J. A. Jance

J.A. Jance is the top 10 New York Times bestselling author of the Joanna Brady series; the J. P. Beaumont series; three interrelated thrillers featuring the Walker family; and Edge of Evil, the first in a series featuring Ali Reynolds. Born in South Dakota and brought up in Bisbee, Arizona, Jance lives with her husband in Seattle, Washington, and Tucson, Arizona.

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Books by J. A. Jance

Clawback: An Ali Reynolds Novel

Release Date: 27 Dec 2016

Price: $2.85

In New York Times bestselling author J.A. Jances timely thriller, Ali Reynolds faces her most controversial mystery yet: the murder of a man whose Ponzi scheme bankrupted hundreds of people, and left them seeking justice...or revenge. When Alis parent...more


Dance of the Bones: A J. P. Beaumont and Brandon Walker Novel (J. P. Beaumont Novel Book 24)

Release Date: 08 Sep 2015

Price: $0.00

J. P. Beaumont and Brandon Walker, two of New York Times bestselling author J. A. Jances most acclaimed series characters, join forces for the first time in one of the most suspenseful works of her career.Years ago, Amos Warren, a prospector, was gunne...more


Stand Down: A J.P. Beaumont Novella

Release Date: 21 Jul 2015

Price: $0.01

Life has shifted for J. P. Beaumont. After a tragic accident that devastatedand ultimately disbandedhis Special Homicide Investigaton Team, he accepts that he has left homicide detection behind at this point, but he has a lot of unanticipated free time...more


The J.A. Jance Casebook

Release Date: 06 Jul 2015

Price: $7.99

EXPANDED EDITION - Three Additional Stories! Judith Ann Jance is a New York Times top-10 bestselling author of three mystery series featuring Sheriff Joanna Brady, Seattle homicide detective J. P. Beaumont, and former TV journalist Ali Reynolds, as...more


Cold Betrayal: An Ali Reynolds Novel (Ali Reynolds Series)

Release Date: 10 Mar 2015

Price: $0.11

Revenge isnt the only dish served cold... Ali Reynoldss longtime friend and Taser-carrying nun, Sister Anselm, rushes to the bedside of a young pregnant woman hospitalized for severe injuries after she was hit by a car on a deserted Arizona highway....more


The Old Blue Line: A Joanna Brady Novella

Release Date: 22 Jul 2014

Price: $1.24

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 his house, his restaurant business, his savings, his car, his best friend, his faith-all to his conni...more


Second Watch: A J. P. Beaumont Novel

Release Date: 29 Apr 2014

Price: $2.40

With Second Watch, New York Times bestselling author J. A. Jance delivers another thought-provoking novel of suspense starring Seattle investigator J. P. Beaumont. Second Watch shows Beaumont taking some time off to get knee replacement surgery, but i...more


Deadly Stakes (Ali Reynolds)

Release Date: 26 Nov 2013

Price: $2.30

In this heart-stopping (Publishers Weekly) page-turner from New York Times bestselling author J.A. Jance, Ali Reynolds finds herself working against the police to clear two innocent names. Former reporter Ali Reynolds finds herself working against the...more


Judgment Call: A Brady Novel of Suspense (Joanna Brady Mysteries)

Release Date: 01 May 2013

Price: $3.72

The New York Times bestselling master of mystery and suspense, J.A. Jancewhom the Chattanooga Times ranks among the best, if not the bestbrings back her enormously popular series protagonist, Cochise County Sheriff Joanna Brady.With Judgment Call, Janc...more


Left for Dead: A Novel (Ali Reynolds Series)

Release Date: 26 Dec 2012

Price: $5.20

When violence from the drug wars with the Mexican cartels crosses the border into Arizona, and an old friend is murdered, Ali Reynolds steps in to investigate in New York Times bestselling author J.A. Jances fast-paced mystery. When Santa Cruz county ...more


Edge of Evil: A Novel of Suspense

Release Date: 26 Jun 2012

Price: $5.09

With a divorce from her cheating husband of ten years pending and her high-profile broadcasting career abruptly ended by TV executives who wanted a "younger face," Alison Reynolds feels there's nothing keeping her in LA any longer. Summoned back home t...more


