Until Proven Guilty

J. P. Beaumont Series, Book 1

By: J. A. Jance

Narrated by: Gene Engene

Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins

Publisher's summary

Lurking in the dark corners of J. P. Beaumont's bizarre case was not just a demented mind obsessed with murder, but secrets so deadly that even a street-tough cop could die guessing.

Check out more of J. P. Beaumont's mysteries.

©1992 J. A. Jance (P)2011 Books in Motion

Wonderful. Riveting!

I've read and listened to a bunch of the JP Beaumont stories. It was a pleasure to listen to the first in the series, filling in background for the other ones.

It was a moving and riveting story.

absolutely the best.

I happen to have discovered J.A. Jance and J. P. Beaumont quite accidently a few years ago. I no longer consider J.P. a character in a series of books, and I have read all of them. I have also read the great mystery writers, A Conan, D Hammett, M Spillane, and most of the other writers of detective fiction. J. A. is the only writer that can bring tears to my eyes on one page, and have me roaring with laughter two pages later. Gene Engene is my favorite narrator. I never fall asleep listen to him. Some narrators are better sedatives than any one that a doctor might prescribe. If you love a good story, with laughter, tears, drama, and action, J. A. Jance is your glass of Macnoughtons, neat. Do not hesitate to enjoy it to the fullest.

Really Good

Love this writer's style and truly love the narrator Gene Engene. Great story, Lots of ups and downs and more. Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!

wow

What made the experience of listening to Until Proven Guilty the most enjoyable?

not what i expected

What did you like best about this story?

learning how Bo met Ann Corley

Have you listened to any of Gene Engene’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

yes the same as other books

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

yes

Until Proven Guilty

Great book? We enjoyed the storyline. Voice actor is one of the best we've listened to.

Very detailed series!!!!🥰

I enjoyed reading this title/series before audible, and this helps past the time, be it driving, cleaning or just relaxing. Also this series is a must if you like the murder/mystery/detective style genre. 🥰

the narrator.

the narrator wasn't consistent with the accents and the characters. I'm going to try another book. I hope he gets better

Good start to a series

Typical first of a series book where you learn the main character's background but also had what could have been a more interesting murder mystery. Some of the book was devoted to solving the crime, the murder of a child and an interesting look into a cult, but a lot of it was on the developing relationship of Beaumont and Corley and didn't delve too much into the crime and how it happened.

The narrator was okay, but you could occasionally hear background noises like the turning of a page or what sounded like clothes rustling. There was also occasions where the sound changed as if he moved further away from the mic but it wasn't too distracting.

Don't appreciate the language or sex

The overall story was very good. I don't appreciate the language or the sex. It isn't needed!! Disappointed.

Good story, poor performance.

I would have enjoyed the story so much more if it hadn't been for the performance. Gene Engene's voice seems to vacillate between an over exaggerated impersonation of a grouchy old man and a cartoonish parody of a woman or an absurd combination of the two. I absolutely understand that the job of a voiceover actor is not a simple one. He or she is expected to convincingly portray multiple characters and make them recognizably distinct and authentic. All the while the actor is supposed to give voice to the story and seamlessly carry the readers from first to last page. That being said, many performers I have heard here on audible do a beautiful job without annoying me with their performance. Unfortunately Gene Engene is not one of them. All due respect to Mr. Engene. Maybe in a different type of a story his performance would work. In this one, for me, it didn't.
A few words about the story itself - it's actually quite good. I wouldn't have gotten through it if it wasn't good. We start with the death of a little girl. A seasoned detective follows his gut and experience through an investigation full of twists and turns. The characters are engaging and believable, if a little unimaginative. I don't think I'll be reading the rest of the series, but for those who like the performance, or read in text and not audible format - this might be a good series.