J. A. Jance

A woman is cruelly cut down in a remote corner of Arizona, killed on her 19th wedding anniversary by a drunk motorist. A year later, the driver himself dies badly....

Former Seattle homicide cop J. P. Beaumont is learning to enjoy the new realities of retirement - doing morning crossword puzzles by a roaring fireplace; playing Frisbee with his new dog; having quiet lunches with his still-working wife. But then his past comes calling....

In Deadly Stakes, police-academy-trained former reporter Ali Reynolds is contacted to investigate the grisly murder of a gold-digging divorcee on behalf of a woman accused of the crime....

A prisoner languishes in a Phoenix jail cell, accused of brutally slaying his estranged wife....

A cop lies dying beneath the blistering Arizona sun - a local lawman who may well have become the next sheriff of Cochise County....

Years ago Amos Warren, a prospector, was gunned down out in the desert, and Sheriff Brandon Walker made the arrest in the case....

Sheriff Joanna Brady’s best intentions to stay on maternity leave take a hit when a serial homicide case rocks Cochise County, dragging her into a far-reaching investigation to bring down a relentless killer in this chilling tale of suspens.... 

With grit, courage and dogged determination, Joanne challenged the status quo -- and won....

When his longtime nemesis, Maxwell Cole, dies in what's officially deemed to be an accidental fire, Beau is astonished to be dragged into the investigation....

Roger McGeary, a brilliant software engineer, has gifted himself with an upscale cruise in honor of his 40th birthday....