A fifty-year-old cold case murder is Washington State
Attorney J. P. "Beau" Beaumont's priority. The murder
was witnessed by a four year old child who has kept it
blocked from her memory. But recent nightmares and
psychoanalysis, including hypnosis, has brought the killing
of a prominent Seattle family member to light. Digging
through old cases, newspaper articles, and interviews
brings Beau and his partner, Melanie Soames, closer, and
actually forces Beau to examine his feelings for her.
Another case is being investigated by the State Attorney's
office, and Beau has been warned to stay away from the
investigation or face harsh repercussions. His former
Seattle Police Department partner, Ron Peters, is accused
of killing his ex-wife in order to avoid a child custody
case. Beau finds it extremely difficult to sit on the
sidelines, especially since Melanie is one of the lead
investigators, and all the evidence is stacking up against
Ron.
I'm ashamed to admit that LONG TIME GONE is my first
adventure with the ultra talented J. A. Jance, but it
definitely won't be my last one. This incredible tale had
me hooked on page one -- when I started falling in love
with
Beau -- and kept me mesmerized until I turned the last page
without coming up for air. Whether it was piecing
together a half-century murder, or helping, peripherally, a
friend out of a very tough spot, Beau did his job with
style and finesse.
LONE TIME GONE is blessed with attractive, intelligent
characters, crisp, sharp dialogue, humor, and a soupcon of
romance. When you add perfect pacing and the magic of Ms.
Jance's narrative to these accolades, you have a five-star
winner.
A former Seattle policeman now working for the Washington
State Attorney's Special Homicide Investigation Team, J.P.
Beaumont has been hand-picked to lead the investigation into
a half-century-old murder. An eyewitness to the crime, a
middle-aged nun, has now recalled grisly, forgotten details
while undergoing hypnotherapy.
It's a case as cold as the grave, and it's running headlong
into another that's tearing at Beau's heart: the vicious
slaying of his former partner's ex-wife. What's worse, his
rapidly unraveling friend is the prime suspect.
Caught in the middle of a lethal conspiracy that spans two
generations and a killing that hits too close to home --
targeted by a vengeful adversary and tempted by a potential
romance that threatens to reawaken his personal demons --
Beaumont may suddenly have more on his plate than he can
handle, and far too much to survive.
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