Paradise Lost: A Brady Novel of Suspense (Joanna Brady Mysteries)

Release Date: 26 Jun 2012

Price: $5.09

The desecrated body of a missing Phoenix heiress lies naked, lifeless, and abandoned in the desolate beauty and lonely terror of the high desert night. A hideous crime is inviting death once more into Sheriff Joanna Brady's world. But this time the nig...more


Exit Wounds: A Brady Novel of Suspense (Joanna Brady Mysteries)

Release Date: 26 Jun 2012

Price: $3.46

The intense desert heat has brought horror to a small corner of the Southwest. A body lies lifeless in an airless trailer, surrounded by seventeen others. It is a crime unspeakable in its conception and executiona nightmare strangely connected to a gri...more


Breach of Duty: A J. P. Beaumont Novel

Release Date: 26 Jun 2012

Price: $5.09

The end of the old woman's long life came suddenly. She died in her home, torched to death by a fiend with an unknown motive. While Seattle is undergoing unwelcome upscale change, it is strictly on the surface, as the Grim Reaper still lives in the sha...more


Birds of Prey: A J. P. Beaumont Novel

Release Date: 26 Jun 2012

Price: $5.70

The Starfire 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, escape. But there is no escape in this place of unspoiled natural maj...more


Payment in Kind: A J.P. Beaumont Novel

Release Date: 27 Dec 2011

Price: $5.09

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 TrustIn death, they were entwined like loversa man and a woman hideously slaughtered, then stuffed i...more


Fatal Error: A Novel (Ali Reynolds Series)

Release Date: 27 Dec 2011

Price: $2.00

When an old friend is accused of murdering a cyber-sociopath who courted women over the Internet only to steal all of their money, Ali Reynolds steps in to investigateJances newest mystery is another New York Times bestseller! Ali Reynolds begins the ...more


Lying in Wait: A J.P. Beaumont Novel

Release Date: 27 Dec 2011

Price: $5.09

An electrifying story of vengeance and the sins of a nightmarish past featuring Seattle detective J.P. Beaumont from the New York Times bestselling author of Betrayal of TrustThe sky above Puget Sound blazes orange, as a burning fishing boat fills the ...more


Without Due Process: A J.P. Beaumont Novel

Release Date: 27 Dec 2011

Price: $5.09

A spellbinding story of lies, betrayal, and multiple murder featuring Seattle detective J.P. Beaumont from the New York Times bestselling author of Betrayal of TrustWhat kind of monster would break into a mans home at night, then slaughter him and his ...more


Name Withheld: A J.P. Beaumont Novel

Release Date: 27 Dec 2011

Price: $5.13

An explosive novel of betrayal and blood vengeance featuring Seattle detective J.P. Beaumont from the New York Times bestselling author of Betrayal of TrustThere are those who dont deserve to liveand the corpse floating in Elliott Bay may have been one...more


Failure to Appear: A J.P. Beaumont Novel

Release Date: 27 Dec 2011

Price: $5.09

A shattering tale of tragedy and terror featuring Seattle detective J.P. Beaumont from the New York Times bestselling author of Betrayal of TrustA desperate fathers search for his runaway daughter has led him to the last place he ever expected to find ...more


A More Perfect Union

Release Date: 05 Oct 2011

Price: $5.09

A shattering tale of corruption and homicide featuring Seattle detective J.P. Beaumont from the New York Times bestselling author of Betrayal of TrustJ. A. JanceMore Perfect UnionA shocking photo screamed from the front pages of the tabloidsthe last m...more


Improbable Cause: A J.P. Beaumont Novel

Release Date: 05 Oct 2011

Price: $5.09

A spellbinding tale of twisted depravity and blood vengeance featuring Seattle detective J.P. Beaumont from the New York Times bestselling author of Betrayal of TrustJ. A. JanceImprobable CausePerhaps it was fitting justice: a dentist who enjoyed infli...more


Minor in Possession: A J.P. Beaumont Novel

Release Date: 05 Oct 2011

Price: $5.09

A gripping story of buried truths, deceit, and sudden, brutal death featuring Seattle detective J.P. Beaumont fromthe New York Times bestselling author of Betrayal of TrustJ. A. JanceMinor in PossessionAll manner of sinners and sufferers come to the re...more


