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Praise for J.A. Jance:
• ‘J.A. Jance does not disappoint her fans’ Washington Times
• ‘Taut … entertaining’
• ‘Jance beautifully evokes the deserts and towns of her beloved Southwest as well as the strong individuals who live there’ Publishers Weekly
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New York Times bestselling author J.A. Jance brings her two best-loved series characters together as Beaumont and Brady investigate a pair of cases that cross state lines
Seattle investigator J.P. Beaumont is working a series of murders in which six young women have been wrapped in tarps, doused with gasoline and set on fire. Their charred remains have been scattered around various dump sites, creating a grisly pattern of death across western Washington.
At the same time, thousands of miles away in the Arizona desert, Cochise County sheriff Joanna Brady is looking into a homicide in which the elderly caretaker of an ATV park was run over and left to die. All the man has left behind is his dog, who is the improbable witness to some kind of turf warfare – or something more sinister.
But, here, as the threads of their two seemingly seperate cases wind together, Beaumont and Brady must put aside echoes of their shared past as they are once again drawn into an orbit of deception. Except this time it’s not just their own lives that are in danger but those of the people closest to them as well.
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I've been following the Joanna Brady series from the beginning and really enjoying them. Jance has a wonderful sense of place so you know where the characters are going and what it's like in their communities. The Beaumont series is quite different - written in the first person for one thing - and Jance gets round the problem in her joint Beaumont/Brady novels by shifting the perspective periodically. I was dismayed in the first of the crossover titles when the two characters shared a post-battle moment of attraction. It didn't gel for me and would have spoiled the very good relationships they have been given in their solo books. I'm glad the auhtor decided not to take it any further.
As always a good read, and the subject of young immigrant women being preyed upon is very pertinent to our times.
As always a good read, and the subject of young immigrant women being preyed upon is very pertinent to our times.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Once again I read one of J A Jances' Sheriff Brady novels. They always jog along nicely, but are becoming a tad predictable. They also seem to be getting shorter so you get a lot less bang for your buck. Despite the story jumping around it still was a fairly easy read (It took me about two hours to read it all) and will of course be looking forward to the next one, but I hope the next one goes a bit deeper into the charactors because this one was a tad 'rushed' for my liking.
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Reviewing: "Fire And Ice" by J. A. Jance
28 Sep 2009
Format:Hardcover
For J. P. Beaumont of the Washington State Attorney General's Special Homicide Investigation Team, the latest body might be the break in the case they have needed. Up until now the charred remains of several young Hispanic women have been missing their teeth making identification impossible. The latest body found in the melting snow near Ellensburg matches the other cases except for the fact that this body has her teeth. The fact that she still has them gives J. P. Beaumont and the team a way of identifying her and working the case.
Sheriff Joanna Brady of Cochise County, Arizona has a puzzling case of her own at a local all terrain vehicle campground. The caretaker is dead in what at first appears to have been an accident, but was actually murder. With his dog as the only witness and nearly worthless surveillance equipment, the case isn't going to go any where fast. That is until J. P. Beaumont comes back to Cochise County pursing leads in his case, the DEA gets involved, and human nature in the form of vengeance rears its ugly head, among other things.
Shifting in viewpoint between J. P. Beaumont, Joanna Brady, and others, the novel works its way to a satisfying conclusion. While that works, what doesn't work so well for the reader is the fact that frequently the povs of Sheriff Brady and Investigator Beaumont are placed together in the same chapter with little used to mark the differences between them. Gone are the days found in the early Beaumont books of his very own distinctive style. As the read makes clear, these days the main style or voice is with the Brady character with Beaumont coming across more and more like Brady.
Despite the quibble, overall the read is a good one. J. A. Jance seems to be following the herd of highly successful authors who have forced two of their signature characters together in the same novel. Ostensibly, it is a marketing ploy that is used to introduce readers to characters they nay not have read before. The results are often mixed from a reader perspective but in this case it seems to have worked fairly well.
