Devil's Claw - Joanna Brady Mysteries

Brief Description: In the night-still canyons of the Arizona desert, a girl's on the run. Alone but for her beloved red-tailed hawk, she flees from the dark shadows of her young life, the horror she's witnessed, and the terror that now stalks her. Brief Description: Includes an excerpt from Betrayal of trust. Marc Notes: A Brady novel of suspense--Cover.; Copyright date 2000.; Includes an excerpt from Betrayal of trust.; In the night-still canyons of the Arizona desert, a girl's on the run. Alone but for her beloved red-tailed hawk, she flees from the dark shadows of her young life, the horror she's witnessed, and the terror that now stalks her.. Publisher Marketing: A spellbinding story of life and death, rage and murder in the silent Arizona night from New York Times bestselling author J. A. JanceIn the desert, a Native American woman is dead--an ex-con once jailed for the murder of her husband--and her teenage daughter has vanished into the long shadows of the night-still canyons. A dedicated law officer, Sheriff Joanna Brady of Cochise County has suffered stoically through loss and pain--yet she has never wavered in her commitment to duty and the pursuit of justice. Now, as she stands on the brink of a new life and new happiness, death is summoning her once more, calling her down a twisted trail of hatred, greed, and devastating consequence to the black heart of the Dragoon Mountains. There is no respite yet for Joanna Brady--only a terrifying excursion into a world of passion and violence, where long-buried secrets are the best reasons of all to kill . . . or to die. Review Citations:

Romantic Times 08/01/2001 pg. 97 (EAN 9780380792498, Mass Market Paperbound)

Library Journal Prepub Alert 03/15/2000 pg. 62 (EAN 9780380975013, Hardcover)

Booklist 04/15/2000 pg. 1501 (EAN 9780380975013, Hardcover)

Booklist 05/01/2000 pg. 1619 (EAN 9780380975013, Hardcover)

Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2000 pg. 671 (EAN 9780380975013, Hardcover)

Library Journal 07/01/2000 pg. 146 (EAN 9780380975013, Hardcover)

School Library Journal 11/01/2000 pg. 183 (EAN 9780380975013, Hardcover)

Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2001 pg. 45 (EAN 9780380975013, Hardcover)

Publishers Weekly 06/26/2000 (EAN 9780380975013, Hardcover)

Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 484 (EAN 9780380975013, Hardcover)

Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 411 (EAN 9780380975013, Hardcover)

Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2014 pg. 494 (EAN 9780380975013, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Jance, J A J. A. Jance is the New York Times bestselling author of the J. P. Beaumont series, the Joanna Brady series, the Ali Reynolds series, and four interrelated thrillers about the Walker family, as well as a volume of poetry. Born in South Dakota and brought up in Bisbee, Arizona, Jance lives with her husband in Seattle, Washington, and Tucson, Arizona.