Long Time Gone | J. A. Jance

Long Time Gone | J. A. Jance | A 30 year local review

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Long Time Gone

	Long Time Gone J. A. Jance Avon, 2006 - 448 pages average customer review:based on 43 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Fifty years ago, when she was five, Sister Mary Katherine witnessed something terrible . . .

A former Seattle policeman now working for the Washington State Attorney's Special Homicide Investigation Team, J.P. Beaumont has been hand-picked to lead the investigation into a half-century-old murder. An eyewitness to the crime, a middle-aged nun, has now recalled grisly, forgotten details while undergoing hypnotherapy.

It's a case as cold as the grave, and it's running headlong into another that's tearing at Beau's heart: the vicious slaying of his former partner's ex-wife. What's worse, his rapidly unraveling friend is the prime suspect.

Caught in the middle of a lethal conspiracy that spans two generations and a killing that hits too close to home -- targeted by a vengeful adversary and tempted by a potential romance that threatens to reawaken his personal demons -- Beaumont may suddenly have more on his plate than he can handle, and far too much to survive.

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Excellent book

I loved this book. I had missed reading about Beau as this was one of my favorite series, so it was nice to see his return. The title is very fitting. An excelllent read!

A 30 year local review

I have spent most of my adult life living in Seattle. J.A Jance is able to bring the smallest details about the city into her novels. Long Time Gone is no different. If your from Seattle and want to feel like your part of the story your will enjoy Long Time Gone.

Investigating with Beau's a Pleasure

The kind of enjoyable mystery/thriller I was looking for. Such books are diversions from heavier reading and busy life. Having done my fix of Harold Adams, I was ready to find a detective to enjoy in Carl Wilcox' stead (no sign of him in nearly seven years), and since Thomas Perry has seemed to abandon Jane Whitefield, I was looking for someone to join James Sallis' thoughtful protagonists. Beau, J.P. Beaumont, retired Seattle P.D. officer now working for the state attorney's office, proves to be that detective. Here, he is involved in two cases. One is the one he's assigned, the murder recalled under hypnosis by a former high school classmate of his turned convent Mother Superior. Fifty years later, the case is very cold until she comes forth. The other case is one in which a good friend and former partner of Beau's, Ron Peters, appears to be the prime suspect in Peters' ex-wife's murder. Conflict of interest prevents Beau from participating in this one, but friendship supersedes direct orders to stay out of it. In both cases, Beau ends up working with fellow investigator Melissa Soames, and the loner Beau re-considers having a partner as a result. They make a good pair. Beau himself is human, with a background that includes his previous employer, two former wives, some bad habits and times, and more. He ends up being a thoughtful, compassionate man doing a tough job with insight and feelings. The combination works in him and helps him with the cases. This is a good read. Beau is especially well fleshed-out, but the other characters are three dimensional, even the teenagers. The plot line is fun, with just the right amount of clues to keep the reader investigating alongside Beau, and a pace that keeps things moving. Ms Jance, I'll be back!

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A long time too long

I've read all of the JP Beaumont books but have missed out for the last six years as I've been busy with having kids. When I came across Long Time Gone and Justice Denied, I snatched them up immediately and read them both in a week. I was not disappointed either. Although as Beau gets older, I have a hard time picturing the handsome strapping man in my head. I still want him to be tall, dark, & handsome. But I guess I'll settle for Tall, salt & peppery, and handsome.

The suspense is powerful and putting the books down is not an option. With my small children, it just means that I stay up to the wee hours of the morning reading Jance's great books!

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