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J.A. Jance Books in Order

Find every J.A. Jance book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 119 books / 7 series

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 J.A. Jance Books in Chronological Order

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 Kiss of the Bees POoWFMB / 2 Buy
1993 Pussyfoot / Cat in an Aqua Storm(By: Carole Nelson Douglas) POoMLB / 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

J.A. Jance Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

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
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
01 Desert Heat 1993 Buy
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
08 Devil's Claw 2001 Buy
09 Paradise Lost 2001 Buy
10 Partner in Crime 2002 Buy
11 Exit Wounds 2003 Buy
12 Dead Wrong 2006 Buy
13 Damage Control 2008 Buy
14 Fire and Ice 2009 Buy
15 Judgment Call 2012 Buy
16 The Old Blue Line 2014 Buy
17 Remains of Innocence 2014 Buy
18 No Honor Among Thieves 2015 Buy
20 Downfall 2016 Buy
21 Field of Bones 2018 Buy
22 Missing and Endangered 2021 Buy
24 The Girl from Devil's Lake 2025 Buy
01 Until Proven Guilty 1985 Buy
02 Injustice For All 1986 Buy
03 Trial by Fury 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
12 Lying in Wait 1994 Buy
13 Name Withheld 1996 Buy
14 Breach Of Duty 1999 Buy
15 Birds of Prey 2001 Buy
17 Long Time Gone 2005 Buy
18 Justice Denied 2007 Buy
20 Betrayal of Trust 2011 Buy
21 Second Watch 2013 Buy
22 Ring In the Dead 2013 Buy
23 Stand Down 2015 Buy
24 Dance of the Bones 2015 Buy
25 Still Dead 2017 Buy
26 Proof of Life 2017 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
01 Edge of Evil 2005 Buy
02 Web of Evil 2007 Buy
03 Hand of Evil 2007 Buy
04 Cruel Intent 2008 Buy
05 Trial by Fire 2009 Buy
06 Fatal Error 2011 Buy
07 Left for Dead 2012 Buy
08 Deadly Stakes 2013 Buy
09 Moving Target 2014 Buy
10 A Last Goodbye 2014 Buy
11 Cold Betrayal 2015 Buy
13 Clawback 2016 Buy
14 Random Acts 2016 Buy
15 Man Overboard 2017 Buy
16 Duel to the Death 2018 Buy
17 The A List 2019 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
22 OverKill 2025 Buy
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
01 After the Fire 1984 Buy

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