Any J. A. Jance fans?

[TLCooper]

I've been reading J. A. Jance books lately since she is the Guest of Honor at Murder in the Grove, a mystery conference for mystery writers and fans.  I find the books interesting.  I would like to know what others think of her books.

[AllieK]

I love her Joanna Brady series books! Having lived in southern Arizona (Tucson), I love being familiar with the area that she writes about. Her writing is very good and easy to read. I can't wait to read her new Ali Reynolds series, looks really good! I haven't read the Beaumont series (I tend to lean toward female leads)...but have heard only good things about them!

[becke_davis]

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AllieK wrote:
I love her Joanna Brady series books! Having lived in southern Arizona (Tucson), I love being familiar with the area that she writes about. Her writing is very good and easy to read. I can't wait to read her new Ali Reynolds series, looks really good! I haven't read the Beaumont series (I tend to lean toward female leads)...but have heard only good things about them!

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I've read a few books from each of those series and liked them a lot.  I seem to remember that one book combined Joanna Brady and Beaumont.  I haven't read any of the Ali Reynolds series -- what are they like?

[TLCooper]

I've read the first Ali Reynolds book, and I enjoyed it.  It has a slightly different feel than Jance's other series but is still as much an examination of life as it is about solving the mystery.  I like this about Jance's work.