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Sins of the Fathers
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Seattle investigator J. P. Beaumont is drawn into an intriguing, and shockingly personal, case in this superb tale of suspense from New York Times bestselling author J. A. Jance.
Former Seattle homicide cop, J. P. Beaumont, is learning to enjoy the new realities of retirementdoing morning crossword puzzles by a roaring fireplace; playing frisbee with his new dog; having ...more
Former Seattle homicide cop, J. P. Beaumont, is learning to enjoy the new realities of retirementdoing morning crossword puzzles by a roaring fireplace; playing frisbee with his new dog; having ...more
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I have read quite a few of the Beaumont series over the years. Every time I read one, I think I should go back and read them all in order, but other books keep getting in the way. I always enjoy J. A. Jance’s writing and her storytelling skills.
The book is well written. The plot twists and turns. Jance inserts some humor in the story. J. P. Beaumont is now retired from the police force and is working as a licensed private investigator. His wife, Mel, is the Chief of Police of Bellingham. In this ...more
The book is well written. The plot twists and turns. Jance inserts some humor in the story. J. P. Beaumont is now retired from the police force and is working as a licensed private investigator. His wife, Mel, is the Chief of Police of Bellingham. In this ...more
Readers of the J.P. Beaumont detective series have watched him evolve from being an alcoholic to becoming a ‘dry’ 72-year-old retiree happily married to Mel, Chief of Police of Bellingham. Fans of the series will get reacquainted with many of the recurring characters. J.P. is his self-deprecating best while providing local color of the Seattle metropolitan area and recounting the antics of his and Mel’s ninety-pound Irish Wolfhound, Lucy.
This 24th offering starts with a missing person’s case. An ...more
This 24th offering starts with a missing person’s case. An ...more
I won this book on Goodreads. JP is retired from the police force and working as a PI. An old friend comes to his house with his premature granddaughter asking for help in finding the mother, his daughter. JP agrees to help and after seeing a picture of his friend's daughter that looks just like his daughter he is sure she is really his child from a one night stand. Interesting story of how he finds the daughter, her boyfriends killer and uncovering a terrible family.
I totally enjoyed this book. I admit to being surprised since it was the first I’d read in this well-established series. My assumption was that I’d be somewhat lost, but I underestimated the enormous skill of J.A. JANCE who managed to weave a short and comprehensive summary of Beaumont ‘s past adventures and personal experiences into the narrative.
This worked as a very engaging stand-alone with an intricate and fascinating plot. It totally held my interest and. I intend to read a lot more of ...more
This worked as a very engaging stand-alone with an intricate and fascinating plot. It totally held my interest and. I intend to read a lot more of ...more
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4.5 hearts
I read all the series by JA Jance and they are such a comfortable, pleasant read. Well, they are all mysteries where there is often murder and some horrible things happen to people. But I love the style and the characters, who are so familiar to me.
Sins of the Fathers is the 24th book in the JP Beaumont series . Beau ...more
Review copy was received from Publisher. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
4.5 hearts
I read all the series by JA Jance and they are such a comfortable, pleasant read. Well, they are all mysteries where there is often murder and some horrible things happen to people. But I love the style and the characters, who are so familiar to me.
Sins of the Fathers is the 24th book in the JP Beaumont series . Beau ...more
Love this author. Her characters come to life and seem to be real people. JP Beaumont has still “got it”. I keep thinking it’s about time to retire this character and then she puts out another great story!! Awesome read! Haven’t enjoyed a book this much in a while!
I am a J.A. Jance fan # 36 for me. My favorites have been Joanna Brady and Ali Reynolds, I was never big on JP’s stories but I liked this one more than I thought I would.
Boy, oh boy, Beau’s life just keeps getting more convoluted and interesting. This is a terrific chapter in his life.
I love this series and I adore this author. One of the things I like about J. A. Jance is that she has allowed Beaumont's character to grow. I have read every single book in the Series and every time I see that a new book is out I can't wait to read. In this latest book, Beau is 72 years old and he behaves in an age appropriate manner. He is not leaping tall buildings or running all over like a crazy man. Throughout the years, Ms Jance has shown us a character who with all of his "warts" has
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J.P. Beaumont, working as a private investigator, finds himself involved in a convoluted case when Alan Dale arrives on his doorstep with his infant granddaughter. The baby’s mother left the hospital and disappeared; Dale wants to find her so he can legally take custody of the child. J.P. sets out to find the baby’s missing mother, but when the case takes an unexpected turn, he finds himself involved in fraud and murder.
