Judith A. Jance
62) Desert heat
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Joanna Brady dedicates herself to finding out the truth when her husband Andy, a Cochise County police officer, is shot in what is passed off by the police brass as a suicide attempt, and then implicated in a drug smuggling operation.
63) A last goodbye
Author
Series
Ali Reynolds mysteries volume 9.5
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Ali Reynolds is finally getting married to longtime love B. Simpson. They wanted a simple Christmas Eve wedding, but nothing is ever simple around Ali. Even as Ali's friends - Leland Brooks, Sister Anselm. and more - descend on Vegas, the bride-to-be finds herself juggling last-minute wedding plans and a mystery in the form of a stray miniature dachshund. Ali's grandson rescues the little dog when she's tossed out of a car on the Strip, but Ali's...
64) Still dead
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperAudio
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Since the disbanding of the Special Homicide Investigation Team, J.P. Beaumont's biggest concern is pondering whether he and his wife, Mel, should finally get a dog. But one voicemail from his old friend Ralph Ames is about to change that. Through Ralph, Beau has become involved in an organization called The Last Chance, which enlists a number of retired homicide investigators to tackle long-unsolved cold cases. The one that has just landed on Beau's...
Author
Series
Ali Reynolds mysteries volume 10.5
Publisher
Audioworks, is an imprint of Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Legos that are being tracked by B. Simpson's security firm to reduce black market sales-and Ali Reynolds is just the woman to get to the bottom of the crime. She has the tech and the intel to follow the money (or, in this case, the Legos), which makes her a valuable asset to Joanna's team. Soon these two strong women realize that they're not just sharing a case, they're kindred spirits-which is paramount, because the killer they're up against is anything...
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"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 about it makes his flesh crawl. Because small errors in the ritual suggest something darker: a killer...
67) Sentenced to die
Author
Series
J.P. Beaumont mystery volume 1
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Now for the first time in one captivating volume, here are the first three mysteries featuring J. A. Jance's most popular and enduring character, Seattle homicide detective Jonas Piedmont Beaumont. It's a trio of tales steeped in the atmosphere of the Pacific Northwest that is sure to remind everyone that Jance is a master of modern suspense fiction. In Until Proven Guilty Beaumont finds himself investigating the murder of a five-year-old girl. But...
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Detective and mystery stories. A mystery featuring J.P. Beaumont, hard-drinking detective. When he checks into an alcohol and drug rehabilitation center in rural Arizona, the bad-tempered Beaumont is paired with an annoying roommate, Joey Rothman, who sneaks out after curfew to deal drugs and seduce girls. After spying his own visiting teenaged daughter smooching with Joey, Beaumont waits up for him with fists bared, joined by the irate father of...
69) Payment in kind
Author
Series
J.P. Beaumont novel volume 9
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
When the body of Pete Kelsey's adulterous wife is found in a broom closet entwined with the corpse of her lover, detective J. P. Beaumont believes Kelsey's plea of innocence but has a hunch that the wronged husband is hiding something else.
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
It was a scene from a "slasher flick"--A beautiful woman's terrified screams piercing the air, a dead body sprawled at her feet, blood staining the pristine sands of a Washington beach. But the blood is real, and the victim won't be rising when a director yells, "Cut!" In one horrific instant, a homicide detective's well-earned holiday has become a waking nightmare.
73) Improbable cause
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
The murder of a spouse-abusing dentist who enjoyed inflicting pain has detective J.P. Beaumont looking not for a motive, but for the one person who was finally pushed past the point of endurance.
74) Trial by fury
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
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....
75) MatchUp
Language
English
Description
In this incredible follow-up to the New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller FaceOff, twenty-two of the world's most popular thriller writers come together for an unforgettable anthology. MatchUp takes the never-before-seen bestseller pairings of Face Off and adds a delicious new twist: gender. Eleven of the world's best female thriller writers from Diana Gabaldon to Charlene Harris are paired with eleven of the world's best male thriller writers,...