18 books like Fire and Ice

What to read after Fire and Ice — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Partner in Crime J. A. Jance · 2002 · ★ 4.5 · 377p · ≈ 12h · Moderate E-book exclusives: Afterword: "Roots of Mystery: Sodium Azide and Learning to Believe the Unbelievable" by J.A. Jance. Special environmental report: "It Will Kill Practically Anything": Do you drive a 1994 or newer car? If so, you're sitting just inches away from a deadly poison.Sheriff Joanna Brady and Seattle cop J.P. Beaumont, working together for the first time, must solve a murder that… Shares: J. P. Beaumont, Beaumont, Sheriffs, Arizona

Long Time Gone J. A. Jance · 2005 · ★ 4.5 · 386p · ≈ 12h · Moderate 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 called, 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… Shares: J. P. Beaumont, Beaumont, Seattle, Police

Taking the Fifth J. A. Jance · 1987 · ★ 4.0 · 315p · ≈ 10h · Moderate 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… Shares: J. P. Beaumont, Beaumont, Seattle, Police

Minor in Possession J. A. Jance · 1990 · ★ 4.5 · 362p · ≈ 12h · Moderate A gripping story of buried truths, deceit, andsudden, brutal death from the New York Timesbestselling author of Long Time Gone.All manner of sinners and sufferers come to the rehab ranch in Arizona when they hit rock bottom. For Seattle detective J.P. Beaumont, there is a deeper level of Hell here: being forced to room with teenage drug dealer Joey Rothman. An all-around punk, Joey deserves… Shares: J. P. Beaumont, Beaumont, Seattle, Police

Improbable Cause J. A. Jance · 1988 · ★ 4.0 · 219p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Perhaps it was fitting justice: a dentist who enjoyed inflicting pain was murdered in his own chair. The question is not who wanted Dr. Frederick Nielsen dead, but rather who of the many finally reached the breaking point. The sordid details of this case, with its shocking revelations of violence, cruelty, and horrific sexual abuse, would be tough for any investigator to stomach. But for Seattle… Shares: J. P. Beaumont, Beaumont, Seattle, Police

Breach of Duty J. A. Jance · 1999 · ★ 4.5 · 372p · ≈ 12h · Moderate New York Times bestselling author J.A. Jance presents another extraordinary adventure featuring hard-bitten homicide detective J.P. Beaumont, in the series that earned Jance the American Mystery Award. Shares: Beaumont, Seattle, Police

Failure to Appear J. A. Jance · 1993 · ★ 4.5 · 376p · ≈ 12h · Moderate A shattering tale of tragedy and horror from top ten New York Times bestselling author J.A. Jance.A desperate father's search for his runaway daughter has led him to the last place he ever expected to find her: backstage at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. But the murders in this dazzling world of make-believe are no longer mere stagecraft, and the blood is all too real. The hunt for his child… Shares: J. P. Beaumont, Beaumont, Seattle, Police

Injustice for All J. A. Jance · 1988 · ★ 4.5 · 376p · ≈ 12h · Moderate A gripping tale of bloodlust and terror from the New York Times bestselling author of Exit WoundsIt was a scene from a "slasher flick" -- a beautiful woman's terrified screams piercing the air, a dead body sprawled at her feet, blood staining the pristine sands of a Washington beach. But the blood is real, and the victim won't be rising when a director yells, "Cut!" In one horrific instant, a… Shares: Beaumont, Seattle

Proof of life J. A. Jance · 2017 · ★ 4.2 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate "Before he retired, J. P. Beaumont had looked forward to having his days all to himself. But too much free time doesn't suit a man used to brushing close to danger. When his longtime nemesis, retired Seattle crime reporter Maxwell Cole, dies in whats officially deemed to be an accidental fire, Beau is astonished to be dragged into the investigation at the request of none other than the deceased… Shares: Beaumont, Seattle, Police, Thriller

