Fire and Ice (Joanna Brady Series #14 / J. P. Beaumont Series #19)

by J. A. Jance, Hillary Huber (Read by), Erik Davies (Read by)

Overview

“In the gripping Fire and Ice, Jance showcases both Beaumont and Brady….The prolific Jance…is in fine form.”

—Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

 

New York Times bestseller J.A. Jance reunites two of her most popular series characters—Cochise County Sheriff Joanna Brady and Seattle detective J.P. Beaumont—in Fire and Ice, as the separate investigations into grisly homicides in two different states shockingly intertwine. As Jance proved in her previous Beau/Brady pairing, Partner in Crime, when these two join forces, fireworks happen. Fire and Ice is not to be missed.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062010957
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	07/27/2010
Series:	Joanna Brady Series , #14
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 5.75(h) x 1.50(d)

About the Author

J. A. Jance is the New York Times bestselling author of the J. P. Beaumont series, the Joanna Brady series, the Ali Reynolds series, and five interrelated thrillers about the Walker family, as well as a volume of poetry. Born in South Dakota and brought up in Bisbee, Arizona, Jance lives with her husband in Seattle, Washington, and Tucson, Arizona.

Hometown:

Bellevue, Washington

Date of Birth:

October 27, 1944

Place of Birth:

Watertown, South Dakota

Education:

B. A., University of Arizona, 1966; M. Ed. in Library Science, University of Arizona, 1970

Website:

http://www.jajance.com/

Editorial Reviews

Beaumont and Brady are back on the trail together! As J. P. Beaumont and his Special Homicide Investigation Team attempt to make sense of a garbled mass murder crime scene, Sheriff Joanna Brady is dealing with what first seems a routine desert hit-and-run homicide. As the two cases converge, Beaumont and Brady are drawn into each other's personal as well as professional orbit.

Two of Jance's most acclaimed characters, Arizona sheriff Joanna Brady and Seattle homicide investigator J. P. Beaumont, are brought together for this intriguing mystery. Beaumont is dealing with his sixth murder victim, the latest in a series of women wrapped in tarps and set on fire. Brady is working on a murder of her own: an ATV park caretaker who was run over several times and left to die. When one of Beaumont's victims ties back to a member of Brady's department, the two law officers are brought together to solve the case and stop the killings. Both Hillary Huber and Erik Davies give fine performances. Davies, in his first-person narration, brings a pleasant gentleness and humor to Beaumont. Hillary Huber gives a more no-nonsense delivery to her Brady and does a deft job differentiating between various characters. A Morrow hardcover (Reviews, June 15). (July)

Publishers Weekly

For readers who have followed Jance’s characters on their separate journeys—Beaumont’s from alcoholism to sobriety and Brady’s into marriage and motherhood—the much-heralded reunion is surely a treat.

Washington Post

Clever story...Fans of both characters will be pleased.

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