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:

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Publication Order of J.P. Beaumont Books

Until Proven Guilty (1985)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Injustice For All (1986)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Trial by Fury (1986)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Taking the Fifth (1987)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Improbable Cause (1988)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A More Perfect Union (1988)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dismissed with Prejudice (1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Minor in Possession (1990)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Payment In Kind (1991)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Without Due Process (1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Failure to Appear (1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Lying in Wait (1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Name Withheld (1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Breach Of Duty (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Birds of Prey (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Partner in Crime (2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Long Time Gone (2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Justice Denied (2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fire and Ice (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Betrayal of Trust (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Second Watch (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ring In the Dead (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Stand Down (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dance of the Bones (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Still Dead (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Proof of Life (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sins of the Fathers (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Nothing to Lose (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Joanna Brady Books

Desert Heat (1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tombstone Courage (1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Shoot Don't Shoot (1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dead to Rights (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Skeleton Canyon (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Rattlesnake Crossing (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Outlaw Mountain (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Devil's Claw (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Paradise Lost (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Partner in Crime (2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Exit Wounds (2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dead Wrong (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Damage Control (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fire and Ice (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Judgment Call (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Old Blue Line (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Remains of Innocence (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
No Honor Among Thieves (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Random Acts (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Downfall (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Field of Bones (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Missing and Endangered (2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blessing of the Lost Girls (2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Ali Reynolds Books

Edge of Evil (2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Web of Evil (2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hand of Evil (2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cruel Intent (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Trial by Fire (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fatal Error (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Left for Dead (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Deadly Stakes (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Moving Target (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Last Goodbye (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cold Betrayal (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
No Honor Among Thieves (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Clawback (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Random Acts (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Man Overboard (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Duel to the Death (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The A List (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Taking the Veil (With: Eric Van Lustbader) (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Credible Threat (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Unfinished Business (2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Collateral Damage (2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Walker Family Mysteries Books

Hour of the Hunter (1991)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Kiss of the Bees (1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Day of the Dead (2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Queen of the Night (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dance of the Bones (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blessing of the Lost Girls (2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

After the Fire (1984)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Midnight Louie Books

Catnap / Cat in an Alphabet Soup (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Pussyfoot / Cat in an Aqua Storm (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat On A Blue Monday (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in a Crimson Haze (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in a Diamond Dazzle (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat with an Emerald Eye (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in a Flamingo Fedora (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in a Golden Garland (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat on a Hyacinth Hunt (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Midnight Louie's Pet Detectives (With: Carole Nelson Douglas,Nancy Pickard,Toni L.P. Kelner,Lilian Jackson Braun,Walter J. Stutzman) (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in an Indigo Mood (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in a Jeweled Jumpsuit (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in a Kiwi Con (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in a Leopard Spot (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in a Midnight Choir (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in a Neon Nightmare (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Midnight Louie In Something Fishy (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in an Orange Twist (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in a Hot Pink Pursuit (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in a Quicksilver Caper (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in a Red Hot Rage (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in a Sapphire Slipper (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in a Topaz Tango (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in an Ultramarine Scheme (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in a Vegas Gold Vendetta (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fruit of the Tomb (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in a White Tie and Tails (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in an Alien X-Ray (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in a Yellow Spotlight (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in a Zebra Zoot Suit (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cat in an Alphabet Endgame (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
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.

Publication Order of The MatchUp Collection Books

Honor & ... (By: C.J. Box,Sandra Brown) (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Deserves to Be Dead (By: John Sandford,Lisa Jackson) (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Getaway (By: Lisa Scottoline,Nelson DeMille) (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Midnight Flame (By: Christopher Rice,Lara Adrian) (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Short Story (By: Karin Slaughter,Michael Koryta) (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Past Prologue (By: Diana Gabaldon,Steve Berry) (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Faking a Murderer (By: Lee Child,Kathy Reichs) (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dig Here (By: Charlaine Harris,Andrew Gross) (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Taking the Veil (With: Eric Van Lustbader) (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Rambo on Their Minds (By: Gayle Lynds,David Morrell) (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Footloose (By: Val McDermid,Peter James) (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Anthologies

Partners in Crime(1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Crafty Cat Crimes(2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 1(2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Naked Came the Phoenix(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Bark M For Murder(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Deadly Bride and 19 of the Year's Finest Crime and Mystery Stories(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Writer in the Library: 41 Writers Reveal How They Use Libraries to Develop Their Skill, Craft & Careers(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Suspense Magazine January 2010(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
No Rest for the Dead(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mystery Writers of America Presents Ice Cold(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
MatchUp(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

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14 Responses to “Order of J.A. Jance Books”

  1. john rankin: 3 years ago

    I just finished LONG TIME GONE, in which J.P.Beaumont and Melissa Soames get together in a budding romance. Which of the subsequent Jance books feature these two and their relationship?

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  2. Sarah J Powell: 3 years ago

    Which book focuses on the 86-ing of Dr Machett?

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  3. Elin: 3 years ago

    In which J.A.Janice book do Ali Reynolds and B. Simpson get together as a couple?

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  4. Donna: 3 years ago

    Is there a way to number the items in your lists? When an author has 10 or more books in a series, it is hard to keep counting from the top down to determine the correct number – is it #17 or 18????

    Thanks!

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    • Graeme: 3 years ago

      It’s something we are looking to offer in the near future 🙂

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  5. Ron Long: 4 years ago

    I want a CHRONOLOGICAL list, not one separated by main character. What is this obsession with sorting them by character?

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    • Robynne: 11 months ago

      I like reading tge books in order of the characters… I 1st discovered Beaumont, then Ali, then Joanne. Finished each character series at a time.

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  6. sharon hammond: 9 years ago

    where is the list in order of j a jance standalone novels

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  7. Judy Newton: 9 years ago

    Please send me a list of all your books in order.

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  8. Jeni: 9 years ago

    Do you have to read them in order or is each book it’s own story with the same character?

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    • Val: 9 years ago

      You have to read them in order because there is an on-going personal story in addition to the story in each book. Also you should intersperse Beaumont and Brady since they intersect.

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  9. c g fisher: 10 years ago

    There is one book missing, an Ali Reynolds book. “Left for Dead”, published 2012, which puts it after “Fatal Error”.

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    • Brandon: 10 years ago

      Fixed. Thanks!

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  10. betty j knight: 11 years ago

    please send me a list ofallyour books in order

    Reply

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