Order of J.A. Jance Books
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
Publication Order of Joanna Brady Books
Publication Order of Ali Reynolds Books
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 | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Pussyfoot / Cat in an Aqua Storm | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat On A Blue Monday | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Crimson Haze | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Diamond Dazzle | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat with an Emerald Eye | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Flamingo Fedora | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Golden Garland | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat on a Hyacinth Hunt | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Midnight Louie's Pet Detectives | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in an Indigo Mood | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Jeweled Jumpsuit | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Kiwi Con | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Leopard Spot | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Midnight Choir | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Neon Nightmare | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Midnight Louie In Something Fishy | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in an Orange Twist | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Hot Pink Pursuit | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Quicksilver Caper | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Red Hot Rage | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Sapphire Slipper | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Topaz Tango | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in an Ultramarine Scheme | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Vegas Gold Vendetta | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Fruit of the Tomb | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a White Tie and Tails | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in an Alien X-Ray | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Yellow Spotlight | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Zebra Zoot Suit | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in an Alphabet Endgame | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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| 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 & ... | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Deserves to Be Dead | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Getaway | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Midnight Flame | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Short Story | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Past Prologue | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Faking a Murderer | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Dig Here | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Taking the Veil | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Rambo on Their Minds | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Footloose | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Anthologies
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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?
Which book focuses on the 86-ing of Dr Machett?
In which J.A.Janice book do Ali Reynolds and B. Simpson get together as a couple?
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!
It’s something we are looking to offer in the near future 🙂
I want a CHRONOLOGICAL list, not one separated by main character. What is this obsession with sorting them by character?
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.
where is the list in order of j a jance standalone novels
Please send me a list of all your books in order.
Do you have to read them in order or is each book it’s own story with the same character?
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.
There is one book missing, an Ali Reynolds book. “Left for Dead”, published 2012, which puts it after “Fatal Error”.
Fixed. Thanks!
please send me a list ofallyour books in order