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Lying in Wait: A J.P. Beaumont Mystery (Hardcover)

by Judith A. Jance (Author) "I didn't get much sleep that night ..." (more)

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Hardcover: 303 pages
Publisher: William Morrow & Co; 1st edition edition (October 1994)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0688020135
ISBN-13: 978-0688020132
Product Dimensions: 23.9 x 16.5 x 2.8 cm
Shipping Weight: 590 g

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This is item 12 in The J.P. Beaumont Series.

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Seattle police detective J.P. Beaumont meets his past in this gripping fourth adventure (after Failure to Appear). Called to the scene of a boat fire, Beau discovers Gunter Gebhardt burned to death and handcuffed to a table, his fingers and toes severed and placed in a pan atop his chest. Berthed nearby is Beau's former schoolmate, Al Torvoldsen, who still carries a torch for Gebhardt's widow, Else, another schoolmate. Before Beau and his new partner, Sue Danielson, can jump to conclusions, however, Gunter's girlfriend is found in her smoldering house, her fingers and toes also chopped off. The only lead Beau and Sue have is the report of a man who fled after being hit by a car near the docks at the time of the boat fire. While trying to locate the injured man, the detectives delve into Else's burned-out marriage, learn about Gunter's devotion to Nazism and meet the Gebharts' alienated daughter, Kari, who links the murder of her father to a German death camp from which a shipment of gold disappeared. Beau and Sue probe Else's high school romance, the missing accident victim and the Nazi connection before they come up with the killer in this red hot, fast-paced story. Author tour.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Seattle's most famous homicide cop has a go at another murder case in Jance's new addition to her acclaimed series.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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4.0 out of 5 stars J.P. IS ON THE CASE, Aug 16 2000

By	Kenri A. Mugleston (Orange, Texas United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lying In Wait Mm (Mass Market Paperback)

J.A. Jance is back in form with this J.P. Beaumont gem. There is a new partner to work with, grisly murders to solve, nazi war criminals and helicopter chases. What more could you want?

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not the best Jance book, Jul 19 2000

By	Karen Potts (Lake Jackson, Texas) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Lying In Wait Mm (Mass Market Paperback)

J.A. Jance is a prolific and reliable author, but this book is not up to her usual standards. The murders in this book are brutal and both follow the same m.o. A person is burned to death and each finger and toe are severed. J.P. Beaumont and his new partner, Sue Danielson, do enough investigating to make a connection with a Nazi past and some missing gold from a German death camp. Perhaps in an effort to infuse something more exotic into this series, Ms. Jance sacrifices some of the basics of good writing. There are indeed, many unanswered questions at the end. I began to wonder if I had drifted off somewhere in the reading process! We do catch the usual glimpses of the attractive environs of Seattle and J.P. Beaumont is more human and more attractive as a recovering alcoholic rather than a man who reaches for a McNaughton's every time the going gets tough.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Ripped off!, Mar 22 2000

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Usually books in the J.P. Beaumont series written by J.A. Janceare thoughtful, well-planned, and exciting. Lying in Wait is a hugedisappointment! How did she ever throw that ending together? So many unanswered questions. The whole ending was one big unanswered question. For example: 1) Where has Nazi Hans Gebhardt been for 30 years? Why did it take 30 years for this plot to happen? How did he connect up with Denise Whitney; what was their relationship? Did he actually kill his own son and why? None of this is ever explained and this is involving only one of the characters! 2) Who was the bigamist? What is that whole thing about? It was alluded to and never explained. 3) What happened to the gold? Did the Jewish Nazi hunters really steal it back or was it still in Gunther's house? It was all left up in the air. So unsatisfying for the reader. 4)Why were the other Nazis tortured and killed? Should we assume Hans did that or was it Erika or who? And why did it even happen - all because of the gold? More unanswered questions. I hope Jance never writes anything this ambiguous ever again!

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3.0 out of 5 stars Lying in Wait
As a recent JA Jance fan, I have read all but her latest 'Breach of Duty". This was my least favorite. Read more

Published on Jan 30 2000 by Tina Fox

3.0 out of 5 stars not bad, but...
This book suffers from the lack of a good editor. There were two illogical rough spots in the book that should have been caught before going to print. Sorry, Ms. Jance.

Published on Oct 4 1999