Stand Down - A J.P. Beaumont Novella

An e-original novella from New York Times bestselling author J. A. Jance. Life has shifted for J. P. Beaumont. After a tragic accident that devastated--and ultimately disbanded--his Special Homicide Investigation Team, he accepts that he has left homicide detection behind at this point, but he has a lot of unanticipated free time on his hands. He's keeping busy with renovations on the new house that he and his wife, Mel Soames, the newly appointed chief of police in Bellingham, Washington, have bought. But new fixtures and paint palettes can occupy only so much of Beau's daily life, and Mel is encouraging him to return to where he is needed: investigating crimes. In the meantime, she is struggling to gain control of her new situation, cast into a department where some are welcoming--and some are not. It's been a few months, and the tension in the police department is rising, but Beau realizes Mel has to tackle things in her own way, so he refrains from advising. But when Beau shows up one afternoon to survey the construction at their new house and finds Mel's car there but no sign of her, his investigative instincts kick in. Suddenly he's back in the game--except this time, his heart is on the line as well as his professional dignity.

Product details

• Authors: J A Jance, J. A. Jance, Judith A. Jance
• Publisher: William Morrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.07.2015
• EAN: 9780062418494
• ISBN: 978-0-06-241849-4
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 106 mm x 171 mm x 6 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; Short Stories, Anthologies: general, Fiction: general and literary, Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction, Crime and mystery: police procedural, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: cosy mystery, FICTION: Thrillers / Historical, FICTION: Thrillers / Suspense, FICTION: Thrillers / Crime, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Historical, FICTION: Crime, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / International Crime & Mystery, FICTION: Short Stories (single author), FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Cozy / General, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Hard-Boiled, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Traditional, FICTION: Anthologies (multiple authors)