Lying In Wait

This series just keeps getting better and better. J.P and his new partner are investigating a particularly gruesome murder on a fishing boat. What follows is a twisted tale I loved. J.P Beaumont has come along since the first book and he might just be my new favorite detective.......more

This one will give you chills. It’s now available in a variety of formats and while it was written more than ten years ago, it holds up extremely well. I don't think Jance has written a better book; here she's at the height of her narrative powers. Expertly blending family and personal relations wit......more

As a whodunnit, Lying in Wait fails. Having the ultimate perpetrator(s) come from the planet Krypton would have been as believable as the actual outcome which I will not reveal. I also did not care for the gratuitous torture and violence. The story does advance J.P.'s story arc as he gets a new fem......more

Another good store. A fisherman is found dead and while looking into it JP and his partner, Sue, find out about lies that have been hiding for years. I did get a little confused at the end but very interesting information about a Nazi prison camp.......more

I’m reading this series in order, it seems like as the books progress, Jance spends too much time focusing on personal aspects and neglects tying up loose ends of the case itself. Of course there’s nothing wrong with the development of Beaumont from loner alcoholic to maturity. But I don’t recall an......more