Ali Reynolds (JA Jance) Books in Order
Part ofJA Jance Books in OrderSee the Ali Reynolds books in order by J.A. Jance, with short summaries, series background, and help on where to start with Ali's thrillers.
Last updated: June 29, 2026
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Publication Order
20 books
Edge of Evil
by JA Jance
2006
Forced off the air and facing divorce, former TV journalist Ali Reynolds heads home to Sedona to regroup. A new blog and a friend's death quickly pull her into a case where online threats become frighteningly real.
Hand of Evil
by JA Jance
2007
A killer is crisscrossing the Southwest and leaving grotesque murders behind. As Ali gets pulled into the case, the violence cuts painfully close to home and turns a public investigation into a parent's nightmare.
Web of Evil
by JA Jance
2007
A bound man trapped in a car trunk is only the start of a revenge-fueled case that draws Ali into obsession, betrayal, and murder. The closer she gets to the truth, the more personal the danger becomes.
Cruel Intent
by JA Jance
2008
What starts as online romance turns dark when deception on the internet spills into the real world. Ali must work out who is vulnerable, who is lying, and who is willing to kill to keep the game going.
Trial By Fire
by JA Jance
2009
A raging Arizona wildfire leaves one woman to burn and turns a natural disaster into a murder case. Ali has to separate accident from intent while danger spreads as fast as the flames.
Fatal Error
by JA Jance
2011
Ali begins the summer expecting to survive the Arizona Police Academy, not investigate murder. Training soon gives way to a dangerous case built on hidden motives, bad choices, and one very fatal mistake.
Left for Dead
by JA Jance
2012
Deputy sheriff Jose Reyes is shot and left to die, and the first explanation does not hold up for long. As suspicion falls in unexpected places, Ali digs into a case tangled up with border violence and betrayal.
Deadly Stakes
by JA Jance
2013
Ali is asked to investigate the grisly murder of a wealthy divorcee on behalf of the woman accused of killing her. The case is full of money, shaky loyalties, and suspects with plenty to lose.
A Last Goodbye
by JA Jance
2014
Ali is finally about to marry B. Simpson in Las Vegas, but peace does not last long in her world. Wedding chaos, old friends, and a stray miniature dachshund bring a small but very Ali-shaped mystery to the celebration.
Moving Target
by JA Jance
2014
Ali spans continents to crack a cold case murder while also trying to learn who wants a young juvenile offender dead. It is a bigger, faster-moving thriller that tests her on several fronts at once.
Cold Betrayal
by JA Jance
2015
A murder and a tangle of family loyalties draw Ali into a case shaped by old wounds and carefully hidden treachery. The coldest betrayals are the ones nobody sees coming until it is too late.
No Honor Among Thieves
by JA Jance
2015
Ali Reynolds and Joanna Brady team up when a family outing turns into a frightening crime scene. A few small clues, including a pile of Legos, help expose a threat that is anything but childlike.
Clawback
by JA Jance
2016
Ali steps into the wreckage of a financial fraud case where ruined investors, lawyers, and insiders all have reasons to lie. Following the money may be the only way to find the killer.
Random Acts
by JA Jance
2016
A string of seemingly random crimes pulls Ali Reynolds and Joanna Brady into the same investigation. Once the pattern begins to show, both women know the next attack could land dangerously close to home.
Man Overboard
by JA Jance
2017
A death tied to an exclusive getaway at sea pulls Ali into a case where wealth and appearances hide ugly motives. What first looks like misfortune starts to look much more like murder.
Duel to the Death
by JA Jance
2018
A bitter feud and a carefully staged crime send Ali after the truth in a case where reputation matters almost as much as survival. One long-running conflict is heading toward a deadly finish.
The A List
by JA Jance
2019
A murder among the wealthy and well connected sends Ali into a world built on status, money, and quiet cruelty. Everyone wants to shape the story, which makes the truth even harder to reach.
Credible Threat
by JA Jance
2020
A threat that seems distant turns frighteningly real, pulling Ali and B. Simpson's team into a race against danger that is both digital and personal. This time, the warning is credible for a reason.
Unfinished Business
by JA Jance
2021
Ali's home life is shaken when a former employee of B. Simpson's reappears just as a serial killer turns his attention toward her circle. To protect the people she loves, she has to finish what the past left undone.
Collateral Damage
by JA Jance
2022
A cybersecurity emergency puts Ali's family and closest allies in the line of fire. To stop the next strike, she has to identify the enemy treating ordinary lives as acceptable collateral damage.
Series background & context
Ali Reynolds arrives in J.A. Jance's fiction with her life in pieces. She is a Los Angeles television journalist who has been pushed off the air, her marriage is collapsing, and the old career rules she trusted no longer seem to apply. So she heads back to Sedona, Arizona, where her parents run the Sugarloaf Cafe and where starting over looks possible, at least for a minute.
Then the trouble starts.
What makes this series different from the Beaumont and Brady books is how modern it feels from the jump. Ali is not a cop. She is media-savvy, curious, stubborn, and quick to move when something feels wrong. She starts out blogging, and that early move into online life turns out to matter a lot. The books lean into internet threats, digital identities, cybercrime, scams, online romance, and the odd ways old-fashioned violence adapts to new technology.
At the same time, the series never becomes cold or overly technical. Sedona gives it a strong home base. So do Ali's parents, their diner, and the small circle of family and friends she keeps building around herself. As the books go on, B. Simpson becomes a major part of the series as well, bringing in money, reach, and a high-tech world that opens the stories up far beyond northern Arizona. That combination is a big part of the appeal. Ali can be chasing a killer, untangling a fraud, or walking into a cybersecurity mess, but there is still a strong sense of home underneath it all.
The scale also shifts over time. Early books are tightly wound around personal betrayal and immediate danger. Later ones broaden into financial crime, cold cases, national-level threats, and investigations that can stretch well outside Arizona. Even then, Ali remains the anchor. She is not a superhero, and she is not a trained detective in the old-school sense. What she has is nerve, empathy, media instincts, and a willingness to keep asking questions after everyone else would rather move on.
That mix works.
The tone is thriller-ish, but not joyless. There is suspense, violence, and real danger, but also wit, family banter, and the pleasure of watching a smart woman build a second life that turns out to be more interesting than the first. If Beau is the classic detective and Joanna is the sheriff balancing duty and family, Ali is the series for readers who want contemporary crime fiction with computers, headlines, bloggers, secrets, and a strong Arizona backbone.
If that sounds like your lane, start with Edge of Evil. The books are easiest to appreciate in order because Ali's personal world changes a lot, and Jance lets those changes stick.
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