J. A. Jance

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J. A. Jance
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Jance with her book Clawback, February 2021
Born (1944-10-27) October 27, 1944 (age 79)
Watertown, South Dakota, U.S.
OccupationAuthor
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater University of Arizona
Genre Mystery fiction

Judith Ann (J. A.) Jance (born October 27, 1944) is an American author of mystery novels. She writes three series of novels, centering on retired Seattle Police Department Detective J. P. Beaumont, Arizona County Sheriff Joanna Brady, and former Los Angeles news anchor turned mystery solver Ali Reynolds. The Beaumont and Brady series intersect in the novel Partner in Crime , which is both the 16th Beaumount mystery and the 10th Brady mystery. [1] They intersect again in Fire and Ice.

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Biography

Jance was born in Watertown, South Dakota, [2] and raised in Bisbee, Arizona (the setting for her Joanna Brady series of novels). Before becoming an author, she worked as a school librarian on a Native American reservation (Tohono O'Odham), and as a teacher and insurance agent.

Jance attended University of Arizona, graduating with a bachelor's degree in education in 1966, then a master's in library science in 1970. In 2000, University of Arizona awarded Jance an honorary doctorate. [3]

In July 2018, The Strand Magazine gave Jance its Lifetime Achievement Award to recognize her contributions to the field of crime fiction. [4]

She lives part of the year in Arizona and part of the year in Seattle. [5] Jance uses her initials for her pen name because a publisher told her that disclosing her gender would be a liability for a book about a male detective. At signings, Jance asks bookstores to donate a percentage of their earnings from her appearances to various causes. Over the past 10 years, she has raised more than $250,000 for charity.

Books

J. P. Beaumont

  • Until Proven Guilty (1985) ISBN   0-380-89638-9
  • Injustice for All (1986) ISBN   0-380-89641-9
  • Trial by Fury (1986) ISBN   0-380-75138-0
    (nominated for: 1987 Anthony Award for "Best Paperback Original") [6]
  • Taking the Fifth (1987) ISBN   0-380-75139-9
  • Improbable Cause (1987) ISBN   0-380-75412-6
  • A More Perfect Union (1988) ISBN   0-380-75413-4
  • Dismissed with Prejudice (1989) ISBN   0-380-75547-5
  • Minor in Possession (1990) ISBN   0-380-75546-7
  • Payment in Kind (1991) ISBN   0-380-75836-9
  • Without Due Process (1993) ISBN   0-380-75837-7
  • Failure to Appear (1994) ISBN   0-380-75839-3
  • Lying in Wait (1995) ISBN   0-380-71841-3
  • Name Withheld (1997) ISBN   0-380-71842-1
  • Breach of Duty (1999) ISBN   978-0-380-71843-6
  • Birds of Prey (2002) ISBN   0-380-71654-2
  • Partner in Crime (2003) ISBN   0-380-80470-0
  • Long Time Gone (2005) ISBN   0-688-13824-1
  • Justice Denied (2007) ISBN   978-0-06-054092-0
  • Fire and Ice (2009) ISBN   978-0-06-123922-9
  • Betrayal of Trust (2011) ISBN   978-0-06-173115-0
  • Ring in the Dead (novella, 2013) ISBN   978-0062294821
  • Second Watch (2013) ISBN   978-0062134677
  • Stand Down (novella, 2015) ISBN   0062418491
  • Dance of the Bones (2015) (Brandon Walker crossover)
  • Still Dead (novella, 2017) ISBN   9780062835970
  • Proof of Life (2017)
  • Sins Of The Fathers (2019) ISBN   978-0-06-285344-8
  • Nothing to Lose (2022) ISBN   978-0063010062

Ali Reynolds books

Joanna Brady series

Walker Family Mysteries

Poetry collection

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