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J. A. Jance
From New York Times bestselling author J. A. Jance, a suspenseful mystery from the creator of Arizona sheriff Joanna Brady and Seattle homicide detective J. P. Beaumont.
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New York Times bestselling author J.A. Jance brings her two best-loved series characters together as Beaumont and Brady investigate a pair of cases that cross state lines
The New York Times bestselling author brings back the Walker family in a multilayered thriller in which murders past and present connect the lives of three families
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The killing of an ex-con seems straightforward enough, but when Seattle investigator J.P. Beaumont starts digging, the case becomes deeply complicated in this twisting tale of corruption, conspiracy, and murder…
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As the threads of their two seemingly separate murder cases wind together, Seattle detective J.P. Beaumont and Cochise County, Arizona, Sheriff Joanna Brady must put aside their shared past, as…
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The New York Times -bestselling author brings back acclaimed Sheriff Joanna Brady in an exciting and twisting mystery set against the beauty and isolation of the Arizona desert. Available in…
A cop lies dying beneath the blistering Arizona sun–a local lawman who may well have become the next sheriff of Cochise County. The police brass claim that Andy Brady was…
Includes preview of the novel Fire and ice by J. A. Jance.
Sheriff Joanna Brady faces the ultimate challenge when she alone among her underlings believes an open-and-shut murder case must remain open–and the obvious perpetrator may not be so obvious. Joanna…
Set against Arizona’s parched landscape, the new mystery starring Sheriff Joanna Brady delivers the breakneck plot, genuine characters and unceasing Brady style that Jance’s readers have come to expect. When…
Includes an excerpt from Queen of the night.
A dying convict asks his cellmate to kidnap a girl and torture her to death because her mother blinded him while he was trying to rape her. On his release…
Coming to the rescue of a beautiful blonde, Beaumont finds a corpse at her feet, an ex-member of the State Parole Board. When a politician gets involved in the case…
Beaumont guessed his latest case was not going to be pleasant when he had to inspect a naked body found dead in a dumpster. Forensics show that Darwin Ridley, sports…
A bloodstained stiletto heel might seem an unlikely instrument of death but when it’s found near an equally bloodstained and very dead man it gives Seattle Homicide Detective J.P. Beaumont…
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For the first time as a premium edition, a reissue of the first book in the Ali Reynolds series by New York Times bestselling author J. A. Jance
Two of Jance’s most compelling characters come together in this suspenseful novel. When the Washington State Attorney General’s star witness is brutally murdered in Arizona–Sheriff Joanna Brady’s turf–the AG sends…
In Arizona, two teenagers meet in secret because her Anglo father can’t stand Hispanics. When the girl’s murdered, her father accuses the boy, but Sheriff Joanna Brady thinks that’s too…
Includes a preview of the author’s novel Betrayal of trust.
Includes excerpt from Betrayal of trust (pages 439-450).
Four favorite novels featuring Sheriff Joanna Brady by New York Times -bestselling author Jance are now available in tall Premium Editions. Reissue.
Improbable Cause .
More Perfect Union .
Dismissed with Prejudice .
Minor in Possession .
A riveting novel of dark secrets and murderous rage featuring Seattle detective J.P. Beaumont from the New York Times bestselling author of Betrayal of Trust In death, they were entwined…
A spellbinding story of lies, betrayal, and multiple murder featuring Seattle detective J.P. But the killer missed someone: a five-year-old boy who was hiding in the closet. Beaumont isn’t about…
A shattering tale of tragedy and terror featuring Seattle detective J.P. Beaumont. A desperate father’s search for his runaway daughter has led him to the last place he ever expected…
An electrifying story of vengeance and the sins of a nightmarish past featuring Seattle detective J.P. Beaumont. The sky above Puget Sound blazes orange, as a burning fishing boat fills…
An explosive novel of betrayal and blood vengeance featuring Seattle detective J.P.
The Statfire Breeze steams its way north toward the Gulf of Alaska, buffeted by crisp sea winds blowing down from the Arctic. Those on board are seeking peace, relaxation, adventure…
When Cochise County, Arizona, Sheriff Joanna Brady’s daughter Jenny goes off on a Memorial Day weekend girl’s scout camp-out in nearby Apache Pass, Joanna trusts that her 12-year-old daughter will…
Sheriff Joanna Brady seeks an elusive and chillingly brutal killer whose crimes run deep into the past in the next New York Times bestseller from the author of Partner in…
The Seattle that Beau knew as a young policeman is disappearing. Beau and his partner Sue Danielson, a struggling single parent, are assigned the murder of an elderly woman torched…
Includes an excerpt from the author’s Ring in the dead (pages 387- 452).
In cleaning out her house, her daughter, Liza Machett, discovers a fortune in hundred dollar bills hidden in the tall stacks of books and magazines that crowd every corner.Tracing the…
In this poetic memoir, popular mystery author Jance shares the personal anguish of being married to an alcoholic and tells how she found the courage to move on.
As a flash from the past, the daughter of his first partner Milton Gurkey (Pickles) shows up, and Beaumont relives his rookie days in which–while in the midst of suffering…
When Brandon discovers that there are links between Lassiter’s case and an unsolved case in Seattle, he comes to Beau for help.Those two cases suddenly become hot when two young…
Butch Dixon has been taken for a ride …
Not a jump in the car, see the sights kind of ride. He’s been taken for everything he has. He’s lost…
An e-original novella from New York Times bestselling author J. A. Jance.
Life has shifted for J. P. Beaumont. After a tragic accident that devastated–and ultimately disbanded–his Special Homicide Investigation…
Includes excerpt from: Blessing of the lost girls (pages 443-456).
When a nun recalls the grisly details of an unsolved murder she witnessed as a child 50 years ago, Seattle Special Homicide Investigation Team member J.P. Beaumont struggles to solve…
Includes the Ali Reynolds/Joanna Brady novella: No honor among thieves.
