
Joanna Brady, Book 12
by J. A. Jance
Moves between home life and homicide investigation, balancing brisk plotting with ordinary domestic scenes. Joanna Brady's juggling of pregnancy and leadership gives the stakes a personal edge, and two intertwined crimes supply procedural momentum. Main value is the approachable, character-rooted suspense that keeps chapters turning. Main limitation is a reliance on familiar procedural beats and occasional lingering on grisly detail, which can slow the forward push or feel repetitive. Fans who prefer tight, twisty plotting will be rewarded, but those wanting modern literary experimentation will be disappointed.
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Juggling a family and a career has never been easy for Cochise County Sheriff Joanna Brady. Now the impending birth of her second child only adds to her burden, especially when two brutal crimes fall under her jurisdiction. A corpse is discovered in the Arizona desert with the fingers severed from both hands—the body of an ex-con who served twenty ...
Difficulty:hard
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