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    J.A. Jance 
      Judith Ann Jance 
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    J.P. Beaumont, homicide detective in Seattle,
      Washington: | 
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    Until
          Proven Guilty1          (1985) 
        Injustice
            for All1            (1986) 
      Trial
          by Fury1          (1986) 
           
      Taking
          the Fifth (1987) 
      Improbable
          Cause (1988) 
      A
          More Perfect Union (1988) 
      Dismissed
          with Prejudice (1989) 
      Minor
          in Possession (1990) 
      Payment
          in Kind (1991) 
      Without
          Due Process (1992) 
      Failure
          to Appear (1993) 
      Lying
      in Wait (1994) 
      Name
      Withheld (1995) 
      Breach
      of Duty (1999)  | 
    Birds
      of Prey (2001) 
      Partner
          in Crime (2002) 
           
      Long
          Time Gone (2005) 
      Justice
          Denied (2007) 
      Fire
          and Ice (2009) 
           
      Betrayal
          of Trust (2011)       
      Second Watch (2013)       
      Dance of the Bones (2015) 
         
      Proof of Life (2017) 
      Sins of the Fathers (2019) 
      Nothing To Lose (2022) 
      Den of Iniquity (2024)  | 
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    Diana Ladd, an award winning author, Brandon
      Walker, an ex-sheriff's deputy, and later their adopted Papago Indian daughter
      Lani, in Tucson, Arizona: | 
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    Hour
          of the Hunter (1991) 
           
        Kiss
            of the Bees (2000) 
        Day
        of the Dead (2004)  | 
    Queen
      of the Night (2010) 
      Dance of the Bones (2015) 
          
         
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    Joanna Brady, a deputy
      sheriff's widow, now elected sheriff in Cochise County, Arizona: | 
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    Desert
          Heat (1993) 
      Tombstone
          Courage (1994) 
      Shoot,
          Don’t Shoot (1995) 
      Dead
          to Rights (1996) 
      Skeleton
          Canyon (1997) 
      Rattlesnake
          Crossing (1998) 
      Outlaw
          Mountain (1999) 
      Devil’s
          Claw (2000) 
      Paradise
          Lost (2001) 
      Partner
      in Crime (2002) 
       
      Exit
      Wounds (2003)  | 
    Dead
      Wrong (2006) 
      Damage
          Control (2008) 
      Fire
          and Ice (2009) 
           
      Judgment
          Call (2012) 
      Remains of Innocence (2014) 
      Downfall (2016) 
      Field of Bones (2018) 
      Missing and Endangered (2021) 
      Blessing of the Lost Girls (2023) 
      The Girl from Devil’s Lake (2025)  | 
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    Ali (Alison) Reynolds, a 40-something newscaster
      fired for aging by a Los Angeles TV network, who returns to her hometown
      of Sedona, Arizona, and takes up blogging: | 
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    Edge
          of Evil (2006) 
      Web
      of Evil (2007) 
      Hand
          of Evil (2007) 
      Cruel
          Intent (2008) 
      Trial
          by Fire (2009) 
      Fatal
      Error (2011) 
      Left
      for Dead (2012) 
      Deadly Stakes (2013) 
      Moving Target (2014)  | 
    Cold Betrayal (2015) 
      Claw Back (2016) 
      Man Overboard (2017) 
      Duel to the Death (2018) 
      The A List (2019) 
      Credible Threat (2020) 
      Unfinished Business (2021) 
      Collateral Damage (2023) 
      OverKill (2025)  | 
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