One of the best dectective mysteries!

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	• Until Proven Guilty J.A. Jance Avon, 1985 - 352 pages average customer review:based on 18 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Predictable but not terrible

Well, finally, that's over. Not because it sucked, but that it was inevitable. The first JP Beaumont mystery was not a mystery at all. The reader simply waits for the inevitable. It's not bad in the prospect of making the city (eg. Spenser:Boston, etc) a main component of the story. Unfortunately, it's all rather obvious. I liked it, but saw the ending coming from pages in the double digits. However, being a novel, it runs into the triple digits. The protagonist, JP Beaumont, is well-realized and worth following. The rest, which I won't comment on in deference to new readers, is obvious to the point of distraction. But read on I did and will. It's the first in a long-running and well-loved series wherein the city is as much a character as the guy who actually solves the case. I love Seattle and it probably had a lot to do with why I forgave much in this book. In my eyes, the reader could solve the case with no assistance from the detective. But after all is said and done, the reader is rewarded with engaging characters, situations, and most of all, settings, for a good time for the reader. You won't be surprised, but you may like it.

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One of the best dectective mysteries!

I loved this book and I highly recommend this series, especially if you live in Seattle, WA or have visited the state of Washington. J.A. Jance keeps you turning the pages to see what happens next and I read the first 3 books in the J.P. Beaumont series which are in (Sentenced to die) in 10 days. Loved it.

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Slow Start

I've always been glad I didn't met J.P. Beaumont in the beginning. When I find an author I enjoy I make a point to collect their previous works and read them. If I had encountered the first entry of this series I would have missed some great stories later on.
It is tough work setting up new characters while leaving something to be added later, but "Until Proven Guilty" was shallow with expected routines.
If you are new to the series, start in the middle, then read the beginning, you'll become a fan.
Nash Black, author of "Sins of the Fathers" and "Travelers."

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Great beginning to a terrific series

I love this Seattle-based series - Until Proven Guilty is the first. Read them in order! Well written and engaging. If you like these books, try Jance's other series set in Arizona starring Joanna Brady.

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The little girl was only five, much too young to die -- a lost treasure who should have been cherished, not murdered.She could have been J.P. Beaumont's kid, and the determined Seattle homicide detective won't rest until her killer pays dearly. But the hunt is leading Beaumont into a murky world of religious fanaticism, and toward a beautiful, perilous obsession all his own. And suddenly Beau himself is a target -- because faith can be dangerous...and love can kill.

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