Partner in Crime

by J.A. Jance

Book Overview

For the first time, critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling suspense master J.A. Jance brings together her two most beloved creations: Arizona sheriff Joanna Brady and Seattle investigator J.P. Beaumont. The dead woman on a cold slab in the Arizona morgue was a talented artist recently arrived from the West Coast. The Washington State Attorney General's office thinks this investigation is too big for a small-town female law officer to handle,...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380804700
• ISBN13: 9780380804702
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Full of Surprises and Clean Language

This novel kept me guessing, and it explores several problems, both general and personal. One of the things I loved about it is that the characters do not use vulgar language. Not one f-word to assault my senses, and there was only a passing--very passing--reference to the s-word. This book can be enjoyed by anyone who likes a good mystery, and the descriptions of the Arizona landscape are a plus.

read for language practice

I got this to practice my foreign language reading skills. Since I was already familiar with the characters and settings in Arizona and Seattle from reading some of the author's other books in English, I found it helpful. My language skills are not sufficient to comment on the quality of the translation, only that it was interesting and I was able to make it through and follow the story line with minimal help. I would like to see a wider selection of novels available in other languages like this.

My mistake

I love all of J.A.Jance's stories, however when I ordered this I didn't pay enough attention to the fact that it is written in French. I just saw a title I hadn't read before. I donated it to the library and I'm sure that someone will enjoy it.

J. A. Jance did the nearly impossible!

In "Partner In Crime", the author did something almost impossible. She combined the activities of her two great series characters in one believable and intriguing story. Between the characters, their sex, age, marital status and lifestyle are different, their backgrounds about as different as can be, and even her writing style (person) differs between the two series. I delayed reading this book because I feared it would harm my enjoyment of one or both of the series. I WAS WRONG! Although I wasn't crazy about the romantic complication near the end (I didn't like Joanna's jealousy in the previous book either.), I think I could honestly say this is my favorite of all. Thank you, J. A. Jance, for another winner!

Jance does it again

I've been waiting for this book for months, having read all of the previous Joanna Brady and JP Beaumont novels. After going to Jance's local signing I wasted no time digging and in devouring the book.Jance works her magic beautifully, creating a compelling murder mystery while merging her two series into one. It was very interesting that Beaumont was written from a first person point of view while Brady was written in the third person. I thought that the switching back and forth actually added to the novel rather than being a distraction.If I had to have one complaint, I'd have to say tha the main villain's demise is a bit disappointing but that didn't take anything away from an otherwise fabulous novel. If you're a fan of Beaumont or Brady, you'll love this one.