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Judith Ann Jance is the top 10 New York Times bestselling author of the Joanna Brady series; the J. P. Beaumont series; three interrelated thrillers featuring the Walker family; and Edge of Evil, the first in a series featuring Ali Reynolds. Born in South Dakota and brought up in Bisbee, Arizona, Jance lives with her husband in Seattle, Washington, and Tucson, Arizona.

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In 1964 I was at the University of Arizona and living in Pima Hall, a small, co-op dorm where the 40 girls who lived there did all of our own cooking and cleaning. Each spring we celebrated Little Sister’s Day, and little sisters were invited to come and spend the weekend. My friend, Sharon Jane Brown, and I both had little sisters named Evelyn. That year for Little Sister’s Day the four of us wen

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	Until Proven Guilty (J.P. Beaumont, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 14,954 ratings — published 1985 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Desert Heat (Joanna Brady, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 14,564 ratings — published 1993 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Missing and Endangered (Joanna Brady, #19) 4.25 avg rating — 9,879 ratings — published 2021 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fire and Ice (J.P. Beaumont, #19 / Joanna Brady, #14) 4.04 avg rating — 10,233 ratings — published 2009 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tombstone Courage (Joanna Brady, #2) 4.06 avg rating — 9,899 ratings — published 1994 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nothing to Lose (J.P. Beaumont, #25) 4.37 avg rating — 9,081 ratings — published 2022 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Edge of Evil (Ali Reynolds, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 9,544 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Second Watch (J.P. Beaumont, #21) 4.21 avg rating — 8,686 ratings — published 2013 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Betrayal of Trust (J.P. Beaumont, #20) 4.15 avg rating — 8,598 ratings — published 2011 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Remains of Innocence (Joanna Brady, #16) 4.14 avg rating — 8,598 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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