18 books like Long Time Gone

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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, Washington

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, Washington

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, Washington

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, Washington, 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, Washington, Mystery

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, Washington

Fire and Ice J. A. Jance · 2009 · ★ 4.0 · 464p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Seattle investigator J. P. Beaumont is working a series of murders in which six young women have been wrapped in tarps, doused with gasoline, and set on fire. Their charred remains have been scattered around various dump sites, creating a grisly pattern of death across western Washington.At the same time, thousands of miles away in the Arizona desert, Cochise County sheriff Joanna Brady is… Shares: J. P. Beaumont, Beaumont, Seattle, Police

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

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, Police, Thriller

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, Mystery

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

The King of Torts John Grisham · 1999 · ★ 3.7 · 376p · ≈ 12h · Moderate The office of the public defender is not known as a training ground for bright young litigators. Clay Carter has been there too long and, like most of his colleagues, dreams of a better job in a real firm. When he reluctantly takes the case of a young man charged with a random street killing, he assumes it is just another of the many senseless murders that hit D.C. every week. As he digs into… Shares: Washington, Thriller, Mystery

Death at the president's lodging J. I. M. Stewart · 1936 · ★ 3.2 · 232p · ≈ 7h · Challenging Inspector Appleby is called to St Anthony's College, where the President has been murdered in his Lodging. Scandal abounds when it becomes clear that the only people with any motive to murder him are the only people who had the opportunity - because the President's Lodging opens off Orchard Ground, which is locked at night, and only the Fellows of the College have keys. Shares: Police, Thriller, Mystery

Fifty Candles Earl Derr Biggers · 1926 Biggers had always been interested in mystery fiction, but his interest in Hawaii clearly stems from a 1919 vacation in Honolulu. While there, he read a newspaper article on a Chinese detective named Chang Apana. Apana would become the model for Charlie Chan in Biggers' 1925 novel, House Without a Key, and there quickly followed five more Charlie Chan novels. Fifty Candles -- first published in… Shares: Thriller, Mystery

Bones in London Edgar Wallace · 1900 · 184p · ≈ 6h · Challenging The new Managing Director of Schemes Ltd has an elegant London office and a theatrically dressed assistant - however Bones, as he is better known, is bored. Luckily there is a slump in the shipping market and it is not long before Joe and Fred Pole pay Bones a visit. They are totally unprepared for Bones' unnerving style of doing business, unprepared for his unique style of innocent and endearing… Shares: Thriller, Mystery

A Bullet For Cinderella John D. MacDonald · 1955 · 165p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Her veneer was big city ... But one look and you knew that Toni Raselle's instincts were straight out of the river shack she came from. I watched her as she toyed with the man, laughing, her tumbled hair like raw blue-black silk, her brown shoulders bare. Eyes deep-set, a girl with a gypsy look. So this was the girl I had risked my life to find. This was the girl who was going to lead me to a… Shares: Thriller, Mystery

A conspiracy of faith Jussi Adler-Olsen · 2013 · ★ 4.1 · 642p · ≈ 21h · Moderate Detective Carl Mørck has received a bottle that holds an old and decayed message written in blood. It's a cry for help from two young brothers bound in a boathouse by the sea. After floating for years, the bottle sat forgotten, unopened, on a police department windowsill, before the seal was cracked and the gruesome message, written in Danish, was analyzed. Could it be real? Who are these boys,… Shares: Police, Thriller

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