Improbable Cause

3.5 Stars for Improbable Cause: J. P. Beaumont, Book 5 (audiobook) by J. A. Jance read by Gene Engene. A dentist was found murdered in his office and J. P. Beaumont is on the case. It’s kind of a complicated situation, there was a fight before the murder and it seems like several people were involve......more

I absolutely LOVE all the J.A. Jance novels. But realize that part of the reason for my enthusiasm is that I lived in Seattle during the seventies and really identify with the places in which she sets here story. My advice to a prospective reader is to print out a list of her novels featuring J. P.......more

Number 5 in the Beaumont series is my favorite so far, and I think it is because it is closing the gap of time and feels less dated and old-fashioned than earlier books. I am hopeful that when I pick up book 6 that trend will continue. Improbably Cause is a book full of crazy characters, with even cr......more

The more I read about JP the more I fall in love with him. In this novel Beaumont is investigating the murder of a dentist. The characters in this novel are so well written and so crazy that it just works. At times I found myself laughing out loud even though we were in the middle of a murder invest......more

Another good installment in the J.P. Beaumont series. This one had some really funny characters - especially the LOLs (little old ladies). I'm not entirely sure about the dynamic between J.P. and his partner, Big Al... Al had very little overall involvement in the case - he went home with sore feet......more