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J. A. Jance

Author of Partner in Crime

101+ Works 37,008 Members 843 Reviews 52 Favorited

About the Author

Judith Ann (J. A.) Jance was born in Watertown, South Dakota on October 27, 1944. She received a degree in English and secondary education in 1966 and a M. Ed. in library science in 1970 from the University of Arizona. Before becoming an author, she taught high school English, worked as a school show more librarian on a Native American reservation, and sold insurance. She is the author of many popular mystery series including the J. P. Beaumont Mystery series, Joanna Brady Mystery series, and the Ali Reynolds series. She won the American Mystery Award for Without Due Process in 1992 and for Failure to Appear in 1993. Both of these titles are books in the J. P. Beaumont Mystery series. In 2014, her fiction book, A Last Goodbye, made the New York Times bestseller list. Random Acts, a title in A Joanna Brady and Ali Reynolds Novella Series, made the New York Times bestseller list in 2016. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Series

Works by J. A. Jance

Partner in Crime (2003) 1,006 copies
Desert Heat (1993) 932 copies
Exit Wounds (2003) 931 copies
Dead Wrong (2006) 858 copies
Until Proven Guilty (1985) 856 copies
Paradise Lost (2001) 816 copies
Edge of Evil (2005) 813 copies
Web of Evil (2007) 806 copies
Damage Control (2008) 805 copies
Long Time Gone (2005) 794 copies
Devil's Claw (2000) 787 copies
Justice Denied (2007) 778 copies
Tombstone Courage (1994) 763 copies
Shoot/Don't Shoot (1995) 749 copies
Hand of Evil (2007) 748 copies
Outlaw Mountain (1999) 744 copies
Skeleton Canyon (1997) 731 copies
Rattlesnake Crossing (1998) 727 copies
Birds of Prey (2001) 726 copies
Dead to Rights (1996) 714 copies
Fire and Ice (2009) 712 copies
Day of the Dead (2005) 702 copies
Cruel Intent (2008) 679 copies
Breach of Duty (1999) 674 copies
Hour of the Hunter (1990) 666 copies
Name Withheld (1996) 615 copies
Taking the Fifth (1987) 599 copies
Betrayal of Trust (2011) 597 copies
Injustice for All (1986) 584 copies
Failure to Appear (1993) 575 copies
Lying in Wait (1994) 569 copies
Kiss of the Bees (2001) 561 copies
Fatal Error (2011) 560 copies
Trial by Fire (2009) 551 copies
Without Due Process (1992) 538 copies
Trial by Fury (1986) 534 copies
Judgment Call (2012) 533 copies
Remains of Innocence (2014) 532 copies
A More Perfect Union (1988) 524 copies
Improbable Cause (1988) 521 copies
Second Watch (2013) 515 copies
Payment in Kind (1991) 508 copies
Dismissed With Prejudice (1989) 499 copies
Minor in Possession (1990) 492 copies
Queen of the Night (2010) 477 copies
Left for Dead (2012) 471 copies
Dance of the Bones (2015) 398 copies
Cold Betrayal (2015) 384 copies
Deadly Stakes (2013) 381 copies
Moving Target (2014) 370 copies
Field of Bones (2018) 369 copies
Clawback (2016) 348 copies
Proof of Life (2017) 340 copies
Man Overboard (2017) 316 copies
Missing and Endangered (2020) 284 copies
Nothing to Lose (2022) 256 copies
The A List (2019) 253 copies
Downfall (2016) 241 copies
Sins of the Fathers (2019) 230 copies
Duel to the Death (2018) 209 copies
Credible Threat (2020) 201 copies
Unfinished Business (2021) 166 copies
Ring In the Dead (2013) 136 copies
The Old Blue Line (2014) 133 copies
Random Acts (2016) 110 copies
Collateral Damage (2022) 109 copies
No Honor Among Thieves (2015) 107 copies
Sentenced to Die (1996) 106 copies
Bark M for Murder (1656) 95 copies
Still Dead (2017) 65 copies
A Last Goodbye (2014) 65 copies
After the Fire (1985) 43 copies
It's Not Your Fault (1985) 13 copies
The J. A. Jance Casebook (2011) 3 copies
Joanna Brady Series (1993) 3 copies
Coups de pompes (1988) 2 copies
I maktens sentrum (1991) 2 copies
La chasse aux nymphettes (1987) 2 copies
Lincoln 1 copy
Siste bedrag (1991) 1 copy
Witness 1 copy
The Duel 1 copy

Associated Works

No Rest for the Dead: A Serial Novel (2011) — Contributor — 404 copies
MatchUp (2017) — Contributor — 311 copies
Naked Came the Phoenix: A Serial Novel (2001) — Contributor — 305 copies
A Moment on the Edge: 100 Years of Crime Stories by Women (2000) — Contributor — 264 copies
The Mysterious West (1994) — Contributor — 228 copies
Cat Crimes (1991) — Contributor — 161 copies
Crafty Cat Crimes: 100 Tiny Cat Tale Mysteries (2000) — Contributor — 142 copies
Dangerous Women (1998) — Contributor — 132 copies
Midnight Louie's Pet Detectives (1998) — Contributor — 108 copies
Ice Cold: Tales of Intrigue from the Cold War (2014) — Contributor — 71 copies
Creature Cozies (2005) — Contributor — 54 copies
Murder on Route 66 (1998) — Contributor — 39 copies
Vengeance Is Hers (1997) — Contributor — 26 copies
Partners in Crime (1994) — Contributor — 24 copies
More Murder, They Wrote (1999) — Contributor — 23 copies
First Cases 4: The Early Years of Famous Detectives (2002) — Contributor — 14 copies

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Looking for a new long term series to get into. This was quite good, will definitely read the next one
 
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corliss12000 | 19 other reviews | Mar 16, 2024 |
Fairly good, but if this is going to be one of those series where she does something stupid and gets beaten up every book, I’ll pass. I will read the next one then decide
 
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