Bubblegum mystery. Trial by Fury, is the third in the J. P. Beaumont mystery series based in Seattle. Like a lot of mystery stories, this one depends on some huge coincidences. I dislike that. But overall, it’s cheap easy fun reading. Neither great nor awful.
The general plot this time is that Beaumont and his partner Peters are put on the case of a black man whose body is discovered in a trash bin near Seattle Center after the state basketball championships. He’s a coach of the Mercer Island basketball team, now a perennial basketball powerhouse. I don’t remember if it was in 1986 when this was published. Cause of death is hanging. Turns out he screwed one of the cheerleaders and the father has vowed to kill him. Or was it the pregnant wife after she received an incriminating photo.
Title: Trial by fury
Author: J. A. Jance (Judith A. Jance)
Series: J. P. Beaumont, book 3
Imprint / publisher: Avon / HarperCollins
Format: Mass market paperback
Length: 376 p.
ISBN-10: 0-380-75138-0
