J.A. Jance's newest suspense novel is Field of Bones, the latest in her series about Sheriff Joanna Brady. From the author's Q&A with Deborah Kalb:Q: How do you think your character Joanna Brady has changed over the course of the books you've been writing about her?Learn more about the author and her work at J.A. Jance's website.
A: In the beginning she was a young married woman who is about to be left a 20-something widow, raising a single child. In Field of Bones she has married for the second time and has just given birth to her third child.
In the beginning she was in the insurance business and had no idea that she would go into law enforcement. At the beginning of Field of Bones, she has just won her third four-year term as sheriff.
As she has matured, she’s learned to understand that both her parents were flawed but loving in their own individual ways. And now, in Field of Bones, with both of her parents gone she’s now...[read on]
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