Dismissed with Prejudice: A J.P. Beaumont Novel

Release Date: 05 Oct 2011

Price: $5.09

A gripping tale of hatred, lies, and deadly traditionfeaturing Seattle detective J.P. Beaumont from the New York Times bestselling author of Betrayal of TrustJ. A. JanceDismissed with PrejudiceThe blood at the scene belies any suggestion of an honorabl...more


Betrayal of Trust LP: A J. P. Beaumont Novel

Release Date: 05 Jul 2011

Price: $9.19

Murder, teenage bullying, sleazy adults, and good police work add up to another fine entry by Jance. The OklahomanBetrayal of Trust is the twentieth mystery by New York Times bestseller J.A. Jance to feature Seattle p.i. J. P. Beaumontand it is another...more


Queen of the Night (Walker Family Mysteries)

Release Date: 29 Mar 2011

Price: $5.23

J.A. Jance is among the bestif not the best. Chattanooga TimesIn Queen of the Night, New York Times bestselling author J.A. Jance brings back the Walker familyintroduced in Hour of the Hunter, terrorized in Kiss of the Bees, and last seen in Day of the...more


Skeleton Canyon (Joanna Brady Mysteries)

Release Date: 28 Dec 2010

Price: $3.75

A chilling story of deadly desire and cold murder from New York Times bestselling author J. A. Jance! A pretty, popular teenager never returned from her secret tryst in Skeleton Canyon. Perhaps it was youthful rage or savage passion that ripped the ...more


Outlaw Mountain (Joanna Brady Mysteries)

Release Date: 28 Dec 2010

Price: $5.31

A breathtaking story of senseless, brutal death in a desolate terrain from New York Times bestselling author J. A. Jance! What kind of monster would savagely murder a 71-year-old and leave her battered corpse to rot in the Arizona desert? A crime so...more


Trial by Fire: A Novel of Suspense (Ali Reynolds Series)

Release Date: 28 Dec 2010

Price: $1.50

New York Times bestselling author J.A. Jances sleuth Ali Reynolds is back for another thrilling adventure as she strives to grant a dying womans last requestto find the people who nearly killed her. Ali Reynolds is back in the thick of it in the lates...more


Fire and Ice (J. P. Beaumont Novel)

Release Date: 27 Jul 2010

Price: $4.98

J.A. Jance reunites two of her most popular series charactersCochise County Sheriff Joanna Brady and Seattle detective J.P. Beaumontin, as they separate investigations into grisly homicides in two different states shockingly intertwine. As Jance proved...more


Partner in Crime (J. P. Beaumont Novel)

Release Date: 29 Jun 2010

Price: $3.99

For the first time, critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling suspense master J. A. Jance brings together her two most beloved creations: Arizona sheriff Joanna Brady and Seattle investigator J.P. Beaumont. The dead woman on a cold slab in the A...more


Kiss of the Bees (Walker Family Mysteries)

Release Date: 29 Jun 2010

Price: $4.68

From critically acclaimed master of suspense J. A. Jance, the New York Times bestselling author of Fire and Ice, comes a nerve-shattering tale of rage and retribution, and a nightmare even death cannot end.Twenty years ago, a darkness rose up out of th...more


Day of the Dead (Walker Family Mysteries)

Release Date: 29 Jun 2010

Price: $2.98

Thirty years ago, the butchered body of a local Papago girl was found stuffed into a large cooler on the side of Highway 86. No one was ever charged for the crime. Few even cared. And no one suspected it was just the beginning. Retired Pima County Sher...more


Hour of the Hunter (Walker Family Mysteries)

Release Date: 29 Jun 2010

Price: $5.00

A critically acclaimed master of suspense, J. A. Jance, the New York Times bestselling author of Fire and Ice, transports readers into the beauty and mystery of the American Southwest . . . and into the very heart of terror. The hunter is free to kill ...more


Until Proven Guilty (J. P. Beaumont Novel)

Release Date: 29 Dec 2009

Price: $5.16

The little girl was a treasure who should have been cherished, not murdered. She was only five-too young to die-and Homicide Detective J.P. Beaumont of the Seattle Police Department isnt going to rest until her killer pays dearly. But Beaumonts own o...more


Taking the Fifth (J. P. Beaumont Novel)

Release Date: 29 Dec 2009

Price: $5.27

J.A. Jance does not disappoint.

