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    Moving Target: A Novel
    Moving Target: A Novel
    Moving Target: A Novel
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    Moving Target: A Novel

    Written by J.A. Jance

    Narrated by Karen Ziemba

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    In this “engrossing” (Publishers Weekly) thriller from New York Times bestselling author J.A. Jance, journalist- turned-investigator Ali Reynolds unearths a cold case that puts her in danger from a deadly arsonist.

    Lance Tucker, an incarcerated juvenile offender and talented hacker in his own right, is set on fire one night and severely burned while hanging Christmas decorations in a lockup rec room. B. Simpson, Ali Reynolds’s fiancé and the man who helped put Lance in jail, feels obliged to get to the bottom of what happened. With Ali off in England to help Leland Brooks at a reunion with his long-estranged family, B. turns to someone else to help out—Ali’s good friend and Taser-carrying nun, Sister Anselm.

    Meanwhile, in Bournemouth—Leland’s hometown—Ali begins to investigate the decades-old murder of Leland’s father, which Leland himself was once suspected of committing. With unsolved murders on both sides of the Atlantic, Ali, B., and Sister Anselm are united by their search for answers—and the jeopardy they get into as a result.

    From the author praised for her “inimitable, take-no-prisoners style” (Kirkus Reviews), Moving Target sends Ali on a trans-Atlantic adventure and straight into the path of a deadly killer.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateFeb 18, 2014
    ISBN9781442367241
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    J.A. Jance

    J.A. Jance is the New York Times bestselling author of the Ali Reynolds series, the J.P. Beaumont series, the Joanna Brady series, and the Walker Family series. Born in South Dakota and raised in Bisbee, Arizona, Jance lives with her husband in Seattle, Washington. Visit her online at JAJance.com. 

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    • 4/5
      Great series. I enjoyed learning more of Leland’s background. Loved the ending.
    • 4/5
      nearly 18, Lance has only a short time before he'll leave the juvenile detention center where he was sent for hacking into his school's computer. Seriously burned in what is labeled an accidental fire, he is brought to Sister Anselm's and Ali's attention by B. Simpson who feels responsible for the boy's plight. B is also aware that the teen is a computer genius who may be in extreme danger because of ;his hacking and computer abilities.
    • 3/5
      I can't pass up a good suspense novel every now and then and that is exactly what I expected when requesting this one. Although it did contain action and suspense, it seemed to be a different level of excitement than I am accustomed to from this genre. The story seems to revolve around young Lance, a young computer geek who was actually tried and convicted for hacking into the school district's computer program. Lance created a software program assisting him with his hacking abilities that many agencies would like to get their hands on. If Lance is not willing to give up the program easily, many are willing to do whatever is necessary to obtain the program. Lance becomes worried not only for his own life, but the lives of his family members, as others who have had access to the program start turning up dead. He just got out of jail for his cyber crime and now being confined to a hospital bed he has no way to offer protection to his loved ones.People from different walks of life suddenly show up around Lance, offering help or protection. He struggles to figure out who he can trust but finally makes the right decisions in the end. His decisions will set his entire family on a path of financial independence for the rest of their lives.I don't know why I had a problem with this audiobook. I listened to the first couple of discs without retaining much at all. Finally around the fourth disc I found myself enjoying the story, but not loving it. I muddled through it as I was to a point where I really wanted to know how it turned out, but then the last couple of discs were like jibberish to me once again. I know I wouldn't have enjoyed reading this one, but I can't say the listening experience was enjoyable either.With themes of murder, mystery, and cyber crimes, you may enjoy this book much more than I did. I did find some enjoyment out of it as I didn't give up and wanted to see how it ended. I recommend this book for personal leisure or as a book club selection for those enjoying the thriller genre.
    • 4/5
      The ninth Ali Reynolds book in which Ali is about to marry B. Simpson but first goes off to England with Leland Brooks, her eighty-something retainer. The idea is to reunite Leland with his long-lost family. While there a couple of crimes present themselves for Ali's attention, including the attempted murder of a teenage computer hacker. A good read for series fans but not necessarily a good starting point for those new to the series.
    • 3/5
      There are two story lines in this novel.Ali Reynolds, police academy trained reporter goes to England with her elderly majordomo, Leland Brooks. There is to be a family gathering in the Brooks family.Leland had left England decades ago after he feared there would be repercussions about being gay. Soon after he left, his father changed his will and deleted Leland from receiving anything in his estate. His father died a short time later.Ali learns that Leland's father was murdered, a secret that Leland didn't know about. Now Leland asks her to get further information about.The other portion of the story involves a boy named Lance Tucker who is in jail after hacking into his school's computer system. The boy was scheduled to be released when he is badly burned in a fire.Lance had developed a new computer program and Ali's fiance, B. Simpson, fears for Lance's safety. Simpson is the owner of High Noon, a company dealing with computer innovations.There are a number of surprises and an acquaintance of Lance is murdered. There is someone after his computer program but it's difficult to know who are the good guys or the bad guys.The plot moved along nicely in the case about Lance. The story of Leland's father's murder was slow and not very suspenseful.I enjoyed Ali working on both mysteries in the days up to her wedding.
    • 3/5
      Dealing with the stress of her upcoming wedding, Ali Reynolds travels to England with her longtime assistant Leland and investigate the very old murder of Lelands’ father (who Leland was once accused of committing). Meanwhile back in Texas, Ali’s finance, B. Simpson, investigates the burning of a teenager who is incarcerated for hacking into his school’s computer system. He has created a program that someone wants and is willing to kill for it.With the two plots aside, this was your average mystery with little suspense. Although, it is the ninth book in the series, I still felt that it was long winded and uneventful. I enjoyed the English storyline more than the cybercrime in Texas but still felt that unattached to the characters. I guess diehard fans of this series will appreciate it, but to me it was satisfactory.
    • 4/5
      Lively and quick read. Interesting new character, a young computer whiz, hopefully he will sustain.
    • 2/5
      This is the first book by J A Jance that I have read, and I enjoyed the novel. I strongly disliked the use of an initial instead of a name. This feature will probably prevent me from reading more of the long list of J A Jance novels. I always enjoy a novel that has one than one plot, which this book contains. This is an advance and unedited copy, and the book contains many errors. I felt the characterization of Ali Reynolds to be a little weak. In the beginning, I felt that Ali was a young woman in her 20's or 30's, when Ali is probably in her 50's. I guess that the books covering Ali Reynolds need to be read in sequence, so I missed many of the events of Ali's life. I never felt that any of the characters are flesh and bones. The book is fast moving with plenty of action.