All

by J. A Jance

Published 1 May 1986

Trial by Fury

by J. A Jance

Published 1 December 1986

Taking the Fifth

by J. A Jance

Published 27 December 2002

Improbable Cause

by J. A Jance

Published 1 February 1988

For the first time as a Premium edition, this is a reissue of the fifth J.P. Beaumont novel by "New York Times" bestselling author J.A. Jance.

A More Perfect Union

by J. A Jance

Published 1 November 1988

For the first time as a Premium edition, this is a reissue of the sixth J.P. Beaumont novel by "New York Times" bestselling author J.A. Jance.

Dismissed with Prejudice

by J. A Jance

Published 1 June 1989

For the first time as a Premium edition, this is a reissue of the seventh J.P. Beaumont novel by "New York Times" bestselling author J.A. Jance.

Minor in Possession

by J. A Jance

Published 1 April 1990

For the first time as a Premium edition, this is a reissue of the eighth J.P. Beaumont novel by "New York Times" bestselling author J.A. Jance.

Payment in Kind

by J. A Jance

Published 1 March 1991

A riveting novel of dark secrets and murderous rage featuring Seattle detective J.P. Beaumont from the New York Times bestselling author of Betrayal of Trust In death, they were entwined like lovers-a man and a woman hideously slaughtered, then stuffed into a closet in the Seattle School District building. But what appears a cut-and-dried crime of passion, complete with an ideal prime suspect, goes deeper than investigating detective J.P. Beaumont could ever have imagined. For an accused betrayed husband is keeping something shocking carefully hidden, a terrifying truth that's hotter and more sordid than extramarital sex. And some secrets are more lethal than murder.

Without Due Process

by J. A Jance

Published 1 December 1992

A spellbinding story of lies, betrayal, and multiple murder featuring Seattle detective J.P. Beaumont from the New York Times bestselling author of Betrayal of Trust 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 P.D. Homicide Detective J.P. Beaumont isn't about to let anyone drag a murdered friend's reputation through the muck. And he'll put his own life on the firing line on the gang-ruled streets to save a terrified child who knows too much to live.

Failure to Appear

by J. A Jance

Published 1 September 1994

A shattering tale of tragedy and terror featuring Seattle detective J.P. Beaumont from the New York Times bestselling author of Betrayal of Trust 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 drama of revenge, greed, and butchery, where innocents are made to suffer in perverse and terrible ways. And many more young lives are at stake, unless he can uncover the villain of the piece before the final, deadly curtain falls.

Lying in Wait

by J. A Jance

Published 1 September 1994

When J.P. Beaumont finds a dismemebered body on a Seattle fishing boat-then meets an old friend whose husband recently died-he is propelled on a trip down memory lane where two worlds unite ... waiting.

Name Withheld

by J. A Jance

Published 1 January 1996

An explosive novel of betrayal and blood vengeance featuring Seattle detective J.P. Beaumont from the New York Times bestselling author of Betrayal of Trust There are those who don't deserve to live-and the corpse floating in Elliott Bay may have been one of those people. Not surprisingly, many individuals, too many in fact, are eager to take responsibility for the brutal slaying of the hated biotech executive whose alleged crimes ranged from the illegal trading of industrial secrets to rape. For Seattle Detective J.P. Beaumont-who's drowning in his own life-shattering problems-a case of seemingly justifiable homicide has sinister undertones, drawing the haunted policeman into a corporate nightmare world of double deals, savage jealousies, and real blood spilled far too easily, as it leads him closer to a killer he's not sure he wants to find.

Breach of Duty

by J. A Jance

Published 1 February 1999

New York Times bestselling author J.A. Jance presents another extraordinary adventure featuring hard-bitten homicide detective J.P. Beaumont, in the series that earned Jance the American Mystery Award.

The Seattle that Beau knew as a young policeman is disappearing. The city is awash in the aromas emanating from a glut of coffee bars; the neighborhood outside his condo building has sprouted gallery upon gallery; and even his long-cherished diner has evolved into a trendy eatery for local hipsters.

But the glam is strictly surface, for the grit under the city's fingernails is caked with blood. Beau and his new partner, Sue Danielson, a struggling single parent, are assigned the murder of an elderly woman - torched to death in her bed. As their investigation proceeds, Beau and Sue become embroiled in a perilous series of events that will leave them and their case shattered. And for Beau, nothing will ever be the same again.