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Trial by Fury (J. P. Beaumont Novel)

Release Date: 29 Dec 2009

Price: $5.19

Jance paints a vibrant picture, creating characters so real you want to reach out and hugor stranglethem.more


Injustice for All (J. P. Beaumont Novel)

Release Date: 29 Dec 2009

Price: $5.09

In the elite company of Sue Grafton and Patricia Cornwell.

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Cruel Intent (Ali Reynolds Series)

Release Date: 17 Nov 2009

Price: $3.39

From New York Times bestselling author J.A. Jance comes a chilling tale of suspense, where a cold-blooded murderer lures former newscaster Ali Reynolds into a chilling web of online romanceand doom. On a dating site, SingleatHeart.com, bored housewive...more


Shoot Don't Shoot (Joanna Brady Mysteries)

Release Date: 30 Jun 2009

Price: $5.74

A prisoner languishes in a Phoenix jail cell, accused of brutally slaying his estranged wife. No one believes the man is innocent, except the new female sheriff of Cochise County, in town for a crash course in police training. Joanna Brady is out of he...more


Dead to Rights (Joanna Brady Mysteries)

Release Date: 30 Jun 2009

Price: $4.96

A woman is cruelly cut down in a remote corner of Arizona, killed on her nineteenth wedding anniversary by a drunk motorist.? A year later, the driver himself dies badly, and all suspicions point to the slain woman's still-grieving husband as his murde...more


Damage Control (Joanna Brady Mysteries)

Release Date: 30 Jun 2009

Price: $3.75

At first glance, it appears to be an accident . . .A car carrying an elderly couple goes off the side of a mountain and tumbles into oblivion on a beautiful sunny day in the Coronado National Monument. A note pulled from the twisted wreckage suggests t...more


Desert Heat (Joanna Brady Mysteries Book 1)

Release Date: 17 Mar 2009

Price: $0.00

A cop lies dying beneath the blistering Arizona suna local lawman who may well have become the next sheriff of Cochise County.?The police brass claim that Andy Brady was dirty, and that his shooting was a suicide attempt. Joanna Brady, his devoted wife...more


Justice Denied (J. P. Beaumont Novel)

Release Date: 24 Jun 2008

Price: $2.25

The murder of an ex-drug dealer ex-congunned down on his mother's doorstepseems just another turf war fatality. Why then has Seattle homicide investigator J.P. Beaumont been instructed to keep this assignment hush-hush? Meanwhile, Beau's lover and fell...more


Web of Evil: A Novel of Suspense (Ali Reynolds Series)

Release Date: 20 Nov 2007

Price: $2.48

New York Times bestselling author J.A. Jance is back with another masterful thriller featuring Ali Reynolds, an ex-television journalist who finds herself in a twisted web of mystery and murder. Fired from her dream job as a Los Angeles new anchor and...more


Dead Wrong (Joanna Brady Mysteries, Book 12)

Release Date: 26 Jun 2007

Price: $4.22

Juggling a family and a career has never been easy for Cochise County Sheriff Joanna Brady. Now the impending birth of her second child only adds to her burden, especially when two brutal crimes fall under her jurisdiction. A corpse is discovered in th...more


Long Time Gone (J. P. Beaumont Novel)

Release Date: 25 Jul 2006

Price: $2.46

Fifty years ago, when she was five, Sister Mary Katherine witnessed something terrible . . . A former Seattle policeman now working for the Washington State Attorney's Special Homicide Investigation Team, J.P. Beaumont has been hand-picked to lead t...more


Bark M For Murder

Release Date: 28 Feb 2006

Price: $3.54

Who let the dogs out?Evildoers beware! Four of mystery fiction's top storytellers are setting the hounds on your trail -- in an incomparable quartet of crime stories with a canine edge. Man's (and woman's) best friends take the lead in this phenomenal ...more