Devil’s Claw audiobook

I love Joanna Brady. It is like visiting old friends. The characters are so realistic. The overbearing mother, pushy reporter and adorable daughter. If you want a mystery with hardly any bad language and not too graphic this is a great series.

Part of the sheriff Joanna Brady series. I really enjoyed the interaction between Joanna, her future husband, and her daughter from her first husband who was killed in the line of duty. Also the dynamics between her mother, ex-mother-in-law, and future mother-in-law. And a disagreeable suspect, who was upset because her father did not leave her his estate when he died. Some of those distracted from the main mystery, which was an ex-con being released from prison ending up murdered. The drama among the families were just as interesting as the main story, maybe more so. That is not usually the case in one of these books, but sometimes the story line is not as strong as the J.P. Beaumont series. I keep reading though because I like the setting and the small town aspect of these stories.

You know I'm going to like it, it's a J.A. Jance book. This one had some special qualities and characters I enjoyed even if I was compelled to read it on my desk top! it was worth it!

devi's claw is just as an enjoyable read as any j.a. jance book i've read. appaarently im reading the books out of sequence. so now im going to try to start from the beginning of the series. but first, this book has a lot of twists and turns. sheriff joanna brady is getting married to author butch dixon, but first she has to solve a series of murders. first an ex con is found dead, and her young daughter's run away from home, so sheriff brady has to figure out what the connection is, then her caretaker for the farm is found dead, so she has to solve that while being accused of murdering the old man by the vengeful estranged daughter. its a quick read and very suspenseful. you dont want to put the book down.

Joanna is planning her wedding and trying to get away for a honeymoon. A runaway girl who may have killed her mother takes Joanna all over. When her house is destroyed an her wedding dress ruined it puts a real damper on her wedding, when she has no time to take care of it going deep in the past to solve the crime.

Like many other reviewers, I really enjoy this series. I always enjoy good mysteries or police procedurals (and these books fit in both genres), and Jance always makes her books interesting. But more than that I enjoy the fact that I can go grab one of these books, and not be exposed to constant bad language, or a lot of needless sex in order to make one of these books 'real'. I get very irritated when I pick up a recommended book and it isn't an enjoyable read because of gratuitous sex and foul language.In this book, Joanna Brady is dealing with the murder of a woman who had just gotten out of prison for killing her husband. Not only does she have that to worry about, but the daughter of these two people has run away from her grandmother's house, along with her pet hawk. Joanna is very concerned, as she delves further into the background of the murdered woman, since there is a very real possibility that the people who murdered the woman may now be after the daughter. Along with all this Joanna is dealing with her upcoming marriage to Butch, and her daughter is feeling a bit concerned about the changes that are coming. Plus her overbearing mother is continuing to drive her crazy about the wedding, and Butch's parents are almost as bad. Trying to handle everything in a limited amount of time is making Joanna very anxious...like most single mothers. I will continue to read this books, just for the break they give me from the more serious books that I read, and the classes I teach to nurses. I have to do something for fun!

I've loved J. A. Jance's books for years and this 12 year old paperback given to me by a friend is certainly no disappointment. It's part of the series starring Sheriff Joanna Brady of Bisbee, AZ. In this one Brady and her boyfriend Butch are nearing their wedding date when a 15 year old part Apache girl, Lucy, and her pet red-tailed hawk disappear. That same night Lucy's mother is murdered just after being released from prison where she had been because she confessed to killing Lucy's father.As if that isn't enough, neighbor Clayton Rhodes is found dead and Brady learns to her surprise that he has left her his large ranch, and his only surviving child is a woman who is a handful to say the least.Lucy is a sympathetic character. She loved her father and after his murder she was sent to live with her grandmother. She has no friends other than her hawk and so she leads a lonely life as she suffers bullying from her classmates. She is also a very brave girl whose journey in this book is something not many 15 year old girls could accomplish.Joanna's extremely critical mother is a character you would just like to smack around, but in this book she actually does some nice things, and Butch's mother turns out to be made of the same cloth. Oh boy, Joanna is in for quite a wedding! All the regular characters are part of the story making Devil's Claw a suspenseful but also fun read.

#8 in the Joanna Brady series. Joanna is sheriff of Cochise County, AZ and this modern low-keyed western series follows her life after the murder of her husband, the previous sheriff. Recommended, especially to fans of Havill and Crider and their contemporary SW sheriffs.Joanna Brady is about to be married. The death of neighbor Clayton Rhodes leaves her the target of his daughter, who accuses the Department of covering up a murder. A homicide quickly captures Joanna's attention. An Indian woman has been shot - a woman recently released from prison for the killing of her husband and mother of a missing fifteen-year-old.

The 8th in the Sheriff Joanna Brady series. Joanna & Butch plan their wedding. Clayton, their neighbor dies suddenly & leaves his ranch to Joanna but Reba his daughter a bitter woman who has been estranged from her father wants to fight this. Reba's husband subpoenas her w/ divorce papers the day of funeral & Reba goes berserk destroying everything but Jennifer's room. Lucy Ridder a 15-yr-old loner disappears. her mother has recently been released from prison for killing her husband. She pleads guilty to protect her daughter & to avoid being killed for knowing too much about govt. spying. She has buried a disc, which Lucy finds. Lucy's only friend is Red, the red-taild hawk. OK

Another heartwarming mystery feature female detective, Joanna Brady. I always enjoy these books because you've always got both a crime that has been committed and a storyline about Joanna's life. This one was just as good as the rear and the only thing that really stood out was the Lucy Ridder character and the fact that Joanna and Butch got married.However, the only downside is that Joanna seems like a woman in her early 40's instead of a woman in her early 30's. I realize she has been through a lot in her life but she seems much older than her years.

Sandra Ridder is getting out of jail after heving pled guilty to shooting her husband some years ago. Lucy Ridder, her teanaged daughter is not so keen to have her mother back in her life after having killed her father. The day that Sandra returns, Lucy and her only friend, her pet red tailed hawk, disappear. Another mystery for Sheriff Joanna Brady to solve on the final week before her wedding to Butch, when all the relatives are converging for dinners, entertainment, etc. Another very enjoyable book by J. A. Jance.