J. A. Jance

J.A. Jance knew from an early age she wanted to be a writer, and persevered despite challenges. In college, she was refused admission to the creative writing program due to a professor’s belief that women should not become writers. Judith Ann Jance did not let that stop her. As a single mom, working full time, Judith made time in her busy and hectic life to create, getting up at 4 am to write before sending her kids to school. Taking some of her own life experiences, the good and the bad, Judith has created compelling characters and intricate story lines for her multiple mystery series. Deadly Stakes is the 8th book in the Alison Reynolds Mystery Series.

Location: Street: 2810 Artesia Boulevard City: Redondo Beach, Province: California Postal Code: 90278 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

With more than 21 million books in print, New York Times bestselling mystery author J.A. Jance returns with Deadly Stakes. After suffering heartbreak at the hands of a cyber-sociopath in Fatal Error, Lynn Martinson believes she has finally found her happily-ever-after with new boyfriend Chip Ralston. But when Ralston's gold-digging ex-wife is found murdered and abandoned in Arizona's Camp Verde desert, the couple finds themselves in jail with a rapidly expiring plea deal designed to make them testify against one another. Lynn's mother comes to Ali Reynolds for help, and the police academy-trained former reporter soon finds herself working against the clock to clear two innocent names.

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 four interrelated Southwestern thrillers featuring the Walker family. Born in South Dakota and brought up in Bisbee, Arizona, Jance and her husband live in Seattle, Washington and Tucson, Arizona.

Location: Street: 1200 11th St City: Bellingham, Province: Washington Postal Code: 98225-7015 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Cochise County Sheriff Joanna Brady, heroine of fourteen previous blockbusters by suspense virtuoso J.A. Jance, returns in Judgment Call. This time, she finds herself on the trail of a merciless and tech-savvy killer determined to settle a few personal scores, permanently.

County Sheriff Joanna Brady, the resilient When the bullet-riddled corpse of the local high school principal is found in the desert on the outskirts of town, Joanna is the first to hear about it, because the grisly discovery is made by none other than her own teenage daughter, Jennifer Ann Brady. And before anyone can say "Facebook," horrific images of the murder scene are suddenly viral on the Internet.

Joanna is plunged into the student body's labyrinthine online social networks, where she learns that the deceased had her share of enemies among pupils, parents and colleagues. Of course, surfing the web can't substitute for old-fashioned police work, and Joanna leaves no desert limestone unturned as she canvasses Bisbee and its idiosyncratic townsfolk, including her widowed high society mother, Eleanor, in search of answers.

What she finds will hit distressingly close to home, and compel the strong-minded sheriff to confront unimaginable realities about her own family's past and future. As the tension escalates and the body count climbs, Joanna reaches deep within herself to balance her identities as policewoman, mother, and daughter.

Replete with the masterful pacing, rattlesnake-like twists and multidimensional characters J.A. Jance’s legions of fans have come to expect, Judgment Call is the suspense event of the summer.

J. A. Jance is the New York Times bestselling author of the J. P. Beaumont series, the Joanna Brady series, the Ali Reynolds series, and four interrelated thrillers about the Walker Family. More than twenty million copies of her books are in print. Born in South Dakota and brought up in Bisbee, Arizona, Jance lives with her husband in Seattle, Washington, and Tucson, Arizona.

Location: Street: 1200 11th St City: Bellingham, Province: Washington Postal Code: 98225-7015 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

J.A. Jance signs Judgment Call .

Tuesday July 24th at Noon - J.A. Jance signs Judgment Call The private life and public duties of Joanna Brady collide when her daughter finds the murdered body of her high school principal. She will be on hand to sign books and speak informally to her fans. All we ask is you purchase one of her new books at our store, so we can continue to host these great events! (SeaMystery)… (more)