Order of J.A. Jance Books
J.A. Jance is the pseudonym of American novelist Judith Ann Jance. Jance’s publishers convinced her to use the gender-neutral pen name “J.A. Jance” because she was writing mystery novels about a male detective. Jance’s novels fall into the mystery and horror genres.
J.A. Jance has been writing ever since her first book, Until Proven Guilty, debuted in 1985. Jance has four different series, all of which are active and have new books coming out in them. Below is the order in which J.A. Jance’s novels have been published in, divided by series:
Publication Order of J.P. Beaumont Books
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Until Proven Guilty |
(1985) |
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Injustice For All |
(1986) |
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Trial by Fury |
(1986) |
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Taking the Fifth |
(1987) |
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Improbable Cause |
(1988) |
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A More Perfect Union |
(1988) |
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Dismissed with Prejudice |
(1989) |
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Minor in Possession |
(1990) |
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Payment In Kind |
(1991) |
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Without Due Process |
(1992) |
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Failure to Appear |
(1993) |
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Lying in Wait |
(1994) |
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Name Withheld |
(1996) |
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Breach Of Duty |
(1999) |
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Birds of Prey |
(2001) |
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Partner in Crime |
(2002) |
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Long Time Gone |
(2005) |
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Justice Denied |
(2007) |
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Fire and Ice |
(2009) |
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Betrayal of Trust |
(2011) |
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Second Watch |
(2013) |
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Ring In the Dead |
(2013) |
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Stand Down |
(2015) |
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Dance of the Bones |
(2015) |
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Still Dead |
(2017) |
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Proof of Life |
(2017) |
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Sins of the Fathers |
(2019) |
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Nothing to Lose |
(2022) |
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Girls’ Night Out |
(2024) |
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Den of Iniquity |
(2024) |
Publication Order of Joanna Brady Books
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Desert Heat |
(1993) |
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Tombstone Courage |
(1995) |
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Shoot Don’t Shoot |
(1995) |
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Dead to Rights |
(1997) |
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Skeleton Canyon |
(1997) |
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Rattlesnake Crossing |
(1998) |
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Outlaw Mountain |
(1999) |
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Devil’s Claw |
(2001) |
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Paradise Lost |
(2001) |
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Partner in Crime |
(2002) |
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Exit Wounds |
(2003) |
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Dead Wrong |
(2006) |
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Damage Control |
(2008) |
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Fire and Ice |
(2009) |
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Judgment Call |
(2012) |
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The Old Blue Line |
(2014) |
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Remains of Innocence |
(2014) |
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No Honor Among Thieves |
(2015) |
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Random Acts |
(2016) |
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Downfall |
(2016) |
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Field of Bones |
(2018) |
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Missing and Endangered |
(2021) |
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Blessing of the Lost Girls |
(2023) |
Publication Order of Ali Reynolds Books
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Edge of Evil |
(2005) |
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Web of Evil |
(2007) |
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Hand of Evil |
(2007) |
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Cruel Intent |
(2008) |
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Trial by Fire |
(2009) |
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Fatal Error |
(2011) |
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Left for Dead |
(2012) |
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Deadly Stakes |
(2013) |
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Moving Target |
(2014) |
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A Last Goodbye |
(2014) |
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Cold Betrayal |
(2015) |
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No Honor Among Thieves |
(2015) |
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Clawback |
(2016) |
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Random Acts |
(2016) |
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Man Overboard |
(2017) |
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Duel to the Death |
(2018) |
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The A List |
(2019) |
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Taking the Veil |
(2019) |
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Credible Threat |
(2020) |
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Unfinished Business |
(2021) |
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Collateral Damage |
(2023) |
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OverKill |
(2025) |
Publication Order of Walker Family Mysteries Books
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Hour of the Hunter |
(1991) |
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Kiss of the Bees |
(1993) |
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Day of the Dead |
(2004) |
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Queen of the Night |
(2010) |
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Dance of the Bones |
(2015) |
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Blessing of the Lost Girls |
(2023) |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
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After the Fire |
(1984) |
Publication Order of Midnight Louie Books
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Catnap / Cat in an Alphabet Soup |
(1992) |
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Pussyfoot / Cat in an Aqua Storm |
(1993) |
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Cat On A Blue Monday |
(1994) |
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Cat in a Crimson Haze |
(1995) |
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Cat in a Diamond Dazzle |
(1996) |
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Cat with an Emerald Eye |
(1997) |
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Cat in a Flamingo Fedora |
(1997) |
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Cat in a Golden Garland |
(1997) |
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Cat on a Hyacinth Hunt |
(1998) |
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Midnight Louie’s Pet Detectives |
(1998) |
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Cat in an Indigo Mood |
(1999) |
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Cat in a Jeweled Jumpsuit |
(1999) |
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Cat in a Kiwi Con |
(2000) |
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Cat in a Leopard Spot |
(2001) |
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Cat in a Midnight Choir |
(2002) |
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Cat in a Neon Nightmare |
(2003) |
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Midnight Louie In Something Fishy |
(2003) |
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Cat in an Orange Twist |
(2004) |
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Cat in a Hot Pink Pursuit |
(2005) |
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Cat in a Quicksilver Caper |
(2006) |
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Cat in a Red Hot Rage |
(2007) |
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Cat in a Sapphire Slipper |
(2008) |
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Cat in a Topaz Tango |
(2009) |
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Cat in an Ultramarine Scheme |
(2010) |
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Cat in a Vegas Gold Vendetta |
(2011) |
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Fruit of the Tomb |
(2012) |
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Cat in a White Tie and Tails |
(2012) |
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Cat in an Alien X-Ray |
(2013) |
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Cat in a Yellow Spotlight |
(2014) |
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Cat in a Zebra Zoot Suit |
(2015) |
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Cat in an Alphabet Endgame |
(2016) |
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If you are reading the Midnight Louie series in chronological order, you will want to read the Cat and a Playing Card series prior to the Midnight Louie series. However, this is not required. |
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Publication Order of The MatchUp Collection Books
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Honor & … |
(2017) |
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Deserves to Be Dead |
(2017) |
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Getaway |
(2017) |
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Midnight Flame |
(2018) |
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Short Story |
(2019) |
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Past Prologue |
(2019) |
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Faking a Murderer |
(2019) |
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Dig Here |
(2019) |
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Taking the Veil |
(2019) |
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Rambo on Their Minds |
(2019) |
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Footloose |
(2019) |
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Publication Order of Anthologies
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Partners in Crime |
(1994) |
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Crafty Cat Crimes |
(2000) |
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The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 1 |
(2000) |
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Naked Came the Phoenix |
(2001) |
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Bark M For Murder |
(2006) |
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The Deadly Bride and 19 of the Year’s Finest Crime and Mystery Stories |
(2006) |
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Writer in the Library: 41 Writers Reveal How They Use Libraries to Develop Their Skill, Craft & Careers |
(2008) |
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Suspense Magazine January 2010 |
(2010) |
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No Rest for the Dead |
(2011) |
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Mystery Writers of America Presents Ice Cold |
(2014) |
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MatchUp |
(2017) |