J. A. Jance’s JUSTICE DENIED is a long awaited J.P. Beaumont novel. Judy Jance writes with two voices. As an author who calls both Arizona and Seattle her home, she has written books that are set in the Arizona desert from the point of view of a woman detective.
The books that are set in Seattle are about a flawed male detective named J.P. Beaumont. My husband, friends, and I have always liked the Beaumont series so much better than her writings about a woman sheriff in Bisbee, Arizona.
This latest Beaumont was a little disappointing to me. This is a murder mystery of a death row drug dealer who had turned over a new leaf. Jance also dabbles in into what may be serial murders of sex offenders.
The day I spent with J. P. Beaumont was a day I should have been doing something more worthwhile.
I’d give this book a C+ at best and that’s a shame because I’ve always loved Judy Jance’s books that give a snapshot of life in the Pacific Northwest.
Respectfully Submitted,
Kathy Albers
