Betrayal of Trust by J.A. Jance @WmMorrowBks #bookreview #novel

Betrayal of Trust 
by J.A. Jance 
(a J.P. Beaumont Novel)
(Wm. Morrow 2011)

It is always fascinating to me to see how skilled writers are able to combine current events with clever plot twists and realistic characters to produce enjoyable reading experience.

When you were in high school do you remember being bullied? Or have your children experienced such victimization? Or were you or your children on the other side of it, bullying others?

Have you ever considered why rich and privileged young people would dream up drug, sex, or other dangerous escapades? Perhaps even murdering a young girl needing money to finance her own dreams?

All of these elements are included in Betrayal of Trust, together with many others. J.P. Beaumont is an experienced criminal investigator teamed with his wife Mel as leaders in the State of Washington Attorney General’s Special Homicide Investigation Team (S.H.I.T.).

J.A. Nance is a wonderful story teller. I read this one in a short period of time because it was interesting, not too heavy and certainly not too light. It was bright not dark like many in this genre, with the denouement surprising and not obvious as is also unfortunately way too common.

The mystery was fun. The interaction of J.P. and Mel offers rich fabric to weave  additional intrigue. 

The story is told in the 1st person from the standpoint of J.P. The author is a woman writing in the voice of a male police officer. I found this engaging. While J.P. feels a bit feminine, it was an enjoyable change from the machoism so common in this genre.

You will enjoy Betrayal of Trust for sure. I look forward to more in the series.

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Cym Lowell

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