The Girl from Devil's Lake - A Brady Novel of Suspense

Small-town Sheriff Joanna Brady solves her biggest case yet, from a body in the desert to crimes spanning decades and countries, in the thrilling latest installment in the New York Times bestselling suspense series. Sheriff Joanna Brady is looking forward to the holidays with her busy family, and to celebrating her daughter Jenny''s graduation from the police academy. But the family is interrupted when a body is discovered beneath a bridge in the Arizona desert, and Joanna is called onto the case. A young boy was murdered, and the details of the crime scene tell Joanna two things: This was not the killer''s first murder. And it''s only a matter of time before they kill again. As Joanna digs deeper into the case, she begins to understand this murder is just one piece of a much, much bigger puzzle. She uncovers unlikely connections between cases of mysterious deaths and missing persons, having long since gone cold, that extend far beyond the confines of her small town and culminate with the discovery of a body in Devil''s Lake. To get justice for the victims and to save the town of Bisbee from a predator, Joanna must chase down every dangerous lead. Meanwhile, as a dogged journalist is circling the case and privileged information is leaked, Joanna can''t be sure who to trust. Could a prolific killer be hiding in plain sight? And how far will they go to keep their many crimes hidden?

About the author

J. A. Jance is the New York Times bestselling author of the J. P. Beaumont series, the Joanna Brady series, the Ali Reynolds series, six thrillers about the Walker Family, and one volume of poetry. Born in South Dakota and brought up in Bisbee, Arizona, she lives with her husband in Seattle, Washington.

Product details

• Authors: J A Jance, J. A Jance, J. A. Jance, Jance J. A.
• Publisher: William Morrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2025
• EAN: 9780063252639
• ISBN: 978-0-06-325263-9
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 26 mm
• Series: Joanna Brady Mysteries
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; Thriller / suspense fiction, Relating to indigenous peoples, Crime and mystery fiction, Fiction: general and literary, Crime and mystery: women sleuths, Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction, Classic crime and mystery fiction, FICTION: Women, FICTION: Thrillers / Suspense, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Hard-Boiled, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Traditional, FICTION: Indigenous / Mystery & Detective, Literature / General Fiction, Literature / Women's Literature, Literature / Mystery