Long Time Gone, J. A. Jance
Long Time Gone, J. A. Jance
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Long Time Gone

Author: J. A. Jance

Narrator: Tim Jerome

Unabridged: 5 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 07/26/2005


Synopsis

New York Times bestselling master J. A. Jance brings back J. P. Beaumont -- one of the most enduring and endearing characters in contemporary fiction -- in a riveting story about a shocking, long-buried case of murder ...After more than twenty years of distinguished service with the Seattle Police Department, Jonas Piedmont Beaumont is now working for the Washington State Attorney's Special Homicide Investigation Team or, as it's more commonly referred, the SHIT squad. But the more things change, the more they stay the same.An eyewitness to a fifty-year-old murder has just come forward, and Beau has been hand-picked to lead the investigation. While undergoing hypnotherapy, a middle-aged nun unexpectedly recalls the grisly details of a cold-blooded killing she witnessed when she was five years old. Though fear has kept these memories repressed for half a century, they've now risen to the surface to cast a harsh light on a deadly plot that spans two generations. And Beau's caught in the glare, facing a ruthless band of coconspirators willing to go to any lengths to keep their secrets hidden.Filled with all of the Jance trademarks -- heart-stopping suspense, deeply drawn characters, local flavor, intelligence, and humanity -- Long Time Gone is a crowning achievement in this bestselling author's career.Performed by Tim Jerome

About J. A. Jance

Sometimes it is through necessity that the best experiences are born. Such is the career of author J. A. Jance, who after many years of wanting to become a writer, found her way to that end. However, it took a lot if sacrifice and detours before she finally became the writer she always wanted to be.

Upon being denied admittance into a creative writing class by a professor who thought women belonged at home or in teaching, she gave up and married a young man who aspired to be another Faulkner or Hemingway. The only similarities to those writers was his love for alcohol. He became a severe alcoholic and proclaimed to his wife, whom he knew wanted a writing career, that he would be the only writer in that family. She grew weary of his addiction, and divorced him just two years before he died at a very young age. Jance had been writing when he was away or asleep, but she now had to find a way to support her children as a single mother. She spent her days selling insurance and her nights writing......many times writing all night. After the disappointment of not having her first book published, her agent advised her that she might be best at writing fiction. She followed that advice, and has written 22 Detective Beaumont books, 17 Joanna Brady books, and 10 Ali Reynolds books. There were also four thrillers added to the body of work.

Jance says that one of the best parts of writing is hearing from fans that her books have helped many as they were going through illness, or were sitting with a loved one who was going through difficult times. She says........"it gratified me to know that by immersing themselves in my stories, people are able to set their own lives aside and live and walk in someone else's shoes. Jance feels that she is doing the best job that she can at the best job in the world.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Marti on June 03, 2014

Sometimes series sort of run out of gas but then other times, the series just keeps getting better. This has been the case with the J.P. Beaumont detective series. As far as I'm concerned, Long Time Gone has been one of the best if not the very best of the series so far. Beau has finally retired fro......more

Goodreads review by Joanne on March 27, 2023

I have been waiting for this series to take a nose dive - as yet it has not happened. This book was fantastic. Beau is now working with The Special Homicide Investigation Team or the SHIT squad if you prefer. Beau is tasked with looking into a cold case now that an eye witness has come forward. The......more

Goodreads review by Barb on February 19, 2016

I got bored with it and didn't finish - mostly because another book I had on hold came through from a "hold" and I wanted to read that.......more

Goodreads review by Nancy on October 04, 2017

This was so good I stayed up later than usual to finish it. I love the way she carried two separate plots through the whole book. Each was a substantial story and made the book exciting. Beau is assigned to a cold case, a murder witnessed by a young girl who is now a Mother Superior in a local conve......more

Goodreads review by Cheryl on January 30, 2020

A nun is having nightmares and after therapy she remembers seeing a murder as a small child. It is a case that was never solved and JP gets involved. At the same time his former partner is accused of murdering his ex-wife, plus his partner’s daughter has a boyfriend who isn’t any good. The author do......more