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Home / Authors / J.A. Jance J.A. Jance American author J.A. Jance is best known for the J.P. Beaumont and Joanna Brady mystery series. With over 30 million books in print and multiple New York Times bestsellers, her crime fiction legacy is formidable. This page provides the J.A. Jance books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
All books · chronological
1984 After the Fire POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 1985 Until Proven Guilty POoJBB · 1 Buy ↗ 1986 Injustice For All POoJBB · 2 Buy ↗ 1986 Trial by Fury POoJBB · 3 Buy ↗ 1987 Taking the Fifth POoJBB · 4 Buy ↗ 1988 Improbable Cause POoJBB · 5 Buy ↗ 1988 A More Perfect Union POoJBB · 6 Buy ↗ 1989 Dismissed with Prejudice POoJBB · 7 Buy ↗ 1990 Minor in Possession POoJBB · 8 Buy ↗ 1991 Hour of the Hunter POoWFMB · 1 Buy ↗ 1991 Payment In Kind POoJBB · 9 Buy ↗ 1992 Catnap / Cat in an Alphabet Soup(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB · 1 Buy ↗ 1992 Without Due Process POoJBB · 10 Buy ↗ 1993 Desert Heat POoJBB · 1 Buy ↗ 1993 Pussyfoot / Cat in an Aqua Storm(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB · 2 Buy ↗ 1993 Kiss of the Bees POoWFMB · 2 Buy ↗ 1993 Failure to Appear POoJBB · 11 Buy ↗ 1994 Cat On A Blue Monday(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB · 3 Buy ↗ 1994 Lying in Wait POoJBB · 12 Buy ↗ 1995 Tombstone Courage POoJBB · 2 Buy ↗ 1995 Shoot Don't Shoot POoJBB · 3 Buy ↗ 1995 Cat in a Crimson Haze(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB · 4 Buy ↗ 1996 Cat in a Diamond Dazzle(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB · 5 Buy ↗ 1996 Name Withheld POoJBB · 13 Buy ↗ 1997 Dead to Rights POoJBB · 4 Buy ↗ 1997 Skeleton Canyon POoJBB · 5 Buy ↗ 1997 Cat with an Emerald Eye(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB · 6 Buy ↗ 1997 Cat in a Flamingo Fedora(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB · 7 Buy ↗ 1997 Cat in a Golden Garland(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB · 8 Buy ↗ 1998 Rattlesnake Crossing POoJBB · 6 Buy ↗ 1998 Cat on a Hyacinth Hunt(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB · 9 Buy ↗ 1998 Midnight Louie's Pet Detectives(With: Carole Nelson Douglas,Nancy Pickard,Toni L.P. Kelner,Lilian Jackson Braun,Walter J. Stutzman) POoMLB · 10 Buy ↗ 1999 Outlaw Mountain POoJBB · 7 Buy ↗ 1999 Cat in an Indigo Mood(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB · 11 Buy ↗ 1999 Cat in a Jeweled Jumpsuit(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB · 12 Buy ↗ 1999 Breach Of Duty POoJBB · 14 Buy ↗ 2000 Cat in a Kiwi Con(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB · 13 Buy ↗ 2001 Devil's Claw POoJBB · 8 Buy ↗ 2001 Paradise Lost POoJBB · 9 Buy ↗ 2001 Cat in a Leopard Spot(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB · 14 Buy ↗ 2001 Birds of Prey POoJBB · 15 Buy ↗ 2002 Partner in Crime POoJBB · 10 Buy ↗ 2002 Cat in a Midnight Choir(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB · 15 Buy ↗ 2003 Exit Wounds POoJBB · 11 Buy ↗ 2003 Cat in a Neon Nightmare(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB · 16 Buy ↗ 2003 Midnight Louie In Something