Mystery

Nothing to Lose

Nothing to Lose

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  • Create Date：2022-02-23 21:21:52
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：J.A. Jance
  • ISBN：B095KZXQM3
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Reviews

Catherine Pitts ，

Romance， suspense， humor， sadness and healingJ。A。 Jance's "Nothing to Lose" is a riveting story of love， murder， family， evil， and human nature （both good and bad）。 Once I picked it up， I couldn't put it down until I had finished。 Again， she has drawn me into the lives of her characters。 In experiencing all their emotions and feelings， I laughed， cried， loved， and grieved with them。 Again， as in each of her books， I find situations that resonate with my own life experiences。 Having read everythi Romance， suspense， humor， sadness and healingJ。A。 Jance's "Nothing to Lose" is a riveting story of love， murder， family， evil， and human nature （both good and bad）。 Once I picked it up， I couldn't put it down until I had finished。 Again， she has drawn me into the lives of her characters。 In experiencing all their emotions and feelings， I laughed， cried， loved， and grieved with them。 Again， as in each of her books， I find situations that resonate with my own life experiences。 Having read everything Ms。 Jance has written， this is my favorite。Where did the idea for the Twink character and her TravelAll come from？ If you love suspense， being swept away to new places， and feeling all the feels， "Nothing to Lose" is a must read。 I'll be reading it again tomorrow。 。。。more

Vicki ，

“Nothing to Lose，” by J。A。 Jance， William Morrow， 368 pages， Feb。 22， 2022。Years ago， when he was a homicide detective with the Seattle police， J。 P。 Beaumont’s partner， Sue Danielson， was murdered。 Danielson’s ex-husband， Richard， came after her in her home as Jared， Sue’s teenage son， frantically called Beau for help。 As Beau rushed to the scene， he urged Jared to grab his younger brother and flee the house。 They survived。Almost 20 years later， Beaumont is retired from the police department an “Nothing to Lose，” by J。A。 Jance， William Morrow， 368 pages， Feb。 22， 2022。Years ago， when he was a homicide detective with the Seattle police， J。 P。 Beaumont’s partner， Sue Danielson， was murdered。 Danielson’s ex-husband， Richard， came after her in her home as Jared， Sue’s teenage son， frantically called Beau for help。 As Beau rushed to the scene， he urged Jared to grab his younger brother and flee the house。 They survived。Almost 20 years later， Beaumont is retired from the police department and is a private investigator。 His wife， Mel， is police chief of Bellingham， Washington。 Jared reappears in Beau’s life seeking his help once again—his younger brother， Chris， is missing。 Jared is now a priest。 Chris blames Jared for their mother’s death for not calling the police sooner。Beau doesn’t hesitate to take on the case。 Following a lead all the way to the wilds of wintertime Alaska， he encounters a tangled web of family secrets in which a killer with nothing to lose is waiting to take another life。 He hires a driver named Twinkle Winkleman， who plays a pivotal role in the investigation。This is a good， fast-moving story with a twisting plot。 The characters are excellent。 Jance is great at combining mystery and family in her dramas。 While it is the 25th in the series， it can be read as a stand-alone。 J。A。 Jance is also the author of two other series: one featuring Joanna Brady and the other with Ali Reynolds。 I recommend all three series。In accordance with FTC guidelines， the advance reader's edition of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for a review。 。。。more

Kathleen Gray ，

JP Beaumont still has nightmares about the murder of his partner Sue Danielson by her husband who then shot himself。 Now， all these years later， Sue's son Jared， a former cop turned priest， asks for JP's help in finding his brother Chris， who left their grandparents in Ohio for their paternal grandparents in Alaska and then disappeared。 JP's search leads him into a cold case that has tentacles beyond the Danielson brothers。 Most importantly he finds Danitza， who was Chris's teenage love and the JP Beaumont still has nightmares about the murder of his partner Sue Danielson by her husband who then shot himself。 Now， all these years later， Sue's son Jared， a former cop turned priest， asks for JP's help in finding his brother Chris， who left their grandparents in Ohio for their paternal grandparents in Alaska and then disappeared。 JP's search leads him into a cold case that has tentacles beyond the Danielson brothers。 Most importantly he finds Danitza， who was Chris's teenage love and the mother of the son he never saw。 It's her family which provides some of the answers but it's the journey here that will keep you reading。 The Alaska atmospherics are great。 Twink， who drives JP around Alaska is a hoot。 No spoilers from me but know that this is more complex than you might think its going to be and it's definitely a page turner。 I've read all the books in this series and think fans will be pleased。 Don't worry if you haven't read the earlier books- Jance does well at creating suspenseful mysteries that can stand on their own。 Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC。 I really enjoyed this and highly recommend。 。。。more

