As usual, Jance deftly brings the desert, people and towns of southeastern Arizona to life. Subplots dealing with social issues such as alcoholism and dysfunctional family relationships lend moral weight. In a heart-stopping climax, Joanna shoots a suspect as he tries to kidnap two children. Then Joanna's obnoxious in-laws arrive for the imminent birth. The star of the best-selling Tombstone Courage, Sheriff Joanna Brady of Cochise County, Arizona, finds herself in the midst of danger and deception when she attempts to exact revenge for the murder of her police officer husband. Jance, featuring a sneak peek of the next J. Next, the brutal beating of Jeannine Phillips, an Animal Control officer, leads the sheriff's department, its staff already stretched thin, to a confrontation with a notorious ranching family and suspected illegal immigrants. Dead to Rights (Joanna Brady Mysteries, Book 4) Hardcover October 1, 1996. An e-original novella from New York Times bestselling author J. When the cops learn that a murdered man with a sordid personal history has links to one of Arizona's most prominent judges, Joanna's investigation turns up a connection to an early case of her late father's, an honored sheriff. , etc.) to feature Joanna Brady, sheriff of Cochise County, Ariz., finds Joanna newly reelected and about to have her second child. The solid 12th entry in bestseller Jance's lively crime series ( Exit Wounds
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