Fishy(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB · 17 Buy ↗ 2004 Day of the Dead POoWFMB · 3 Buy ↗ 2004 Cat in an Orange Twist(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB · 18 Buy ↗ 2005 Edge of Evil POoARB · 1 Buy ↗ 2005 Long Time Gone POoJBB · 17 Buy ↗ 2005 Cat in a Hot Pink Pursuit(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB · 19 Buy ↗ 2006 Dead Wrong POoJBB · 12 Buy ↗ 2006 Cat in a Quicksilver Caper(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB · 20 Buy ↗ 2007 Web of Evil POoARB · 2 Buy ↗ 2007 Hand of Evil POoARB · 3 Buy ↗ 2007 Justice Denied POoJBB · 18 Buy ↗ 2007 Cat in a Red Hot Rage(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB · 21 Buy ↗ 2008 Cruel Intent POoARB · 4 Buy ↗ 2008 Damage Control POoJBB · 13 Buy ↗ 2008 Cat in a Sapphire Slipper(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB · 22 Buy ↗ 2009 Trial by Fire POoARB · 5 Buy ↗ 2009 Fire and Ice POoJBB · 14 Buy ↗ 2009 Cat in a Topaz Tango(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB · 23 Buy ↗ 2010 Queen of the Night POoWFMB · 4 Buy ↗ 2010 Cat in an Ultramarine Scheme(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB · 24 Buy ↗ 2011 Fatal Error POoARB · 6 Buy ↗ 2011 Betrayal of Trust POoJBB · 20 Buy ↗ 2011 Cat in a Vegas Gold Vendetta(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB · 25 Buy ↗ 2012 Left for Dead POoARB · 7 Buy ↗ 2012 Judgment Call POoJBB · 15 Buy ↗ 2012 Fruit of the Tomb(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB · 26 Buy ↗ 2012 Cat in a White Tie and Tails(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB · 27 Buy ↗ 2013 Deadly Stakes POoARB · 8 Buy ↗ 2013 Second Watch POoJBB · 21 Buy ↗ 2013 Ring In the Dead POoJBB · 22 Buy ↗ 2013 Cat in an Alien X-Ray(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB · 28 Buy ↗ 2014 Moving Target POoARB · 9 Buy ↗ 2014 A Last Goodbye POoARB · 10 Buy ↗ 2014 The Old Blue Line POoJBB · 16 Buy ↗ 2014 Remains of Innocence POoJBB · 17 Buy ↗ 2014 Cat in a Yellow Spotlight(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB · 29 Buy ↗ 2015 Cold Betrayal POoARB · 11 Buy ↗ 2015 No Honor Among Thieves POoJBB · 18 Buy ↗ 2015 Stand Down POoJBB · 23 Buy ↗ 2015 Dance of the Bones POoJBB · 24 Buy ↗ 2015 Cat in a Zebra Zoot Suit(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB · 30 Buy ↗ 2016 Clawback POoARB · 13 Buy ↗ 2016 Random Acts POoARB · 14 Buy ↗ 2016 Downfall POoJBB · 20 Buy ↗ 2016 Cat in an Alphabet Endgame(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB · 31 Buy ↗ 2017 Honor & ...(By: C.J. Box,Sandra Brown) POoTMCB · 1 Buy ↗ 2017 Deserves to Be Dead(By: John Sandford,Lisa Jackson) POoTMCB · 2 Buy ↗ 2017 Getaway(By: Lisa Scottoline,Nelson DeMille) POoTMCB · 3 Buy ↗ 2017 Man Overboard POoARB · 15 Buy ↗ 2017 Still Dead POoJBB · 25 Buy ↗ 2017 Proof of Life POoJBB · 26 Buy ↗ 2018 Midnight Flame(By: Christopher Rice,Lara Adrian) POoTMCB · 4 Buy ↗ 2018 Duel to the Death POoARB · 16 Buy ↗ 2018 Field of Bones POoJBB · 21 Buy ↗ 2019 Short Story(By: Karin Slaughter,Michael Koryta) POoTMCB · 5 Buy ↗ 2019 Past Prologue(By: Diana Gabaldon,Steve Berry) POoTMCB · 6 Buy ↗ 2019 Faking a Murderer(By: Lee Child,Kathy Reichs) POoTMCB · 7 Buy ↗ 2019 Dig