Desert Heat

A cop lies dying beneath the blistering Arizona sun—a local lawman who may well have become the next sheriff of Cochise County. The police brass claim that Andy Brady was dirty, and that his shooting was a suicide attempt. Joanna Brady, his devoted wife and mother of their nine-year-old daughter, knows a cover-up when she hears one . . . and murder when she sees it. But her determined efforts to hunt down an assassin and clear her husband's name are placing Joanna and her surviving family in harm's way—because in the desert, the one thing more lethal than a rattler's bite . . . is the truth.

Great Read

I liked the way the family managed the death of their loved one. I liked the way the aspirator died.

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It is PAST-ees. Cornish PAST-ees. Pronouncing it incorrectly it infuriating. Strippers wear PASTIES.

Nice Surprise!

Tried out a new author (for me anyway) from a friend's recommendation. Really enjoyed listening to this book, in fact it took all day Sunday, but I finished it. It is the first of the Joanna Brady series, which starts with a death and a big mystery. Joanna's life is turned upside down on her 10th anniversary, and soon she's led to believe that her husband might have been hiding secrets from her. She won't give up til all her questions are answered though, even as her own life is put in danger. I have to say that I couldn't figure out all the bad guys, which made me want to jump to the end, to satisfy my curiosity. I didn't give in, but kept listening.

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Desert Heat is the first book in the Joanna Brady series and I learned about J.A. Jance from Anne Hillerman. This first book has lots of drama and interactions. It's set in Southern Arizona. The first quarter of the book was not very exciting and moved slowly, but I blundered on. Later, the book moved faster and at one point, I found myself saying: "Don't dooo iiiiittt!" The read was good enough that I want to read book #2.

Confusing

Slightly confusing with so many characters but a satisfying read. Will get book 2 now.