In this, the twenty-fourth outing for J.P. Beaumont, readers will find the ...more
In this, the twenty-fourth outing for J.P. Beaumont, readers will find the ...more
The J.P. Beaumont series is my favorite one Jance writes, so I'm happy she's picked it up again. This book seems to have jumped a little bit forward in time from the previous one, but Beau still has Lucy (formerly known as Rambo), the Irish wolfhound he kept after she saved him from being shot in Proof of Life. Lucy is mostly healed from her wounds and is living with Beau and Mel in Bellingham. Alan Dale, an acquaintance from one of Beau's old homicide cases arrives on the doorstep and asks for
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This book was written by one of my favorite authors. Her characters are always interestingly developed and usually set in fairly complex surroundings. That said, the pace at which this one's plot unfolded was pretty far fetched. Why is it that the richer a character is the fewer the obstacles and the less reality a story has? I'm sad that this newest book read so like Stuart Woods novel - entertaining but not very believable, despite a great premise.
Beau and his wife have always been believable. ...more
Beau and his wife have always been believable. ...more
Nov 02, 2019
Gloria ~ mzglorybe
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A strong 4 star rating
What a pleasure to visit with JP Beaumont again. My hubby and I are Jance fans and look forward to each of her releases in the series she writes. We have to admit that although we like Sheriff Brady of Bisbee AZ, and Ali Reynolds of the Phoenix area, both of which we are very familiar with, JP is our favorite character. His series takes place in the Seattle/Bellingham area of Washington. We were looking forward to the pleasure of his company once again and were not ...more
What a pleasure to visit with JP Beaumont again. My hubby and I are Jance fans and look forward to each of her releases in the series she writes. We have to admit that although we like Sheriff Brady of Bisbee AZ, and Ali Reynolds of the Phoenix area, both of which we are very familiar with, JP is our favorite character. His series takes place in the Seattle/Bellingham area of Washington. We were looking forward to the pleasure of his company once again and were not ...more
4.75 Stars
This is the 24th book in the J.P. Beaumont series by J.A. Jance. And I have to say that I was so impressed by this book. It is the twenty-fourth book in a series and it is still written as if the character is fresh and new. That says something about the talent of the author.
I have not read a book by this author before and if I had, it would have been a long time ago.
I felt such a kinship with J.P. Beaumont… like he was a long lost relative that I just clicked with. I just clicked with ...more
This is the 24th book in the J.P. Beaumont series by J.A. Jance. And I have to say that I was so impressed by this book. It is the twenty-fourth book in a series and it is still written as if the character is fresh and new. That says something about the talent of the author.
I have not read a book by this author before and if I had, it would have been a long time ago.
I felt such a kinship with J.P. Beaumont… like he was a long lost relative that I just clicked with. I just clicked with ...more
This is a J. P.Beaumont novel. Alan Dale, a man from the past shows up on J. P.’s doorstep with a baby in tow asking for help. Alans daughter, the baby’s Mother, walked out of the hospital after giving birth and disappeared, she has been into drugs and living on the street. Alan has temporary custody of his Grandaughter but he can’t go home to Texas until he gets a signature relinquishing custody from the baby’s parents. He wants J. P to help him. The trail leads to unexpected revelations.
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It's been two years since the last J.P. Beaumont novel. It's good to have him back. He's still struggling with retirement, his drinking, and with time on his hands, he welcomes the opportunity to put his newly acquired P.I. licence to use. He soon finds that the baby's young mother is not the only one he's looking for. Seems the father is also missing. Beaumont always did a top-notch job of investigating and leaving no stone unturned when he was with the police department and he does no less of
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Former Seattle homicide detective J.P. Beaumont is retired and hanging out his private investigator's shingle just to stay occupied. A blast from 30 years past shows up at his door -- Alan Dale, a friend from long ago needs Beau's help with his 6 week old granddaughter. Alan's daughter Naomi abandoned the newborn at the hospital and Alan needs Beau to find her so she can sign over parental rights.
