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Minor in Possession By J.A. Jance ( Avon )
Release Date: 1990-04-01
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An extended stay in an Arizona alcohol rehab ranch is not J.P. Beaumont's idea of a carefree vacation, especially with a teenage drug dealer as a roommate. It only gets worse when the punk is shot dead with Beaumont's own .38. Someone is trying to frame him for the murder of Joey Rothman, but that's not the end of Beau's problems. Because if he doesn't find the killer before the killer finds him, the recovering Seattle detective faces a fate far more unpleasant than cold turkey: either a long stretch in the State cooler. . .or an even longer one beneath the cold, cold ground.
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 Recovery or Prision ( iblack19 )
J.P. Beaumont is a series that deserves close attention from the beginning. The character grows on you like the city of Seattle, which I've never seen. For this one J.P. flees the west coast to dry out from alcoholism in dry Arizona.
For his stay Arizona is anything but dry. A plush spa with a punk drug dealer for a roomie isn't the best cure, but when the kid ends up dead from J.P.'s own gun the story takes off in flying style.
Enjoy MINOR IN POSSESSION, I think it is the best so far in a fine series.
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 Classic Jance ( mmcnair1 )
I love this series...when does something else come out?
My husband is from Seattle, so reading one of these books is like taking a little trip to downtown and hanging out like we used to do.
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A Good J.P. Beaumont Mystery, But Don't Make It Your First ( mikesell@casco.net )
Minor in Possession opens with Seattle homicide detective Beaumont drying out in an Arizona rehab clinic. Despite non-stop rainshowers and a rising river, Beau is still a fish out of water, trying to cope with a soon-to-deceased roommate, hostile clinic staff, and visiting family members dredging up his unfortunate past. It'd be enough to drive a person to drink, except of course that's the reason he's in rehab to begin with.
Following his roommate's demise and an attempt on his own life, Beau finds himself on both sides of the investigation and travelling around the state in an ever-increasing number of rental cars. The action is fast, and so are some of the women he meets. The ending is a bit overly sentimental, but getting there is certainly fun.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. My only caveat is don't let this be the first J.P. Beaumont mystery you read. If you're not familiar with the Seattle detective's history - his lifestyle or marriage to Anne Corley, for instance - read Until Proven Guilty or the more recent Partner in Crime before reading this novel. References to Corley and things like Beau's Porsche are dropped in unaccompanied by much context, which is unusual for Jance. Unless you know what she's talking about, you'll be as much a fish out of water as her detective is at times while tackling this mystery.
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I love JP Beaumont! ( mrscdwhite )
As with all the other tales of Beau, we are taken on another thrill ride not knowing were we will come out, or in what shape.
Start with JP first Book so you understand him.
Then read all his stories in succession.....that's one read you will not be disappointed in.
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J.P. Beaumont in the desert ( mpotts@computron.net )
This book offers quite a change of scenery for fans of the J.P. Beaumont series. The Washington born-and-bred policeman ends up in a rehab center which is a real contrast to his usual surroundings in the Pacific Northwest. His discoveries of things such as snakes and flash floods offer comic relief from the investigation into the death of his teen-aged roommate. In this book we also catch glimpses of his ex-wife and children, and he seems a bit more human as he goes through the rehab process. If you like Beaumont, you'll probably like this book.
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