'Waiting on Wednesday' is an event where I feature an upcoming book that I am extra excited about. I love doing this, letting the 'word' spread about authors and series that I enjoy. Hope you'll stop by often and see what I'm 'waiting' on.
The book I'm 'waiting on' this week is the 21st in one of the mystery series written by J. A. Jance. I read the first book in the series, Desert Heat, back in 1995. Since that time, I've read 6 or 7 others and then, after a gap of quite a while, have read the latest two books. These books are set in Arizona and the main protagonist is Sheriff Joanna Brady. Joanna comes to that profession after her husband, Andy, who had been the sheriff, is killed. In the first book, Joanna and Andy have a daughter who is 9 years old. This latest book relates that the daughter, Jenny, is graduating from the police academy. Time has past for sure. As you guys know, I love mystery series. I have not been able to keep up with all the ones that I sample though. Lately, I have been trying to catch up on several. Some I've reread the previous books and am now current. Some, like this one, I'm just skipping ahead in order to get current. Have you ever read any books by J.A. Jance? As I said, she has more than one series. See what you think about this one.
Publication Date: September 30
Arizona County Sheriff Joanna Brady solves her biggest case yet, from a body in the desert to crimes spanning decades and countries, in the thrilling latest installment in the New York Times bestselling suspense series.
Sheriff Joanna Brady is looking forward to the holidays with her busy family, and to celebrating her daughter Jenny’s graduation from the police academy. But the family is interrupted when a body is discovered beneath a flooded bridge in the Arizona desert, and Joanna is called onto the case. A young boy was murdered, and the details of the crime scene tell Joanna two things: This was not the killer’s first murder. And it’s only a matter of time before he kills again.
As Joanna digs deeper into the case, she begins to understand this murder is just one piece of a much, much bigger puzzle. She uncovers unlikely connections between cases of mysterious deaths and missing persons, having long since gone cold, that extend far beyond the confines of her small town and include the discovery of a body near Devil’s Lake, North Dakota. To get justice for the victims and to save the town of Bisbee from a predator, Joanna must chase down every dangerous lead.
Meanwhile, as a dogged journalist is circling the case and privileged information is leaked, Joanna can’t be sure who to trust. Could a prolific killer be hiding in plain sight? And how far will that person go to keep his many crimes hidden?
IT sounds so interesting to be able to follow a series.
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