J.A. Jance 1944-   Judith Ann Jance was born in South Dakota and raised in Bisbee, Arizona. Before becoming an author, she worked as a school librarian on a Native American reservation, as a teacher and as an insurance seller. She is the creator of: 1. ´J.P. Beaumont´, homicide detective in Seattle. 2. ´Joanna Brady´, Sheriff of Cochise County, Arizona. 3. 'Alison Reynolds', a TV journalist. Visit also the author´s own site.

Titles and year of publication:
 

´J.P. Beaumont´ Novels
1) Until Proven Guilty	1985
2) Injustice for All	1986
3) Trial by Fury	1986
4) Taking the Fifth	1987
5) Improbable Cause	1988
6) A More Perfect Union	1988
7) Dismissed with Prejudice	1989
8) Minor in Possession	1990
9) Payment in Kind	1991
10) Without Due Process	1992
11) Failure to Appear	1993
12) Lying in Wait	1994
13) Name Witheld	1995
14) Breach of Duty	1999
15) Birds of Prey	2001
16) Partner in Crime (also featuring Joanna Brady)	2003
17) Long Time Gone	2005
18) Justice Denied	2007
19) Fire and Ice (also featuring Joanna Brady)	2009
20) Betrayal of Trust	2011
´Joanna Brady´ Novels
1) Desert Heat	1993
2) Tombstone Courage	1994
3) Shoot/Don´t Shoot	1995
4) Dead to Rights	1996
5) Skeleton Canyon	1997
6) Rattlesnake Crossing	1998
7) Outlaw Mountain	1999
8) Devil´s Claw	2000
9) Paradise Lost	2001
10) Exit Wounds	2003
11) Dead Wrong	2006
12) Damage Control	2008
13) Judgment Call	2012
´Alison Reynolds´ Novels
1) Edge of Evil	2006
2) Web of Evil	2006
3) Hand of Evil	2007
4) Cruel Intent	2008
5) Trial by Fire	2009
6) Fatal Error	2011
7) Left for Dead	2012
8) Deadly Stakes	2013
Other Novels
1) Hour of the Hunter	1990
2) Kiss of the Bees	1999
3) Day of the Dead	2004
4) Queen of the Night	2010