Title:	Den of Iniquity
	Author:	J A Jance
	Published:	September 10, 2024, William Morrow
	No. of Pages:	361
	Cover Price:	$21.00 Hardcover, $14.99 Kindle

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Anyone following J.A. Jance’s bestselling J.P. Beaumont series will want to immediately pick up the 23rd installment, Den of Iniquity. Beau is working as a private detective on his own, and is asked by a friend to look into the death of a woman's grandson, who she feels was murdered. As Beau looks into the case, he finds several other cases that were similar, all with previous drug users and all who had been accused of domestic violence. As Beau looks into the case, his grandson, Kyle shows up on his doorstep asking if he can stay with him and his wife, Police chief, Mel because his parents are divorcing; Beau’s daughter has moved out and his son-in-law has taken in a girlfriend. Beau wasn’t aware of any trouble, and Kyle has some issues for Beau to look into, as well, making two mysteries to solve and two different plots.

J.P. Beaumont is a great protagonist, the readers really like. The supporting characters are very well developed and, just like Beau, seem like real people, mostly good real people. Jance is a master storyteller in this and her other series, and her book are easy to read and follow; they are organized, and the suspense builds from the beginning through to the dénouement.

All told, this is an excellent novel. It is fast moving, and keeps readers on the edge. The characters are likeable and readers who aren’t familiar with Beaumont, will want to go back and read the previous novels.

Special thanks to NetGalley for supplying a review copy of this book.