Ring In the Dead, J. A. Jance
Ring In the Dead, J. A. Jance
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Ring In the Dead
A J. P. Beaumont Novella

Author: J. A. Jance

Narrator: J.R. Horne

Unabridged: 1 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 09/10/2013


Synopsis

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.

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 Tiffany on December 28, 2024

I always enjoy a good detective/mystery story. This one was decent and a nice way to pass some time.......more

Goodreads review by Joanne on March 27, 2023

I thoroughly enjoyed this novella. It was a really good insight into JP and his past.......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth on January 05, 2019

I enjoyed this short little story where Beau is visited by the daughter of his first partner, which causes him to revisit and reminisce about an old case. This was my next one in the series to read and when I realized recently that it takes place at New Year's, I knew it would be a perfect book to r......more

Goodreads review by Cheryl on January 01, 2020

J P gets a visit from the daughter of a former partner, one who has blamed him for her father's death all these years. She finds a diary that goes over the old case and the reason that J P wasn't at fault.......more

Goodreads review by Kathy on December 15, 2013

This was a novella on kindle. It is primarily a flashback to his rookie days on Seattle PD. Have read all of this series. Enjoyed them all. I am also reading Second Watch, the newest and it goes hand in glove with Ring in the Dead. Good read.......more