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Book Review of Desert Heat (Joanna Brady, Bk 1)

Desert Heat  (Joanna Brady, Bk 1)
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Very engaging first novel in the Joanna Brady series by Jance. I read another in this series several years ago and remember enjoying it. Not sure why it took me so long to continue with this series. In this one, Joanna's husband, Andy, is shot and later killed while he is in the hospital. The local cops and the DEA think that Andy committed suicide and was involved with the drug cartel in Bisbee, Arizona. It is up to Joanna to prove them wrong. With the help of the hit man's girlfriend, she is able to determine what really happened. At the end of the novel, she is convinced by others in the town to run for sheriff. This was a very good lead-in novel to the series and I look forward to reading more.