Kevin R. Tipple (copyright) 2009
Sheriff Joanna Brady of Cochise County, Arizona has a puzzling case of her own at a local all terrain vehicle campground. The caretaker is dead in what at first appears to have been an accident, but was actually murder. With his dog as the only witness and nearly worthless surveillance equipment, the case isn't going to go any where fast. That is until J. P. Beaumont comes back to Cochise County pursing leads in his case, the DEA gets involved, and human nature in the form of vengeance rears its ugly head, among other things.
Shifting in viewpoint between J. P. Beaumont, Joanna Brady, and others, the novel works its way to a satisfying conclusion. While that works, what doesn't work so well for the reader is the fact that frequently the povs of Sheriff Brady and Investigator Beaumont are placed together in the same chapter with little used to mark the differences between them. Gone are the days found in the early Beaumont books of his very own distinctive style. As the read makes clear, these days the main style or voice is with the Brady character with Beaumont coming across more and more like Brady.
Despite the quibble, overall the read is a good one. J. A. Jance seems to be following the herd of highly successful authors who have forced two of their signature characters together in the same novel. Ostensibly, it is a marketing ploy that is used to introduce readers to characters they nay not have read before. The results are often mixed from a reader perspective but in this case it seems to have worked fairly well.
Kevin R. Tipple (copyright) 2009
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Is There A Missing Chapter?
27 Dec 2009
Format:Hardcover
I've read a number of Jance's J.P. Beaumant and Joanna Brady novels. The author writes a very readable, compelling story that never feels strained or contrived. This book shares those qualities and I read, eagerly awaiting a final resolution of the main and secondary stories. The elder abuse investigation at Caring Friends was, unfortunately, left hanging. Was the owner put on trial? Prosecuted? Was the home shut down? Did the doctor who listed patients cause of death as "sepsis" despite ample evidence of abuse confronted? We never learn. To add insult, the reader who has invested hours and 300 plus pages finds the main story's conclusion hanging as well. Did the feds manage to take down the Mexican Cervantes Cartel? Did J.P. Beaumont and Jamie Carbajal's visit to Miguel Rios' home and their lame excuse for being there blow the feds case? The story ends short of an answer.
Her books are very readable, as is this one, but I felt cheated by the ending .. or its lack. The final chapter seems to be missing.
Her books are very readable, as is this one, but I felt cheated by the ending .. or its lack. The final chapter seems to be missing.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Lacks the Fire of Previous Titles
31 Aug 2009
Format:Hardcover
FIRE AND ICE by J.A. Jance lacks the fire and tension of her previous novel that brings together her two main protagonists, J.P. "Beau" Beaumont and Joanna Brady. They two actually meet late in the novel and then for only a few moments at a funeral. All the little bits of guilt for an almost relationship are tired and worn out.
This is true of J.P., he just doesn't make the grade in tension and obsessive dedication to his work, that drew readers to endure his long bout with alcoholism. Joanna lacks for fire of her hair and isn't even allowed to finish a poker game at which she excels. The new medical examiner in Cochise County is a very bad joke that the reading public doesn't deserve. Dump him somewhere in the back county and forget him.
Maybe next time the sparks and tension will be back on track for this excellent author; her fans are still loyal.
Nash Black, author of Indie finalists WRITING AS A SMALL BUSINESS and HAINTS.
This is true of J.P., he just doesn't make the grade in tension and obsessive dedication to his work, that drew readers to endure his long bout with alcoholism. Joanna lacks for fire of her hair and isn't even allowed to finish a poker game at which she excels. The new medical examiner in Cochise County is a very bad joke that the reading public doesn't deserve. Dump him somewhere in the back county and forget him.
Maybe next time the sparks and tension will be back on track for this excellent author; her fans are still loyal.
Nash Black, author of Indie finalists WRITING AS A SMALL BUSINESS and HAINTS.
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