Alice B. reviewed on 2/27/2019 + 3563 more book reviews

I just started reading these books by Jance on Detective Beaumont in Seattle. I like her books about Sheriff Joanna Brady, but I'm really enjoying these books about Beaumont. in this book, Beaumont is reminded of his early days as a detective when the daughter of his former partner finds him to give him a journal that his former partner wrote. Beaumont's partner, named Pickles, was significantly older than he, and Pickles suffered a heart attack when confronted by a crime. In the midst of that crime, his gun was used to kill another person...and he is investigated for it. Beaumont comes to his partner's defense, and he finds out what really happens.

I like these flashbacks into Beaumont's previous experiences because they give a lot of input into what makes him the man and detective he is currently. Jance also provides information about Beaumont's personal life, including his first marriage from which he had two children. His first wife did not appreciate all the time he spent being a cop, and detecting.

These are enjoyable light reads...this was a shorter novella, so took hardly any time to get through it.

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