J.A. Jance is the pseudonym of American novelist Judith Ann Jance. Jance’s publishers convinced her to use the gender-neutral pen name “J.A. Jance” because she was writing mystery novels about a male detective. Jance’s novels fall into the mystery and horror genres.
J.A. Jance has been writing ever since her first book, Until Proven Guilty, debuted in 1985. Jance has four different series, all of which are active and have new books coming out in them. Below is the order in which J.A. Jance’s novels have been published in, divided by series:
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| Hour of the Hunter | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Kiss of the Bees | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Day of the Dead | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Queen of the Night | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dance of the Bones | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Blessing of the Lost Girls | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| After the Fire | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Midnight Louie Books
| Catnap / Cat in an Alphabet Soup (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Pussyfoot / Cat in an Aqua Storm (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat On A Blue Monday (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Crimson Haze (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Diamond Dazzle (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat with an Emerald Eye (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Flamingo Fedora (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Golden Garland (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat on a Hyacinth Hunt (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Midnight Louie's Pet Detectives (With: Carole Nelson Douglas,Nancy Pickard,Toni L.P. Kelner,Lilian Jackson Braun,Walter J. Stutzman) | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in an Indigo Mood (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Jeweled Jumpsuit (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Kiwi Con (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Leopard Spot (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Midnight Choir (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Neon Nightmare (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Midnight Louie In Something Fishy (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in an Orange Twist (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Hot Pink Pursuit (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Quicksilver Caper (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Red Hot Rage (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Sapphire Slipper (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Topaz Tango (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in an Ultramarine Scheme (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Vegas Gold Vendetta (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Fruit of the Tomb (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a White Tie and Tails (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in an Alien X-Ray (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Yellow Spotlight (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in a Zebra Zoot Suit (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cat in an Alphabet Endgame (By: Carole Nelson Douglas) | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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| If you are reading the Midnight Louie series in chronological order, you will want to read the Cat and a Playing Card series prior to the Midnight Louie series. However, this is not required. | ||||
Publication Order of The MatchUp Collection Books
| Honor & ... (By: C.J. Box,Sandra Brown) | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Deserves to Be Dead (By: John Sandford,Lisa Jackson) | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Getaway (By: Lisa Scottoline,Nelson DeMille) | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Midnight Flame (By: Christopher Rice,Lara Adrian) | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Short Story (By: Karin Slaughter,Michael Koryta) | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Past Prologue (By: Diana Gabaldon,Steve Berry) | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Faking a Murderer (By: Lee Child,Kathy Reichs) | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Dig Here (By: Charlaine Harris,Andrew Gross) | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Taking the Veil (With: Eric Van Lustbader) | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Rambo on Their Minds (By: Gayle Lynds,David Morrell) | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Footloose (By: Val McDermid,Peter James) | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Anthologies
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