Long Time Gone 0.9

Investigating A Long-unsolved Murder When A Witness Uncovers Blocked Memories, Special Homicide Investigation Team Member J.p. Beaumont Infiltrates A Band Of Powerful Conspirators Who Will Go To Any Lengths To Hide The Truth. J.a. Jance. "New York Times bestselling master J. A. Jance brings back J. P. Beaumont-one of the most enduring and endearing characters in contemporary fiction-in a riveting story about a shocking, long-buried case of murder.... "Long Time Gone" After more than twenty years of distinguished service with the Seattle Police Department, Jonas Piedmont Beaumont is now working for the Washingtion State Attorney's Special Homicide Investigation Team, or, as it's more commonly called, the SHIT squad. But the more things change, the more they stay the same. An eyewitness to a fifty-year-old murder has just come forward, and Beau has been handpicked to lead the investigation. While undergoing hypnotherapy, a middle-aged nun unexpectedly recalls the grisly details of a cold-blooded killing she witnesses when she as five years old. Though fear has kept these memories repressed for half a century, they've now risen to the surface to cast a harsh light on a deadly plot that spans two generations. And Beau's caught in the glare, facing a ruthless band of coconspirators willing to go to any lengths to keep their secrets hidden. But there's more shaking up Beau's world. His former partner, Ron Peters-caught in a bitter child-custody battle-becomes the prime suspect in his ex-wife's vicious murder. A surrogate parent to Ron's three children, Beau must watch helplessly as his friend spirals through an emotional free fall, his life and family torn to pieces. Everywhere he turns, Beau keeps butting heads with an adversary from the Seattle PD with a personal vendetta. And his growing feelings for Melissa Soames-the squad's newest investigator and Beau's unlikely ally-is a distraction that threatens to open painful old wounds and rouse his personal demons. Filled with all of the Jance trademarks-heart stopping suspense, deeply drawn characters, local flavor, intelligence, and humanity-"Long Time Gone" is a crowning achievement in this bestselling author's career.'--BOOK JACKET After more than twenty years of distinguished service with the Seattle Police Department, Jonas Piedmont Beaumont is now working for the Washington State Attorney's Special Homicide Investigation Team or, as it's more commonly called, the SHIT squad. But the more things change, the more they stay the same.An eyewitness to a fifty-year-old murder has just come forward, and Beau has been hand-picked to lead the investigation. While undergoing hypnotherapy, a middle-aged nun unexpectedly recalls the grisly details of a cold-blooded killing she witnessed when she was five years old. Though fear has kept these memories repressed for half a century, they've now risen to the surface to cast a harsh light on a deadly plot that spans two generations. And Beau's caught in the glare, facing a ruthless band of coconspirators willing to go to any lengths to keep their secrets hidden.But there's more shaking up Beau's world. His former partner, Ron Peters — caught in a bitter child-custody battle — becomes the prime suspect in his ex-wife's vicious murder. A surrogate parent to Ron's three children, Beau must watch helplessly as his friend spirals through an emotional free fall, his life and family torn to pieces. Everywhere he turns, Beau keeps butting heads with an adversary from the Seattle PD with a personal vendetta. And his growing feelings for Melissa Soames — the squad's newest investigator and Beau's unlikely ally — is a distraction that threatens to open painful old wounds and rouse his personal demons.Filled with all of the Jance trademarks — heart-stopping suspense, deeply drawn characters, local flavor, intelligence, and humanity — Long Time Gone is a crowning achievement in this bestselling author's career.