Ring In the Dead: A J. P. Beaumont Novella
Written by J. A. Jance
Narrated by J.R. Horne
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About this audiobook
J. P. Beaumont may be an old homicide hand now, but back when he was a rookie working with his first partner, Milton Gurkey—a.k.a. Pickles—things took a turn for the worse . . .
One day, at the end of Beaumont and Pickles's shift, a stop at the Doghouse restaurant quickly turns deadly. Not feeling well, Pickles steps out into the parking lot for a breath of fresh air and stumbles into a crime in progress. Suffering from a heart attack, he is found unconscious, with a dead woman on the ground nearby and the murder weapon in his hand.
With Pickles under investigation from Internal Affairs, it's up to the new kid on the block, J. P. Beaumont, and his friends on the force to find out the truth.
J. A. Jance
J. A. Jance is the New York Times bestselling author of the J. P. Beaumont series, the Joanna Brady series, the Ali Reynolds series, six thrillers about the Walker Family, and one volume of poetry. Born in South Dakota and brought up in Bisbee, Arizona, she lives with her husband in Seattle, Washington.
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Reviews for Ring In the Dead
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This novella takes readers back to when Beau was a rookie. Told mostly through the writings of Beau’s first partner, readers get to see how Beau unofficially handled a case when his partner is wrongly accused of murder. It’s a quick read, but still very well done and quite gripping.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Dated. Boring. Implausible. Could not finish. Disappointed. Blah, blah, blah
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Short story from early days as a detective and his partner pickles
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A novella means a quick and easy read! Read it in one evening. In this one JP Beaumont ("Beau"), no longer a police detective, recalls an old case from his rookie days when his partner "Pickles" stumbled into a crime in progress, while simultaneously suffering a heart attack. A woman ends up dead, with Pickles is unconscious, holding his gun, which is also the murder weapon. Although warned by Internal Affairs to stay away from the investigation, rookie Beau and his cop friends solve the case. (Beau always solves the case!) Typical Jance fare, interesting characters, set in Seattle's neighborhoods.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5(mystery/Crime Fiction, Police Detective, Novella, Epilogue) This was a Kindle novella that I received free as part of a promotion for Vance’s work. It’s also available in paperback.The protagonist, J.P. Beaumont, is retired from policing when some papers belonging to his deceased ex-partner surface and raise perplexing questions. J.P. reminisces about a particular case with said partner and does some current sleuthing to find the answers.I thought the whole package—J. P., the mystery, the writing—quite classy. This is my first Vance and it did the job it was intended to do: I’m starting at the beginning of this series of 21 books and if the first couple live up to the promise displayed in the novella, I will happily read the series through, and meet up with J.P. in retirement again.Read this if: you’ve never read Vance’s Beaumont series and want the perfect intro; or if you’ve read the series through and mourned when J.P. hung up his gun – here’s a tidbit more for you. 4 stars
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Jance in a minor key. A little J P Beaumont motet but definitely in tune with the time and character.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Something different for you this morning, an e-book novella. If you follow my reviews, you know I'm a big fan of J. A. Jance. I especially enjoy her series featuring Sheriff Joanna Brady set in Arizona, and another featuring J. P. Beaumont set in Seattle. Jance has a home in each of these areas.J. P. Beaumont was a Seattle cop and alcoholic who finally went to A.A. to sober up. Along the way he inherited a zillion dollars and lives with his wife Mel in the penthouse of a luxurious highrise. In this novella Beaumont is taken back in memory to the beginning when he first made detective. His first partner was called Pickles because his last name was Gurkey and that reminded everyone of gherkin. Now Beaumont gets a call from Pickles' daughter saying she wants to bring him something. She and her mother had always blamed Beaumont for her father's death, but in going through the house after her mother died she found something her father had typed about his partnership with Beaumont. Now his daughter understands, and she gives the typed sheets to Beau.I loved this story and I was struck by how easily Jance slips from one character to another, writing first as Beaumont, then as Pickles. Both ring so true. The story is funny as the two get used to each other, and sad too. We discover Beau as a rookie detective and Pickles as the cynical old-timer afraid the department is planning to send him into retirement so he takes out his frustration on his new partner. The crime and the criminals are also believable.Ring in the Dead is a short read, but then there is a sneaky little trick afterward - a look at the beginning of the next full-length hardcover J. P. Beaumont called Second Watch. Now of course I can't wait until that one comes out.Highly recommended e-bookSource: William Morrow Imprint, Harper Collins