Here(By: Charlaine Harris,Andrew Gross) POoTMCB · 8 Buy ↗ 2019 Rambo on Their Minds(By: Gayle Lynds,David Morrell) POoTMCB · 10 Buy ↗ 2019 Footloose(By: Val McDermid,Peter James) POoTMCB · 11 Buy ↗ 2019 The A List POoARB · 17 Buy ↗ 2019 Taking the Veil(With: Eric Van Lustbader) POoARB · 18 Buy ↗ 2019 Sins of the Fathers POoJBB · 27 Buy ↗ 2020 Credible Threat POoARB · 19 Buy ↗ 2021 Unfinished Business POoARB · 20 Buy ↗ 2021 Missing and Endangered POoJBB · 22 Buy ↗ 2022 Nothing to Lose POoJBB · 28 Buy ↗ 2023 Blessing of the Lost Girls POoWFMB · 6 Buy ↗ 2023 Collateral Damage POoARB · 21 Buy ↗ 2024 Girls' Night Out POoJBB · 29 Buy ↗ 2024 Den of Iniquity POoJBB · 30 Buy ↗ 2025 OverKill POoARB · 22 Buy ↗ 2025 The Girl from Devil's Lake POoJBB · 24 Buy ↗ 2026 The Taken Ones POoJBB · 31 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Midnight Louie Books 31 books · 1992–2016
01 Catnap / Cat in an Alphabet Soup(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 1992 Buy ↗ 02 Pussyfoot / Cat in an Aqua Storm(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 1993 Buy ↗ 03 Cat On A Blue Monday(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 1994 Buy ↗ 04 Cat in a Crimson Haze(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 1995 Buy ↗ 05 Cat in a Diamond Dazzle(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 1996 Buy ↗ 06 Cat with an Emerald Eye(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 1997 Buy ↗ 07 Cat in a Flamingo Fedora(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 1997 Buy ↗ 08 Cat in a Golden Garland(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 1997 Buy ↗ 09 Cat on a Hyacinth Hunt(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 1998 Buy ↗ 10 Midnight Louie's Pet Detectives(With: Carole Nelson Douglas,Nancy Pickard,Toni L.P. Kelner,Lilian Jackson Braun,Walter J. Stutzman) 1998 Buy ↗ 11 Cat in an Indigo Mood(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 1999 Buy ↗ 12 Cat in a Jeweled Jumpsuit(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 1999 Buy ↗ 13 Cat in a Kiwi Con(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2000 Buy ↗ 14 Cat in a Leopard Spot(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2001 Buy ↗ 15 Cat in a Midnight Choir(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2002 Buy ↗ 16 Cat in a Neon Nightmare(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2003 Buy ↗ 17 Midnight Louie In Something Fishy(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2003 Buy ↗ 18 Cat in an Orange Twist(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2004 Buy ↗ 19 Cat in a Hot Pink Pursuit(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2005 Buy ↗ 20 Cat in a Quicksilver Caper(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2006 Buy ↗ 21 Cat in a Red Hot Rage(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2007 Buy ↗ 22 Cat in a Sapphire Slipper(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2008 Buy ↗ 23 Cat in a Topaz Tango(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2009 Buy ↗ 24 Cat in an Ultramarine Scheme(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2010 Buy ↗ 25 Cat in a Vegas Gold