This story is a traditional missing person's case with a murder or two tucked away inside. Part of ...more
This story is a traditional missing person's case with a murder or two tucked away inside. Part of ...more
Love all the JA Jance series and I've started a bit late on the JP Beaumont, but now I'm catching up...Jumped a little ahead on this one due to being a library guy and my reading is always based on availability...We pick up the story with Beau and Mel living both in Bellingham and Seattle and Beau a PI...An acquaintance from one of Beau's old homicide cases arrives on the doorstep and asks for help in locating his missing daughter. She is a street person and ran off after giving birth, leaving
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Sep 09, 2019
Abibliofob
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It's not every day you get to be a father at 72 but that is what happens to private investigator J.P. Beaumont. It starts out as a missing person but it soon evolving into cheating people out of their inheritance and finally murder. After a couple of books that was quite slow J.A. Jance is once again showing how good a writer she is. This is a great and somewhat different series that I really recommend.
Mystery writer J.A. Jance just gets better and better. And her character, J.P. Beaumont, retired detective, just gets better and better! In Jance's latest, SINS OF THE FATHERS, Beaumont's enjoyment of his retired life is interrupted by the arrival of an old acquaintance, Alan Dale, a widower who by a quirk of fate has taken charge of his granddaughter after Dale's daughter, a drug addict, has turned the newborn baby over to foster care. Along with Dale's arrival and Beaumont's attempt to help
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I've read the J.P. Beaumont series since the beginning and while not serious literature, they have always been an enjoyable read. The author has a good plot but her many rants about the "poisonous political correctness" (complete with a few racial slurs) and her incessant complaining about Seattle traffic, was offensive and tiresome. She also throws in pages of Seattle history that reads like she it was taken verbatim from a middle school textbook. At first it was interesting but eventually
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J.A. Jance has been a favorite a favorite of mine for a long time. J.P. Beaumont is retired but gets pulled into an investigation when an old acquaintance shows up on his doorstep with a brand new baby in his arms. Beaumont is forced to face the consequences of a mostly forgotten alcoholic evening many years earlier.
i loved this new Beaumont book. He's now living in Bellingham and is a PI. This is a case that ends up involving him!
i loved the characters and the storyline.
i loved the characters and the storyline.
Beau and family. Includes LUCY the Wolfhound
While we don’t care at all for the author’s “modern” Ali Reynolds series, we’re devoted fans of her other works: the Walker Family, Sheriff Joanna Brady, and, our favorite, the JP Beaumont sets. Reminiscent of Jance’s novel “Second Watch”, this latest, “Sins of the Fathers” (the set now numbering an even two dozen), seemed so emotional and so well-crafted that the crimes, while cleverly posed, were mostly overshadowed by family matters and interpersonal relationships.
Now 72, the mostly retired ...more
Now 72, the mostly retired ...more
The latest in the Beaumont series is well-done!
Read half of the book and gave up. I've read every single book JA Jance has written in the JP Beaumont series and got fed up with the little "history" lessons and remembrances that seem to bog down the story line. I'm sure 99.9% of her readers disagree with me . . .
Oct 11, 2019
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This book also could have been titled, “Patience & Acceptance”. Indeed, these are the qualities Beau has come to learn, thanks to one older and wiser person he connects with in the course of his P.I. investigation. I do not want to be a spoiler, so I will say no more about the well-crafted story. It is a most read for men and women, especially anyone who has had to deal in any way with addiction and/or homelessness. This story is set in and around Seattle, but could be in Anytown, USA. Oh,
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24th book in the series, so for that alone, I gave it an extra star. There was a great story in here, but way too many descriptions of commuting in the car & Seattle's traffic. I mean A LOT of very descriptive passages of how bad the traffic is and how hard it is to find a parking space in downtown Seattle. I loved the author's description of what addiction does to a person & a family. Did NOT like all the references to "poisonous political correctness". Instead of "political
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Judith Ann Jance is the top 10 New York Times bestselling author of the Joanna Brady series; the J. P. Beaumont series; three interrelated thrillers featuring the Walker family; and Edge of Evil, the first in a series featuring Ali Reynolds. Born in South Dakota and brought up in Bisbee, Arizona, Jance lives with her husband in Seattle, Washington, and Tucson, Arizona.
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