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J.A. 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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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Jance is a reliable author, August 13, 2000

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This review is from: Rattlesnake Crossing (Joanna Brady Mysteries, Book 6) (Mass Market Paperback)

This Joanna Brady mystery is a good, if not outstanding, addition to the series. A local gun dealer, Clyde Phillips is dead. Was it a suicide or a murder? Clyde has an ex-wife who claims that it couldn't be suicide. Is she the murderer or could it be one of the Indian wannabes who inhabit a lodge down the road? Or could it be Alton Hosfield who has lot of animosity towards his neighbors and the federal government? Joanna works tirelessly to uncover the true culprit. Her daughter, Jenny, is on a trip with her grandparents so Joanna has more time to devote to law enforcement and to a new romance.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great mystery, great setting, great characters!, January 23, 1999

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This review is from: Rattlesnake Crossing (Joanna Brady Mysteries, Book 6) (Hardcover)

I stumbled across the Joanna Brady series with Desert Heat, and enjoyed the southern Arizona setting and the very real characters. I've since enjoyed following Joanna, her family and friends through the series of novels. Rattlesnake Crossing has really developed the relationship between Joanna and Butch - I can hardly wait till August for the next novel to be released to find out how Butch's moving to Bisbee will affect them!

A good deal of the action in Rattlesnake Crossing takes place on the Pomerene Road north of Benson, and towards Redington...I was excited to read about the San Pedro Valley, the flora and fauna, and the surrounding nearly-ghost-towns, since we are planning a vacation to the area. In fact, I can hardly wait to visit Bisbee to see the real Copper Queen Hotel, and to check to see if the building housing Joanna's office really exists!

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5.0 out of 5 stars A great story., May 12, 1999

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This review is from: Rattlesnake Crossing (Joanna Brady Mysteries, Book 6) (Mass Market Paperback)

When I first read the Kirkus review, I delayed reading the book. However, I did finally read it and I couldn't put it down. I think Ms. Jance endows her character with compassion and makes her a real person. Real police investigation is not the exciting stuff that is portrayed in some of the tough guy/gal novels. Joanna Brady is more like a real person with a real life. I enjoyed this book very much and am eagerly awaiting the next one in the series. I personally like a little romance.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Rattlesnake Crossing--JA Jance
Great book by a great author. I love her writing and anyone buying her books needs to look at her website and read the books in order.

Published 1 month ago by shinerite

5.0 out of 5 stars Let's kill them all
Bisbee is a small town and Jance must have some animosity towards it; she was killing them off one or two at a time butnow she has brought in a serial killer to speed up the... Read more

Published 6 months ago by Melvin Anderson

4.0 out of 5 stars 6th installment kept me riveted
Thoroughly enjoyable! Jance steps up the game a bit with a series of brutal scalpings and murders. I enjoyed the continuity of the mystery thread and the personal development of... Read more

Published 20 months ago by F.Faulkner

4.0 out of 5 stars One of the better ones in the series
This is book 6 in the series of Sheriff Joanna Brady of Bisbee, AZ. Being familiar with the locale has given my husband and I a lot of enjoyment as we can visualize where they... Read more

Published on February 6, 2010 by mzglorybe

5.0 out of 5 stars Rattlesnake Crossing
J.A. Jance has never written a bad book. This is one of the better ones. Her Joanna Brady series are the best..........

Published on March 20, 2009 by Janice E. Brewster

3.0 out of 5 stars A Killer is Loose
The idea of a serial killer on the loose has been done to death. The bodies are stacking up like cord wood and there doesn't seem to be an end in sight. Read more

Published on September 5, 2008 by Nash Black

5.0 out of 5 stars From an avid J A Jance fan
This author keeps me on the edge of my seat no matter how many times I read and reread her works of art. Thank-you

Published on August 14, 2007 by Renee E. Fletcher

4.0 out of 5 stars No fluff. Just very good
My first Brady novel. Actually my first read by this author. It starts quickly and grabs your attention quickly. Read more

Published on August 9, 2006 by K. Thalheimer

4.0 out of 5 stars Really Good Stuff
It is "my bad" that I haven't caught up with J.A. Jance before now. Tucson is my second home and this author had not crossed my radar screen until my wife gave me this book for my... Read more

Published on November 20, 2005 by John R. Linnell

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Mystery
I recently discovered the Joanna Brady series and have been happily reading along and enjoying the character of a woman sheriff in a small town. Read more

Published on November 21, 2003

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Sheriff Brady, Clyde Philips, Fran Daly, Joanna Brady, Crow Woman, Cochise County, Dick Voland, Rattlesnake Crossing, Alton Hosfield, Butch Dixon, Frank Montoya, Pima County, Belle Philips, Sonja Hosfield, Ruben Ramos, Daniel Berridge, Ryan Merritt, Sarah Holcomb, Eddy Sandoval, Ernie Carpenter, Detective Carbajal, Frankie Ramos, Marianne Maculyea, Mike Wilson, Jeff Daniels

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