Taking the Fifth

4.0 avg 241 votes

About this book

Top ten New York Times bestselling author J.A. Jance brings another stunning novel of passion, violence, and dreams turned deadly, featuring Seattle Homicide Detective J.P. Beaumont.There are many bizarre and terrible ways to die. Seattle Homicide Detective J.P. Beaumont thought he had seen them all - until he saw this body, its wounds, and the murder weapon: an elegant woman’s shoe, its stiletto heel gruesomely caked with blood. The evidence is shocking and unsettling, even for a man who prowls the shadows for a living, for it suggests that savagery is not the exclusive domain of the predatory male. And the scent of a stylish killer is pulling Beaumont into a world of drugs, corruption, and murder to view close-up a cinematic dream at its most nightmarish…and lethal.

4.0 ★★★★☆ average of 3 sources · 241 votes
Open Library 4.0 1
1★2★3★4★5★
Apple Books 4.0 241
Hardcover 3.8 5

Reader Profile

Enjoyment80Difficulty60Influence23Popularity44Classic39

4.0/5 · 241 readers · 315 pages · ≈ 5 h 50 m · Moderate

How long does it take to read Taking the Fifth?

About ≈ 5 h 50 m — 315 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mTaking the Fifth~5 h 50 m

How many pages is Taking the Fifth?

315 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320Taking the Fifth315

What genre is Taking the Fifth?

It sits on the Mystery, Fiction shelves.

Is Taking the Fifth in the public domain?

No — it is still under copyright.

Where does Taking the Fifth take place?

It is set in Seattle (Wash.), Seattle, Washington (State).

Who wrote Taking the Fifth?

J. A. Jance.

Setting Seattle (Wash.)SeattleWashington (State)
Taking the Fifth ★ 4.0 · 3 sources Check price →