Lying in wait : a J.P. Beaumont novel

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Title:

Lying in wait : a J.P. Beaumont novel

Author:

Jance, Judith A, author.

Series:

J.P. Beaumont ;

Series Number:

Summary:

"An electrifying story of vengeance and the sins of a nightmarish past featuring Seattle detective J.P. Beaumont. The sky above Puget Sound blazes orange, as a burning fishing boat fills the air with acrid smoke...and the sickening odor of charred flesh. The terrible death of a Seattle fisherman has raised more questions than answers, opening a Pandora’s Box of evil that was kept tightly closed for more than half a century. Now a dark cloud is descending over the dead man’s frightened widow, and she must turn for help to an old friend, Detective J.P. Beaumont, the one man who can free her from a web of murderous greed and oppressive terror. But the secrets that hold Else Didricksen prisoner are about to ensnare Beaumont as well...in ways he never dreamed possible." -- Amazon.com.

General Note:

Series numeration from www.goodreads.com.

Originally published: New York : William Morrow, 1994.

Includes author's note.

Physical Description:

385 pages ; 19 cm.

Genre:

Detective and mystery fiction.

Subject Term:

Beaumont, J. P. (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.

Police -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Seattle (Wash.) -- Fiction.

Publisher:

Harper,

Publication Date:

2012

1994

ISBN:

9780062086402

Publication Information:

New York : Harper, 2012.

Call Number:

JANCE

Holds: Copies:

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Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
33607003509661	Adult Fiction	JANCE J.A.	Searching... Unknown	Searching... Unavailable

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Summary

An electrifying story of vengeance and the sins of a nightmarish past featuring Seattle detective J.P. Beaumont.

The sky above Puget Sound blazes orange, as a burning fishing boat fills the air with acrid smoke . . . and the sickening odor of charred flesh. The terrible death of a Seattle fisherman has raised more questions than answers, opening a Pandora's Box of evil that was kept tightly closed for more than half a century. Now a dark cloud is descending over the dead man's frightened widow, and she must turn for help to an old friend, Detective J.P. Beaumont, the one man who can free her from a web of murderous greed and oppressive terror. But the secrets that hold Else Didricksen prisoner are about to ensnare Beaumont as well . . . in ways he never dreamed possible.

Author Notes

Judith Ann (J. A.) Jance was born in Watertown, South Dakota on October 27, 1944. She received a degree in English and secondary education in 1966 and a M. Ed. in library science in 1970 from the University of Arizona. Before becoming an author, she taught high school English, worked as a school librarian on a Native American reservation, and sold insurance.

She is the author of many popular mystery series including the J. P. Beaumont Mystery series, Joanna Brady Mystery series, and the Ali Reynolds series. She won the American Mystery Award for Without Due Process in 1992 and for Failure to Appear in 1993. Both of these titles are books in the J. P. Beaumont Mystery series. In 2014, her fiction book, A Last Goodbye, made the New York Times bestseller list.

Random Acts, a title in A Joanna Brady and Ali Reynolds Novella Series, made the New York Times bestseller list in 2016.

(Bowker Author Biography)