Order of J.A. Jance Books

J.A. Jance is the pen name of American author Judith Ann Jance. Her publishers encouraged her to adopt the gender-neutral name "J.A. Jance" as she was writing mystery novels featuring a male detective. Jance's works are categorized within the mystery and horror genres. She has been writing since her debut book, Until Proven Guilty, was released in 1985. Jance currently has four active series, each with new books being published. Below is the chronological order of J.A. Jance's novels, organized by series:

J.A. Jance became a published novelist in 1984 with the novel After the Fire. Below is a list of J.A. Jance's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of J.P. Beaumont Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Until Proven Guilty	(1985)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Injustice For All	(1986)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Trial by Fury	(1986)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Taking the Fifth	(1987)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Improbable Cause	(1988)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A More Perfect Union	(1988)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dismissed with Prejudice	(1989)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Minor in Possession	(1990)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Payment In Kind	(1991)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Without Due Process	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Failure to Appear	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Lying in Wait	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Name Withheld	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Breach Of Duty	(1999)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Birds of Prey	(2001)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Partner in Crime	(2002)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Long Time Gone	(2005)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Justice Denied	(2007)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Fire and Ice	(2009)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Betrayal of Trust	(2011)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Second Watch	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Ring In the Dead	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Stand Down	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dance of the Bones	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Still Dead	(2017)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Proof of Life	(2017)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Sins of the Fathers	(2019)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Nothing to Lose	(2022)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Girls' Night Out	(2024)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Den of Iniquity	(2024)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Joanna Brady Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Desert Heat	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Tombstone Courage	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Shoot Don't Shoot	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dead to Rights	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Skeleton Canyon	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Rattlesnake Crossing	(1998)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Outlaw Mountain	(1999)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Devil's Claw	(2001)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Paradise Lost	(2001)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Partner in Crime	(2002)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Exit Wounds	(2003)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dead Wrong	(2006)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Damage Control	(2008)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Fire and Ice	(2009)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Judgment Call	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Old Blue Line	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Remains of Innocence	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
No Honor Among Thieves	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Random Acts	(2016)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Downfall	(2016)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Field of Bones	(2018)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Missing and Endangered	(2021)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Blessing of the Lost Girls	(2023)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Ali Reynolds Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Edge of Evil	(2005)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Web of Evil	(2007)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Hand of Evil	(2007)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cruel Intent	(2008)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Trial by Fire	(2009)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Fatal Error	(2011)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Left for Dead	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Deadly Stakes	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Moving Target	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Last Goodbye	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cold Betrayal	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
No Honor Among Thieves	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Clawback	(2016)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Random Acts	(2016)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Man Overboard	(2017)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Duel to the Death	(2018)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The A List	(2019)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Taking the Veil (With: Eric Van Lustbader)	(2019)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Credible Threat	(2020)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Unfinished Business	(2021)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Collateral Damage	(2023)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
OverKill	(2025)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Walker Family Mysteries Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Hour of the Hunter	(1991)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Kiss of the Bees	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Day of the Dead	(2004)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Queen of the Night	(2010)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dance of the Bones	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Blessing of the Lost Girls	(2023)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
After the Fire	(1984)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Midnight Louie Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Catnap / Cat in an Alphabet Soup (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Pussyfoot / Cat in an Aqua Storm (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cat On A Blue Monday (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cat in a Crimson Haze (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cat in a Diamond Dazzle (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cat with an Emerald Eye (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cat in a Flamingo Fedora (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cat in a Golden Garland (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cat on a Hyacinth Hunt (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)	(1998)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Midnight Louie's Pet Detectives (With: Carole Nelson Douglas,Nancy Pickard,Toni L.P. Kelner,Lilian Jackson Braun,Walter J. Stutzman)	(1998)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cat in an Indigo Mood (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)	(1999)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cat in a Jeweled Jumpsuit (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)	(1999)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cat in a Kiwi Con (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)	(2000)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cat in a Leopard Spot (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)	(2001)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cat in a Midnight Choir (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)	(2002)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cat in a Neon Nightmare (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)	(2003)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Midnight Louie In Something Fishy (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)	(2003)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cat in an Orange Twist (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)	(2004)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cat in a Hot Pink Pursuit (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)	(2005)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cat in a Quicksilver Caper (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)	(2006)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cat in a Red Hot Rage (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)	(2007)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cat in a Sapphire Slipper (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)	(2008)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cat in a Topaz Tango (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)	(2009)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cat in an Ultramarine Scheme (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)	(2010)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cat in a Vegas Gold Vendetta (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)	(2011)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Fruit of the Tomb (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cat in a White Tie and Tails (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cat in an Alien X-Ray (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cat in a Yellow Spotlight (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cat in a Zebra Zoot Suit (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cat in an Alphabet Endgame (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)	(2016)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of The MatchUp Collection Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Taking the Veil (With: Eric Van Lustbader)	(2019)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Crafty Cat Crimes	(2000)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 1	(2000)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Bark M For Murder	(2006)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Deadly Bride and 19 of the Year's Finest Crime and Mystery Stories	(2006)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Writer in the Library: 41 Writers Reveal How They Use Libraries to Develop Their Skill, Craft & Careers	(2008)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Suspense Magazine January 2010	(2010)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Mystery Writers of America Presents Ice Cold	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
MatchUp	(2017)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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