Dismissed With Prejudice [Audiobook, Unabridged] [Audio Cassette]

J. A. Jance (Author), Connor O'Brien (Narrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 24, 1997

A J.P. Beaumont Mystery Japanese businessman Tadeo Kurobashi had many passions, including computers, poetry, money, and Samurai lore. So his suicide method of choice would naturally be the ancient art of seppuku--what the uninitiated would call 'hara-kiri'. But despite the bloody Samurai sword Kurobashi clutches tightly to his lifeless hand, Seattle detective J.P. Beaumont senses the dead software magnate played a less active role in his own demise. Glaring errors have been made in the time-honored Asian death ritual--which has Beau looking for someone with a less traditional passion...for cold-blooded homicide.

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"One Of the Country's Most Popular Mystery Writers" -- -- Portland Oregonian --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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 three stand-alone thrillers. Born in South Dakota and brought up in Bisbee, Arizona, she lives with her husband in Seattle, Washington, and Tucson, Arizona.

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Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Books on Tape, Inc.; Unabridged edition (September 24, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0736638237
• ISBN-13: 978-0736638234
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,172,723 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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J.A. Jance is the top 10 New York Times bestselling author of the Joanna Brady series; the J. P. Beaumont series; three interrelated thrillers featuring the Walker family; and Edge of Evil, the first in a series featuring Ali Reynolds. Born in South Dakota and brought up in Bisbee, Arizona, Jance lives with her husband in Seattle, Washington, and Tucson, Arizona.

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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Past and present collide in Seattle-area mystery story, April 17, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Dismissed With Prejudice (Mass Market Paperback)

When Tadeo Kurobashi, a respectable Japanese-American businessman, appears in these pages, he is already a corpse. However, the reader gradually learns more about him from the perspective of his loyal friends, sworn enemy, reclusive and mysterious wife, and estranged daughter. Did he commit suicide (hara-kiri) because of impending bankruptcy or was he murdered? Seattle police detective J.P. Beaumont undertakes to find out and to solve intertwining mysteries as well. The story ranges geographically from Seattle to Spokane with a bit of Chicago Mafia mixed in. The past enters in with snippets about occupied Japan after World War II and the detention camps for Japanese-Americans during the war. All-in-all, an engrossing mystery with believable characters. Think I'll try other mysteries by this author and about the J.P. Beaumont character.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Easy reading...a good story., March 29, 2006

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KGANNON "kgannon" (Lake Forest, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dismissed With Prejudice (Mass Market Paperback)

I am a fan of J. A. Jance's Joanne Brady series and was first introduced to Det. Beaumont in Partner's In Crime; however, I first read the majority of the Brady series. Dismissed With Prejudice is only the second book in the Beaumont series that I have read. It was a good, quick and light read. Good beach or airport material as it is easy to put down and come back to.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointment, January 25, 2009

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Potluck Cook (Sacramento CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dismissed With Prejudice (Mass Market Paperback)

I've read many of the books in the J.P. Beaumont series, and while I have enjoyed them all, some more than others, this seemed disjointed to me. It was OK.