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Title: Until Proven Guilty by J.A. Jance ISBN: 0-380-89638-9 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: July, 2002 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.2 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A good beginning to a great series
Comment: If you have ever read and enjoyed any of the books from the J.P. Beaumont series you really need to read this one. A 5-year-old is murdered and Beau investigates the strange cult in which she and her mother live, immediately becoming suspicious of the self-absorbed cult leader. Another part of the plot deals with his relationship with Anne Corley, a beautiful woman who enters his life and changes it forever. Anne Corley is mentioned in almost every succeeding book, so to understand how Beau got his Porsche and lives a lifestyle which differs from most everyday detectives, it is necessary to read this one.
Rating: 3
Summary: Looking forward to the next one
Comment: This is a promising first outing from J.A. Jance, published in 1985. Very promising. I liked the introduction to the characters and the set up that will allow readers to hopefully bond with J.P. Beaumont and Detective Ron Peters as they learn to work together as newly partnered Homicide detectives. There was some fun dialog and situations and the slow elevator provides for several amusing incidents. Occasionally I would start to suspect whodunit (just like Beaumont) and then my suspicions would be allayed (just like Beaumont). That was pretty nicely done. Surprisingly, to me the ending was quite a satisfying wrap even though many a book with a similar ending has left me very disgruntled.
Midway through, I was concerned. A lot of focus was placed on Beau's whirlwind romantic relationship. If characters in a book can be said to have chemistry it would NOT be these two, although they did become more believable in the end. There was a fairly lengthy section where I was rather disengaged, wedding showers, shopping, setting up house, suspicion, and "Isn't there a guy named Beau in on of those mid-day soaps called 'Days of our Lives'?". I began to loose faith. Then a so-so grand finale and, surprise surprise, a thorough and believable enough wrap up to make me almost forget the tedium.
I remember being reluctant when I started Sanford's 'Prey' series and I have been COMPLETELY won over there. If we can build up from this one, Jance may develop another fan.
Rating: 4
Summary: Great Start to a Series
Comment: This is the first book of this author that I have read. I intend to read them all, hopefully in order!
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Title: Injustice for All: A J.P. Beaumont Mystery by J.A. Jance ISBN: 0380896419 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 May, 1986 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Trial by Fury: A Mystery by J.A. Jance ISBN: 0380751380 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 December, 1986 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Taking the Fifth by J.A. Jance ISBN: 0380751399 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 June, 1987 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Improbable Cause by J.A. Jance ISBN: 0380754126 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 February, 1988 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: A More Perfect Union by J.A. Jance ISBN: 0380754134 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 November, 1988 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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