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English
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Perhaps it was fitting justice: a dentist who enjoyed inflicting pain was murdered in his own chair. The question is not who wanted Dr. Frederick Nielsen dead, but rather who of the many finally reached the breaking point. The sordid details of this case, with its shocking revelations of violence, cruelty, and horrific sexual abuse, would be tough for any investigator to stomach. But for Seattle Homicide Detective J.P. Beaumont, the most damning piece...
3) Second watch
Author
Series
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
c2013
Edition
First edition
Physical Desc
358 p.
Language
English
Description
With Second Watch, New York Times bestselling author J. A. Jance delivers another thought-provoking novel of suspense starring Seattle investigator J. P. Beaumont.
Second Watch shows Beaumont taking some time off to get knee replacement surgery, but instead of taking his mind off work, the operation plunges him into one of the most perplexing mysteries he's ever faced.
His past collides with his present in this complex and thrilling story that...
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English
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As a militia movement invades Arizona's Cochise County, a gun dealer dies mysteriously, and his stock of high-powered weapons vanishes, Sheriff Joanna Brady investigates two other murders that point to armed separatist Alton Hosfield, a probe that threatens her own life and those of her family
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
390 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Starfire Breeze steams its way north toward the Gulf of Alaska, buffeted by crisp sea winds blowing down from the Arctic. Those on board are seeking peace, relaxation, adventure, escape. But there is no escape in this place of unspoiled natural majesty. Because terror strolls the decks even in the brilliant light of day . . . and death is a conspicuous, unwelcome passenger. Former Seattle policeman J.P. Beaumont-a damaged homicide detective who...
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English
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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
10) Partner in crime
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
2002
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
370 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Sent to Cochise County in Arizona by the Washington State attorney general to investigate the murder of a star witness, J.P. Beaumont teams up with Sheriff Joanna Brady and is surprised to find in her a savvy fellow detective.
Author
Series
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
358 p.
Language
English
Description
Queen of the Night, New York Times bestselling author J.A. Jance brings back the Walker family-introduced in Hour of the Hunter, terrorized in Kiss of the Bees, and last seen in Day of the Dead. A multilayered thriller, gripping and unforgettable-evocatively set in the breathtaking Arizona desert-Queen of the Night is a chilling tale of murder past and present that connects and devastates three separate families.
Author
Series
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
338 p.
Language
English
Description
New York Times bestseller J.A. Jance reunites two of her most popular series characters-Cochise County Sheriff Joanna Brady and Seattle detective J.P. Beaumont-in Fire and Ice, as the separate investigations into grisly homicides in two different states shockingly intertwine. As Jance proved in her previous Beau/Brady pairing, Partner in Crime, when these two join forces, fireworks happen. Fire and Ice is not to be missed.
13) Devil's claw
Author
Series
Publisher
W. Morrow and Co
Pub. Date
2000
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
374 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
The death of her beloved neighbor finds Sheriff Joanna Brady investigating a possible murder right over the picket fence.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
The sheriff of Cochise County, Arizona, widow Joanna Brady becomes caught up in a deadly family tragedy initiated by a pair of star-crossed lovers, while trying to prove herself in the male-dominated world of law enforcement and struggling to cope with echoes of Tombstone's infamous Clanton gang
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Publisher
Avon Books (Mm)
Pub. Date
1997
Edition
Reissue
Language
English
Description
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...