Taking the Fifth

by J. A. Jance

Paperback, 1987

Status

Available

Call number

813.54

Publication

New York: Avon, 1987

Description

Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. HTML: "J.A. Jance does not disappoint." �??Washington Times The Chattanooga Times calls New York Times bestselling author J.A. Jance, "One of the best�??if not the best," and this classic suspense masterwork featuring Seattle investigator J.P. Beaumont emphatically proves the point. In Taking the Fifth, a gruesome and very unusual murder plunges the intrepid Beau into a lethal cinematic nightmare. Michigan's Flint Journal places Jance "in the elite company of Sue Grafton and Patricia Cornwell." Taking the Fifth, now in a Premium Plus edition, is an ideal opportunity for fans of the author's Sheriff Joanna Brady books to discover another side to the incomparable J.A. Jance

User reviews

LibraryThing member tututhefirst

Another well-written episode in the life of J P Beaumont, hard drinking Seattle homicide detective. Good police procedural. I've read others in the series, so this was a fill in. It's interesting to come back and see this earlier offering. Jance has gotten better in later books, and Beau has

certainly grown up. Still a good read with an interesting case.

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LibraryThing member juju2cat

What fun it was to go into the past of J. P, Beaumont. Life doesn't change much; murder, drugs. But OMG no cell phones and using cassette tapes, how funny. This was brought back because it will tie into her newest Beaumont book. I love this series. He's such a great guy but with all the normalcy of

all of us who do embarassing things. Yeah ok he drives a Porsche so he's not quite like us but I love his heart. This was a fast read and a fun time.

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LibraryThing member Maydacat

A body is found with strange puncture wounds on his forehead. Detective Beaumont’s investigation leads him on a merry chase that involves a beautiful woman - no surprise there. Drugs are involved, and it doesn’t take Beau long to realize that someone has been set-up to take the fall for the

murder. Finding the evidence to clear her takes a bit longer. This may not be great literature, but it is a fast read and entertaining. I find the character of Beau’s partner to be quite interesting, and this story leaves me wondering what the future holds for him.

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LibraryThing member debs4jc

Standard hard boiled detective story I read since the author was visiting the library. Gritty, and I liked how the attention to little details and old fashioned research won the day.

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