A J. P. Beaumont mystery

1 primary work • 16 total works

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Injustice for All

by J. A Jance

Published 1 May 1986

Taking the Fifth

by J. A Jance

Published 27 December 2002

Long Time Gone CD

by J. A Jance

Published 26 July 2005

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.

Second Watch

by J. A Jance

Published 10 September 2013

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 mind-blowing mysteries he has ever faced.

Hour of the Hunter

by J. A Jance

Published 1 November 1991

Six years after her husband killed himself after being accused of murdering an Indian girl, Diana Ladd relies on a Native American wise woman and a local police detective to protect her and her son from her late husband's partner, recently released from prison.

Trial by Fury

by J. A Jance

Published 1 December 1986

Partner in Crime CD

by J. A Jance

Published 6 August 2002