A voracious reader, J. A. Jance knew she wanted to be a writer from the moment she read her first Wizard of Oz book in second grade. Always drawn to mysteries, from Nancy Drew right through John D. McDonald's Travis Magee series, it was only natural that when she tried her hand at writing her first book, it would be a mystery as well.

J. A. Jance went on to become the New York Times bestselling author of the J. P. Beaumont series, the Joanna Brady series, three interrelated thrillers featuring the Walker family, and the Ali Reynolds books. Born in South Dakota and brought up in Bisbee, Arizona, Jance lives with her husband in Seattle, Washington, and Tucson, Arizona.

Series from J.A. Jance -

J.P. BEAUMONT SERIES -

• Until Proven Guilty (1985)
• Injustice for All (1986)
• Trial by Fury (1986)
• Taking the Fifth (1987)
• Improbable Cause (1987)
• A More Perfect Union (1988)
• Dismissed with Prejudice (1989)
• Minor in Possession (1990)
• Payment in Kind (1991)
• Without Due Process (1993)
• Failure to Appear (1994)
• Lying in Wait (1995)
• Name Withheld (1997)
• Breach of Duty (1999)
• Birds of Prey (2002)
• Partner in Crime (2003)
• Long Time Gone (2005)
• Justice Denied (2007)
• Fire and Ice (2009)

JOANNA BRADY SERIES -

• Desert Heat (1993)
• Tombstone Courage (1995)
• Shoot/Don't Shoot (1996)
• Dead to Rights (1997)
• Skeleton Canyon (1998)
• Rattlesnake Crossing (1998)
• Outlaw Mountain (2000)
• Devil’s Claw (2001)
• Paradise Lost (2002)
• Partner in Crime (2003)
• Exit Wounds (2004)
• Dead Wrong (2006)
• Damage Control (2008)

ALI REYNOLDS BOOKS -

• Edge of Evil (2006)
• Web of Evil (2007)
• Hand of Evil (2007)
• Cruel Intent (2008)
• Trial by Fire (2009)
• Fatal Error (2011)

WALKER FAMILY MYSTERIES -

• Hour of the Hunter (1990)
• Kiss of the Bees (2001)
• Day of the Dead (2005)
• Queen of the Night (2010)

POETRY -

• After the Fire

READ-A-LIKES -

Aimee and David Thurlo - This husband and wife writing team pens characters and settings much like Jance. Fans of Jance's J.P. Beaumont character are drawn the Thurlo's Ella Clah series.

Tony Hillerman - Set in the Arizona high country, Hillerman's work that features Navajo characters such as many of Jance's books do. Start with a book entitled, Hunting Badger, that features two Native American investigators.

Sara Paretsky - Fans of Jance's strong female characters of Beaumont and Brady will enjoy the many books that feature Paretsky's character - V.I. Warshawski.