Birds of Prey

by J. A Jance

Published 20 February 2001

In Birds of Prey, J. A. Jance masterfully demonstrates her rare and winning ability to combine riveting suspense, intelligence, vivid color, and poignant humanity into one magnificent whole. No one in her field is better at exploring mortal strengths and frailties while exposing the complex shades of evil that can shroud the human soul.

A survivor of childhood trauma, two marriages, twenty hard years with the Seattle Police Department, and the bottle, Jonas Piedmont Beaumont has spent far too much time trolling the darker waters of human nature. In the wake of a devastating professional tragedy, he has decided, at long last, to pull the pin. But there is no safety in semiretirement for a man who, long ago, chose to make a violent world his home.

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 divorcees.

But death is everywhere, even at sea. Beau's brief idyll is abruptly shaken when one of his new admirers, mysteriously disappears - and is shattered when a security videotape shows her taking a fatal fall overboard. Like it or not, the burden of investigating a heinous crime is once again on Beau's shoulders. And this one is carrying the seasoned detective into uncommonly dark and dangerous waters. Adrift a thousand miles from home, J. P. Beaumont suddenly finds himself submerged in a terrifying conspiracy that, if allowed to proceed unchecked, could have disastrous consequences, not only for Beau and his shipmates, but for the future of the world they all hope to return to.

Birds of Prey CD Low Price

by J. A Jance

Published 20 January 2004

Partner in Crime

by J. A Jance

Published 1 August 2002

From New York Times bestselling author J. A. Jance, a stunning and suspenseful mystery featuring Arizona sheriff Joanna Brady and Seattle homicide detective J. P. Beaumont.

Sheriff Joanna Brady knows a murder when she sees one, and the death of Rochelle Baxter, an up-and-coming artist in Cochise County, Arizona, is certainly suspicious. The mystery deepens when it emerges that Ms Baxter is in fact a former Marine Military Police Officer named Latisha Wall, who has come to Cochise under the witness protection programme.

Outraged that his star witness in a private prison corruption scandal has been eliminated, and convinced that tracking down the killer will be beyond the abilities of a small-town female sheriff, the Washington State attorney general sends in his own investigator, former Seattle homicide detective J. P. Beaumont.

Joanna isn't happy to see Beau on her turf, and he isn't overjoyed at the prospect either. But when the case begins to take unexpected and frightening turns, the two must put aside their differences to solve one of the most baffling cases of their careers.

E-book extras: Afterword: "Roots of Mystery: Sodium Azide and Learning to Believe the Unbelievable" by J.A. Jance. Special environmental report: "It Will Kill Practically Anything": Do you drive a 1994 or newer car? If so, you're sitting just inches away from a deadly poison.

Long Time Gone

by J. A Jance

Published 26 July 2005

A stunning and suspenseful mystery featuring Seattle homicide detective J. P. Beaumont, from New York Times bestselling author J. A. Jance. When a middle-aged nun unexpectedly recalls the grisly details of an unsolved murder she witnessed as a child, Special Homicide Investigation Team member J.P. Beaumont is assigned to the case. Beaumont soon discovers that a band of highly placed co-conspirators are willing to go to any lengths to keep their deadly secrets under wraps. Meanwhile, with a custody dispute looming, Beau's former partner, Ron Peters, is the prime suspect when his ex-wife is viciously gunned down outside her low-rent apartment. Shocked by the strife that threatens to tear Ron's new family apart and barred from any official involvement in the case, Beau's long-term close connections to Ron and his kids suck him into an ongoing family tragedy. Faced with personal conflicts and shocking surprises, Beaumont must struggle to solve one of his most baffling and dangerous cases yet.

Justice Denied

by J. A Jance

Published 24 July 2007

The investigation of LaShawn Tompkins's murder seems straightforward at first. Upon his release from death row, the ex-drug dealer returned to his old neighbourhood, where he was gunned down. But when Seattle investigator J.P. Beaumont starts digging, the situation becomes more complicated than he'd first thought.

Fire and Ice

by J. A Jance

Published 21 July 2009

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.