Breach of Duty - (J. P. Beaumont Novel) by J A Jance (Paperback)

About the Book

eau has struggled through a hard life of alcoholism and two failed marriages, but now, just maybe, he's pulled things together. After his return to Seattle, his new partner, Sue Danielson, bombards him with two cases and a number of leads. A 67-year-old woman named Agnes Ferman burned to death in her bed. After $300,000 was discovered in her garage, the police rightly began to suspect murder. At almost the same time, a group of teenagers discovered the long-dead body of a Native American man--possibly connected to recent hate crime. Sue and Beau plunge into both cases while they begin to learn a bit more about each other --

Book Synopsis

For the first time as a premium edition, a reissue of the fourteenth J. P. Beaumont novel by New York Times bestselling author J. A. Jance.

Review Quotes

"A dillusioned, cynical hero in the classic hard-boiled tradition." - Journal-American
"Jance has brought us yet another winner!" - Dallas Morning News
"One of the country's most popular mystery writers." - The Oregonian (Portland)
Praise for J.A. Jance: "Jance delivers a devilish page-turner." - People
"J.A. Jance does not disappoint her fans." - Washington Times
"The two parallel cases provide plenty of action, while keeping a premium on character studies and violence to a minimum. Once again, the compassionate, intelligent Joanna balances a busy home life and a complex job with aplomb. This long-running series consistently entertains." - Publishers Weekly on Missing and Endangered
"Jance, as usual, relates a clean and tightly woven plot distinguished by authentic dialogue, honest emotions and characters readers will care about." - Publishers Weekly on Breach of Duty
"J. A. does an outstanding job of delivering a very emotional book, wrapped up within a mystery that keeps the reader on edge to the very end." - Suspense Magazine on Sins of the Fathers
"[A] mystery with heart . . . readers . . . will savor every word . . . Jance should win new fans with this one." - Publishers Weekly on Sins of the Fathers
"J. A. Jance is one of the best at combining mystery and family dynamics. J. P. Beaumont . . . is a character occasionally afflicted with angst, depression, and guilt, but not so much that he becomes tiresome. Rather, he becomes human, with all the temptations, missteps, failures, and ultimately successes, large and small, that most share." - New York Journal of Books on Sins of the Fathers
"Suspenseful, action-packed." - Dallas Morning News
"Taut . . . entertaining." - Entertainment Weekly
"Credible and entertaining." - Orlando Sentinel