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Taking the Fifth (A J. P. Beaumont mystery) (Hardcover)

by J.A. Jance (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd (Mar 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0727859447
  • ISBN-13: 978-0727859440
  • Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 14.3 x 2.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,271,622 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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A bloodstained stiletto heel might seem an unlikely instrument of death but when it's found near an equally bloodstained and very dead man it gives Seattle Homicide Detective J.P. Beaumont the lead he needs and an unnerving feeling that there's more to come.

About the Author

J.A. Jance is the author of two bestselling series: the J.P. Beaumont Mysteries and the Joanna Brady Mysteries.

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5.0 out of 5 stars "Something's wrong and I can't tell what it is", 18 Aug 2007
By Sebastian Fernandez (Tampa, Florida United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Taking the Fifth (J. P. Beaumont Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)
J.P. Beaumont is one of the most likable and intriguing characters in the mystery genre. He is a divorced detective who has a daughter in college and enough money that he does not need to work, but he enjoys his job. J.P. is the proud owner of a long list of failures with women, not all of which were his fault. It starts with his divorce, and then follows with women with which he gets involved and who end up either dead or on the guilty side of a crime. Whenever I start a new book in this series I ask myself: will it be different this time?

This time around, the case involves a dead man by the tracks and a woman's shoe near the body with blood on its stiletto heel. This is complemented by another dead man, apparently from natural causes, in the house of the first victim. J.P. gets the case and he immediately suspects foul play in the case of the second body. And the discovery of a pack of cocaine in the victim's pillow adds timber to the fire. From then on, the plot starts moving full speed and there are plenty of twists and turns along the way to keep our interest at a maximum level.

All of the usual players are present in this story. We have the femme fatale, the annoying Maxwell Cole, who hates Beau's guts, and a new partner. Beau's new sidekick is Big Al Lindstrom, but we will soon see his old partner, Peters, help from the hospital. Peters is there due to a broken vertebrae, and after a period of depression he decides to start "living" again and pulls a "Lincoln Rhyme".

J.A. Jance has done it again. She delivers another novel that moves at a fast pace and that keeps us guessing as to what is really going on until the last few pages. The author shows how good she is at varying her style, and the contrast between this series and the one featuring Joanna Brady could not be clearer. She does a fantastic job in both series though.

I recommend this book to everyone that loves a good mystery, but I just want to give you a word of advice. Do not start this novel close to the end of your day, or you will find yourself reading well into the night. There is no letting go; trust me, I learned this from experience!
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