Dance of the bones J. A. Jance · 2015 · ★ 4.0 · 355p · ≈ 11h · Moderate "J. P. Beaumont and Brandon Walker, two of New York Times bestselling author J.A. Jance's most acclaimed series characters, join forces for the first time in one of the most suspenseful works of her career. Prospector Amos Warren and Big Bad John Lassiter, his young protege were as close as father and son until a violent argument tore them apart. The next day, Amos disappeared, never to be seen… Shares: Beaumont, Seattle, Police, Thriller

Chasing the Devil David Reichert · 2004 · ★ 3.2 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate The riveting personal account of one sheriffs epic hunt for America's most heinous serial killer. For eight years, Sheriff David Reichert devoted days and nights to capturing the Green River Killer--the most notorious serial killer in American history. He was the first detective on the case in 1982 and doggedly pursued it as the body count climbed to 49 and it became the most infamous unsolved… Shares: Sheriffs, Serial murders, Police

Tombstone courage J. A. Jance · 1994 · ★ 4.5 · 307p · ≈ 10h · Moderate With grit, courage and dogged determination, Joanne challenged the status quo -- and won. Now, as newly elected Sheriff of Cochise County, Arizona, she must battle the prejudice and hostility of a mistrustful, male-dominated police force -- and solve a grisly double homicide that threatens to tear the sleepy desert community to pieces. For the two bodies baking in the harsh Southwestern sun are… Shares: Arizona, Police, Thriller

Listening Woman Tony Hillerman · 1978 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate The blind shaman called Listening Woman speaks of witches and restless spirits, of supernatural evil unleashed. But Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn of the Navajo Tribal Police is sure the monster who savagely slaughtered an old man and a teenage girl was human. The solution to a horrific crime is buried somewhere in a dead man's secrets and in the shocking events of a hundred years past. To ignore the… Shares: Arizona, Police

Day of the Dead J. A. Jance · 2004 · ★ 4.4 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate E-Book Extra: More about J.A. Jance's Thrillers and More about J.A. JanceFor more than thirty years, the case has remained stone cold -- the brutal murder of a local Papago girl, her butchered body found stuffed into a large cooler that was left on the side of Highway 86. No one ever paid for the horrific crime... except, that is, the victim's loved ones, who suffer to this day.Brandon Walker,… Shares: Arizona, Police, Thriller

The Ghostway Tony Hillerman · 1984 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Old Joseph Joe sees it all. Two strangers spill blood at the Shiprock Wash-O-Mat. One dies. The other drives off into the dry lands of the Big Reservation, but not before he shows the old Navajo a photo of the man he seeks. This is all Tribal Policeman Jim Chee needs to set him off on an odyssey that moves from a trapped ghost in an Indian hogan to the seedy underbelly of L.A. to an ancient… Shares: Arizona, Police

Resurrection Men Double Sided A2 Poster Ian Rankin · 2001 · ★ 4.0 · 440p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Sent to a rehabilitation school after a serious mistake, Inspector John Rebus discovers that among his fellow "resurrection men" are a group of classmates plotting a drug heist and joins forces with his protTgT, Detective Sergeant Siobhan Clarke to investigate ties to an art dealer's murder, a crime that could lead to scandal and danger at the highest level of law enforcement. 50,000 first… Shares: Police, Thriller

My sister's grave Robert Dugoni · 2014 · ★ 4.1 · 410p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Seattle police officer Tracy Crosswhite lost her sister Sarah over 20 years ago, and she has never forgiven herself. With no corpse discovered, there was still enough evidence to convict the man thought responsible for Sarah's disappearance. Now a body has been found and Tracy learns the remains are of her sister. Tracy has had her doubts about the guilt of the man behind bars, and she's… Shares: Seattle, Police, Thriller

Aftermath Peter Robinson · 2001 · ★ 4.1 · 464p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Number 35 The Hill is a house in an ordinary street, owned by an apparently ordinary young couple. When constables Janet Taylorand Dennis Morrisey are sent to the house following a report ofa disturbance, they stumble upon a truly horrific scene. Shares: Serial murders, Police, Thriller

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