Books like Sentenced to Die by J. A. Jance

Seattle detective J. P. Beaumont tackles the mysterious murder of an ex‑convict, uncovering a conspiracy that reaches high into law enforcement and threatens his own life.

In scorching Cochise County, Sheriff Joanna Brady must track a ruthless serial killer while juggling a dangerous reelection campaign and personal turmoil.

Second Watch follows J. P. Beaumont as vivid dreams from Vietnam reawaken forgotten memories and thrust him into a baffling mystery while he recovers from knee replacement surgery.

A single volume of Michael Connelly’s first three debut novels introduces LAPD homicide detective Harry Bosch as he tackles a Vietnam veteran’s murder, a drug‑murder conspiracy, and the twisted Dollmaker case.

In Seattle, Homicide Detective J.P. Beaumont wrestles with a tragic fall that reveals a murderous conspiracy within a powerful steel union.

A desperate father stalks his runaway daughter to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, where murders blur the line between stage and reality. Former Seattle homicide detective J.P. Beaumont must uncover the killer before the final curtain falls.

Two New York detectives find themselves tangled up in the kidnapping of a father and his driver, adding to the complexity of their investigation and putting their own lives at risk.

Meet Seattle police detective J.P. Beaumont in his debut mystery, where he tackles a gripping case that tests his wits and determination.

When a drunk motorist strikes and kills a woman on her wedding anniversary, suspicion falls on her grieving husband—but Sheriff Joanna Brady must dig deeper to uncover the truth in Arizona’s harsh desert.

Seattle homicide detective J.P. Beaumont investigates the murder of a cruel dentist in his own chair, uncovering shocking violence and abuse that forces him to confront the darkest aspects of human nature.

The Last Coyote: LAPD homicide detective Harry Bosch is suspended from the force for attacking his commanding officer. Unable to remain idle, he investigates the long-unsolved murder of a Hollywood prostitute. Trunk Music: Harry returns to the force to investigate the murder of a movie producer with Mafia ties. Up against both the LAPD's organized crime unit and the mob, Harry follows the money trail to Las Vegas, where the case becomes personal. Angels Flight: The murder of a prominent African-American attorney who made his career suing the police for racism and brutality means that Harry's friends and associates have become suspects; and he must work closely with longtime enemies suspicious of his maverick ways to investigate them. Together for the first time, these three chilling, pulse-pounding novels chart the volatile, breakneck career of the sleuth the New York Post calls "the quintessential mystery book hero" and prove that "Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch novels are the most impressive body of work by any writer of crime thrillers now active" (Washington Post).

A Seattle fisherman’s brutal death on the Puget Sound forces detective J.P. Beaumont and his partner Sue Danielson to confront a buried century‑old mystery and their own dark pasts.

Detective J.P. Beaumont investigates a brutal double murder in Seattle that uncovers a web of secrets and lethal motives.

Retired detective J. P. Beaumont is pulled back into crime when his nemesis, crime reporter Maxwell Cole, dies in an apparent accident, forcing him to confront a cold case, a hidden enemy, and his fractured family.

A former TV anchorwoman, Ali Reynolds, suspects the husband of her contractor’s spouse in a brutal murder and fights to prove his innocence amid disbelief from her detective boyfriend and danger from the true killer.

When a former news colleague with a troubling past arrives in town, detective Ali Reynolds is drawn into a dangerous mystery that intertwines love, cyber‑crime, and murder.

Seattle detective J.P. Beaumont faces a tangled homicide that jolts his troubled life into a corporate conspiracy and blood‑shed in the city’s waterfront.

A relentless ex-convict hunter pursues vengeance in a tense, crime‑packed thriller set from Arizona to Seattle, blending psychopathology, murder investigation, and the haunting presence of Native American communities.

Former homicide detective J.P. Beaumont seeks escape on an Alaskan cruise, but a vanished passenger pulls him back into the world of investigation.

Hard‑bitten homicide detective J.P. Beaumont tackles another crime in J.A. Jance’s Seattle‑set police procedural, blending brisk action with sharp investigative detail.