Vendetta(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2011 Buy ↗ 26 Fruit of the Tomb(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2012 Buy ↗ 27 Cat in a White Tie and Tails(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2012 Buy ↗ 28 Cat in an Alien X-Ray(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2013 Buy ↗ 29 Cat in a Yellow Spotlight(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2014 Buy ↗ 30 Cat in a Zebra Zoot Suit(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2015 Buy ↗ 31 Cat in an Alphabet Endgame(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) 2016 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Walker Family Mysteries Books 5 books · 1991–2023
01 Hour of the Hunter 1991 Buy ↗ 02 Kiss of the Bees 1993 Buy ↗ 03 Day of the Dead 2004 Buy ↗ 04 Queen of the Night 2010 Buy ↗ 06 Blessing of the Lost Girls 2023 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Joanna Brady Books 22 books · 1993–2025
02 Tombstone Courage 1995 Buy ↗ 03 Shoot Don't Shoot 1995 Buy ↗ 04 Dead to Rights 1997 Buy ↗ 05 Skeleton Canyon 1997 Buy ↗ 06 Rattlesnake Crossing 1998 Buy ↗ 07 Outlaw Mountain 1999 Buy ↗ 10 Partner in Crime 2002 Buy ↗ 13 Damage Control 2008 Buy ↗ 16 The Old Blue Line 2014 Buy ↗ 17 Remains of Innocence 2014 Buy ↗ 18 No Honor Among Thieves 2015 Buy ↗ 21 Field of Bones 2018 Buy ↗ 22 Missing and Endangered 2021 Buy ↗ 24 The Girl from Devil's Lake 2025 Buy ↗ Publication Order of J.P. Beaumont Books 29 books · 1985–2026
01 Until Proven Guilty 1985 Buy ↗ 02 Injustice For All 1986 Buy ↗ 04 Taking the Fifth 1987 Buy ↗ 05 Improbable Cause 1988 Buy ↗ 06 A More Perfect Union 1988 Buy ↗ 07 Dismissed with Prejudice 1989 Buy ↗ 08 Minor in Possession 1990 Buy ↗ 09 Payment In Kind 1991 Buy ↗ 10 Without Due Process 1992 Buy ↗ 11 Failure to Appear 1993 Buy ↗ 14 Breach Of Duty 1999 Buy ↗ 17 Long Time Gone 2005 Buy ↗ 18 Justice Denied 2007 Buy ↗ 20 Betrayal of Trust 2011 Buy ↗ 22 Ring In the Dead 2013 Buy ↗ 24 Dance of the Bones 2015 Buy ↗ 27 Sins of the Fathers 2019 Buy ↗ 28 Nothing to Lose 2022 Buy ↗ 29 Girls' Night Out 2024 Buy ↗ 30 Den of Iniquity 2024 Buy ↗ 31 The Taken Ones 2026 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Ali Reynolds Books 21 books · 2005–2025
10 A Last Goodbye 2014 Buy ↗ 16 Duel to the Death 2018 Buy ↗ 18 Taking the Veil(With: Eric Van Lustbader) 2019 Buy ↗ 19 Credible Threat 2020 Buy ↗ 20 Unfinished Business 2021 Buy ↗ 21 Collateral Damage 2023 Buy ↗ Publication Order of The MatchUp Collection Books 10 books · 2017–2019
01 Honor & ...(By: C.J. Box,Sandra Brown) 2017 Buy ↗ 02 Deserves to Be Dead(By: John Sandford,Lisa Jackson) 2017 Buy ↗ 03 Getaway(By: Lisa Scottoline,Nelson DeMille) 2017 Buy ↗ 04 Midnight Flame(By: Christopher Rice,Lara Adrian) 2018 Buy ↗ 05 Short Story(By: Karin Slaughter,Michael Koryta) 2019 Buy ↗ 06 Past Prologue(By: Diana Gabaldon,Steve Berry) 2019 Buy ↗ 07 Faking a Murderer(By: Lee Child,Kathy Reichs) 2019 Buy ↗ 08 Dig Here(By: Charlaine Harris,Andrew Gross) 2019 Buy ↗ 10 Rambo on Their Minds(By: Gayle Lynds,David Morrell) 2019 Buy ↗ 11 Footloose(By: Val McDermid,Peter James) 2019 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Standalone Novels 1 book · 1984
01 After the Fire 1984 Buy ↗