Shoot Don't Shoot

By: J. A. Jance

Narrated by: Hillary Huber

A prisoner languishes in a Phoenix jail cell, accused of brutally slaying his estranged wife. No one believes the man is innocent, except the new female sheriff of Cochise County, in town for a crash course in police training. Joanna Brady is out of her jurisdiction—and possibly in over her head. For a human monster is on the prowl, hiding the grisly evidence of his horrific crimes in the vast emptiness of the Arizona desert. And an impromptu investigation, with no official sanction and no back up, is drawing a cold, ingenious serial killer much too close to Brady for comfort—and, worse still, closer to her little girl.

©1995 J.A. Jance; (P)2009 HarperCollins Publishers

Love Joanna Brady!

I'm thoroughly enjoying the Joanna Brady series. I read one farther down the line many years ago and I've rediscovered them recently. She is a terrific character, Jenny is adorable, Eleanor is aggravating, and the cast of Side characters gives one something to look forward to as Joanna sifts through them in her new job as Sheriff of Cochise County. if you enjoy a well-written book about a good character and a little mystery, try the Joanna Brady series. Joanna doesn't spend much time in the office in this particular book as she is off learning how to be a sheriff, But great characters here, too.

Shoot Don't Shoot

The series by J.A. Jance with the main character of Joanna Bradey is great. Try to start from the beginning, and get listen to all the books in the series. Try to do it in order because they follow the life of Joanna and her family. If you hop scotch around you still get great entertainment, but you loss the effect of following her life. The fact that it happens in Arizona is fun for me because I live there. Shoot Don't Shoot, just like all in the series is great. This is the one where she goes to police academy in Peoria, and meets the man she is going to marry. Always along with a couple of murders here and there. Light listen, and great entertainment.

Very good

A most enjoyable story by the master JA Jance. Shoot, don’t shoot was all I had hoped it would be.

Sheriff school

Joanna Brady is off to school to learn how to be a police officer. Things don't go very smoothly, however, and she learns more from real life than in class. The villain is, well, super villainous, and chilled my blood several times. I had to laugh reading about her daughter's hair disaster - reminded me of a situation with my grandmother when I was about the same age as Joanna's daughter! The narrator isn't the greatest, but does an adequate job.

Getting to know Sheriff Brady

This is a fun adventure in growing charactersAnn's leaving room fort New adventures both professional and personal.