Lori L （She Treads Softly） ，

Nothing to Lose by J。 A。 Jance is a very highly recommended procedural featuring J。 P。 Beaumont。J。 P。 Beaumont （Beau）， currently a PI， formerly a homicide detective with the Seattle PD， always felt guilty over the murder of his partner， Sue Danielson by her ex-husband， who then killed himself。 Her two sons went to live with her parents in Ohio。 Beau is surprised when her older son， Jared， comes to see him and ask for help in finding his younger brother， Christopher。 Apparently Chris ran away as Nothing to Lose by J。 A。 Jance is a very highly recommended procedural featuring J。 P。 Beaumont。J。 P。 Beaumont （Beau）， currently a PI， formerly a homicide detective with the Seattle PD， always felt guilty over the murder of his partner， Sue Danielson by her ex-husband， who then killed himself。 Her two sons went to live with her parents in Ohio。 Beau is surprised when her older son， Jared， comes to see him and ask for help in finding his younger brother， Christopher。 Apparently Chris ran away as a teen and went to Alaska， where his father's parent's live。 He hasn't been heard from since and his grandmother in Ohio is in ill health and wants to see him again。Beau takes on the case pro bono and heads to Alaska to find Chris。 What he finds is a complicated case involving much more than a missing person。 Beau uses his many law enforcement resources， contacts， and experience to untangle the secrets and find the answers needed。Even though this is a long running series and character， new readers will be able to jump right in and read Nothing to Lose without needing any additional background。 Beau is a fully realized character and Jance includes everything readers need to know about him to easily follow the plot。 He is personable， intelligent and a devoted husband。This is a well written story， a solid PI procedural， and I completely enjoyed it。 There were no outlandish jumps in logic， all the twists or unexpected turns in the novel came logically out of the investigation。 Beau carefully follows clues through interviews and additional information and follows it all to intelligent， plausible conclusions。 Certainly clues indicate the suspect and the motive， so it is not a surprise when you guess the guilty party while reading。 The pleasure is in following the clues and evidence， and gather enough proof for law enforcement to charge the person。 It was really a comfortable pleasure to read Nothing to Lose。 Disclosure: My review copy was courtesy of HarperCollins。http://www。shetreadssoftly。com/2022/0。。。 。。。more

Sandy ，

ordered from library

Sean Bailey ，

it was so good book

Carmen ，

Thank you to Booklist for the ARC and the opportunity to review this title Review to come。

Lora ，

Retired cop J。P。 Beaumont still blames himself for his partner， Sue Danielson's death。 When her son， Jared， asks for Beaumont's help in finding his younger brother， Christopher， who's missing， he readily agrees to go to Homer， Alaska where Christopher was last seen。 After he arrives， Beaumont discovers that Christopher disappeared over ten years ago and that there's a good chance he is no longer alive。 Nothing to Lose recounts Beaumont's investigation to bring closure to Jared and his family。 Retired cop J。P。 Beaumont still blames himself for his partner， Sue Danielson's death。 When her son， Jared， asks for Beaumont's help in finding his younger brother， Christopher， who's missing， he readily agrees to go to Homer， Alaska where Christopher was last seen。 After he arrives， Beaumont discovers that Christopher disappeared over ten years ago and that there's a good chance he is no longer alive。 Nothing to Lose recounts Beaumont's investigation to bring closure to Jared and his family。 。。。more

Stephanie ，

I’ve generally enjoyed J。A。 Jance’s mysteries， although I have always preferred the series featuring J。P。 Beaumont （Seattle-based detective） to those with Joanna Brady or Ali Reynolds （which kind of surprises me， given my usual preference for well-written female protagonists）。 Possibly it’s the fully developed， well-rounded though flawed character of recovered alcoholic Beau and my relating to his struggle — Jance has done an amazing job creating a PERSON。 We know this man！ Anyway， Nothing To Lo I’ve generally enjoyed J。A。 Jance’s mysteries， although I have always preferred the series featuring J。P。 Beaumont （Seattle-based detective） to those with Joanna Brady or Ali Reynolds （which kind of surprises me， given my usual preference for well-written female protagonists）。 Possibly it’s the fully developed， well-rounded though flawed character of recovered alcoholic Beau and my relating to his struggle — Jance has done an amazing job creating a PERSON。 We know this man！ Anyway， Nothing To Lose is the latest of almost two dozen adventures featuring Beaumont。 Beau gets a surprise visit from Jared， one of his late partner Sue Danielson’s grown sons， who asks Beau for help。 Jared wants to find his younger brother Chris， in order to facilitate a reunion with their maternal grandmother in Ohio。 Years before， the two boys went to Alaska where they had relatives after their father failed to murder them。 When Chris disappeared as a semi-rebellious teen， the consensus was that he went back to Ohio…but the two sets of relatives don’t speak， and the Ohio side assumed Chris was still in Alaska。 Beau feels both guilt over his role in the tragedy that took his partner’s life and responsibility to help her sons。 So he’s off to Alaska （in the winter！） where he follows the threads in an attempt to untangle the family mystery and prevent further tragedy。 As usual， Beau relies on his solid relationship with his wife Mel Soames as well as his lengthy list of connections in the law enforcement communities in Washington and Alaska。 This is like comfy flannel pajamas – familiar and nice to get into after long hours dealing with the world。 Four stars， and thanks to William Morrow/Custom House and NetGalley for providing a copy in exchange for this honest review。 。。。more