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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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4.0 out of 5 stars Second book of the Joanna Brady series, July 31, 2000

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Karen Potts (Lake Jackson, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tombstone Courage (Joanna Brady Mysteries, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

Joanna Brady is elected sheriff of Cochise County, Arizona after the death of her husband, who had been a candidate for this position. It seems like a mixed blessing, however, when she is greeted by a double homocide followed by the resignations of two of the top men in the department. Some of her employees have a hard time accepting a woman, who is untrained in law enforcement, as their new boss. Added to this, Joanna has to constantly reassure her daughter, who has already lost a parent, that she will be careful in her new job. This book moves a little slowly at times, but the action definitely picks up at the end, and it is a good read.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Really liked it!, February 23, 1999

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This review is from: Tombstone Courage (Joanna Brady Mysteries, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is a must read after Desert Heat. It is able to stand on its own. Again, J.A. Jance is able to make it seem as if anyone could have committed the murder -- keeping the secret to the very end.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb Series, Great Story, December 14, 2002

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apoem "apoem" (Bosque Farms, NM USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tombstone Courage (Joanna Brady Mysteries, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

This series has been fantastic. Although each novel can stand on it's own, I have found that reading them in order is a better idea. Later books reference earlier books and it is easier to follow the overall history of the characters in this series.

Having said that, this is a great book. Joanna has just been elected Sherrif when a grisly murder is discovered. A drugged up ex movie star, a wierd therapist, an old family fued of sorts and the stage is set for a great novel.

Joanna is a strong woman and this is a good book. It's good to read about her efforts to mourn with her daughter the loss of her husband. As she comes to grip with the past, she learns to deal with the present. Joanna's mother is an interesting character that adds a lot to this series.

Enjoy.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Tombstone courage--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

4.0 out of 5 stars first in series I read
This is the first in the series that I read, but it won't be the last. I skipped the first book because, as one reviewer said, it wasn't really a mystery. Read more

Published 4 months ago by moderatelymoderate

4.0 out of 5 stars And then what?
Nice and easy, interesting and fun read. A holiday airplane book with a good mystery. Joanna Brady, newly widowed with a young daughter, vows to keep on with upholding the law as... Read more

Published 4 months ago by June P. Ahern

4.0 out of 5 stars Is this a shariya stoning?
The book continues the life of Joanna Bradley. The prologue in this case I believe to be totally unnecessary and of little value to later developments. Read more

Published 6 months ago by Melvin Anderson

3.0 out of 5 stars Not the brilliant first book in the series
The Joanna Brady series is new to me, and so far I have read the first book, one later in the series, and Tombstone Courage, the second of the series. Read more

Published 16 months ago by Ms Winston

4.0 out of 5 stars Touche! Second installment delivers the goods!
The second Sheriff Joanna Brady mystery delivers the goods. It starts out with a premise that has you scratching your head as to how this can make a murder mystery or where can... Read more

Published 20 months ago by F.Faulkner

5.0 out of 5 stars Not just another mystery
An engrossing mystery with not the first super hero, just a real person with real problems doing the " right" thing. Read more

Published 21 months ago by Bruce W. Hunsicker

5.0 out of 5 stars Tombstone Courage
This is the second in the Joanna Brady series and a good follow up to the first novel. I felt the ending was a little rushed but as a resident of Cochise County, I also felt like... Read more

Published on November 7, 2009 by D. E. W. Turner

4.0 out of 5 stars Superior but not supreme addition to the series
This is the 2nd Joanna Brady novel and definitely a worthy follow-up to DESERT HEAT. Joanna Brady is elected sherrif after her sherrif husband's murder in the first book. Read more

Published on August 5, 2009 by Neal C. Reynolds

1.0 out of 5 stars Boring and drawn out. No suspense
I was very disappointed in the Joanna Brady series. It was boring, not suspense in the plot. The characters weren't interesting. I would not read any more of this series. Read more

Published on February 1, 2009 by Mysterylover

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Burton Kimball, Harold Patterson, Dick Voland, Holly Patterson, Joanna Brady, Linda Kimball, Amy Baxter, Ernie Carpenter, Ivy Patterson, Cochise County, Casa Vieja, Eva Lou, Yuri Malakov, Adam York, Eleanor Lathrop, Marianne Maculyea, Rex Rogers, Helen Barco, Sheriff's Department, Sue Rolles, Angie Kellogg, Isobel Gonzales, Thornton Kimball, Don Frost, Hank Lathrop

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