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    Dead Wrong
    Dead Wrong
    Dead Wrong
    Audiobook (abridged)5 hours

    Dead Wrong

    Written by J. A. Jance

    Narrated by Debra Monk

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    Juggling a family and a career is never easy—and it's becoming a real challenge for Sheriff Joanna Brady. Coping with the impending delivery of her second child as well as a staff shortage, the last things Joanna needs are two serious crimes.

    First, the body of an unidentified man is found in the desert, all of his fingers savagely severed. Following the scant clues, Joanna learns that the victim was an ex-con who had served twenty years in prison after confessing to the murder of his pregnant wife. During his last days he was seen following and photographing a young woman.

    Then one of Joanna's officers is brutally attacked while on an unauthorized stakeout. Because the officer is one of it's own, the department throws its resources into finding her attacker. But the murder haunts Joanna. Being a sheriff has become what she is and she'll risk everything to see that justice is done.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateJul 18, 2006
    ISBN9780061229145
    Author

    J. A. Jance

    J. A. Jance is the New York Times bestselling author of the J. P. Beaumont series, the Joanna Brady series, the Ali Reynolds series, six thrillers about the Walker Family, and one volume of poetry. Born in South Dakota and brought up in Bisbee, Arizona, she lives with her husband in Seattle, Washington.

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    • 3/5
      Sheriff Joanna Brady is expecting the birth of her second child a any time, but murder takes priority. When a man’s body is found with his fingers cut off, the police are momentarily stymied. But Joanna and her staff keep digging, and the pieces fall in place. But whether she solves the case or gives birth first is anyone’s guess. And when this case appears to have connections to a case her father investigated years ago, Joanna becomes even more invested in solving it. This was an abridged version that I happened to borrow from my library, but I would recommend the unabridged version. This series has wonderful and likable characters and the stories are all entertaining.
    • 5/5
      The election is over and Cochise County Sheriff Joanna Brady was re-elected by a small margin. Now 9-1/2 months pregnant, she hasn’t slowed down much, although she is finally learning to delegate. Action and drama are provided and Joanna’s response to those who believe she shouldn’t or isn’t capable of doing her job considering she’s pregnant and ready to pop is enjoyable.Evidence suggests that a man so drunk that he’d blacked, had killed his wife and unborn child. He readily accepts responsibility even though his wife’s body was never found. Twenty-five years later, newly released from prison, he’s a popular guy working in the ministry for the prison, helping those with alcohol and addiction problems when he is murdered. And what they find when searching his truck shocks them, as it doesn’t fit with the person he’s become. The investigation has them looking at what took place long ago with some interesting twists and theories.Pit bull fighting is another area that the sheriff’s office must tackle, along with the resulting public relations issues. We’re provided both action and drama with this thread, as well as Joanna proving just what a very pregnant woman can do. Got to like the challenge she issues.The big news on the home front is that a publisher has picked up Butch’es book and he’s strongly urged to go to a writer’s convention and be part of a number of panels, even though his book isn’t in print yet. So he’s reluctantly gone while his wife is so close to giving birth and is not home when his parents unexpectedly show up, providing some levity as his mom is someone easy to actively dislike.There’s plenty going on to keep you interested, even though the major whodunit is easily figured out by the reader long before the story’s climax. The why becomes quite a bit more involved and we’re provided some surprises as that unveils.As usual in this series, it’s the characters that really make the story, often with the mystery angles providing challenges that allow us to learn more about them. The books also provide readers that don’t live in areas like Southern Arizona with a different point of view on various subjects, such as the issue and fallout from illegal border crossings. Even though there is a regular cast of characters throughout the series, this book could easily be read as a stand-alone. Enough background is provided without overwhelming regular readers of the series.Read from a library book.
    • 4/5
      On the verge of having her baby, Sheriff Brady tries to solve a murder at the same time as an assault on the animal control officer, and to compound her problems her insufferable in-laws arrive. A satisfying page-turner.
    • 4/5
      I enjoyed the book very much, but was dismayed by the fact that a murder victim, at the very first of the book, was said to have died from a single blunt trauma to the head. All of his fingers were removed. During the rest of the book, the victim was repeatedly described as having been "stabbed multiple times" and described as the "stabbing victim". How could this possibly have been missed by the author or even a moderately intelligent proof reader?
    • 4/5
      Enjoyed it, altho’ the middle dragged with too much everyday conversation which didn’t move the plot along. The end justified hanging in there.
    • 5/5
      464/464 I liked this book. It is a murder mystery. It is a series, but she wrote it so even if you didn't start from the beginning she makes sure you keep up.The main character is Joanna and she is the sheriff of a town in New Mexico. She got the Sheriff position because he husband was running for the job when he was killed and the town elected her, basically to help her feel better. But it ended up 2 be a good choice because she does everything she can to do the best she can.Her attitude doesn't really change but she does. She is pregnant and she can be moody some days and she is in a lot of pain because she is like a month away from having the baby at the start of the book.She kind of reminds me of my mom. She too is always working late and always has way to much work to do and not enough time. Also her daughter is about my age and she reminds me of me a little.I would recommend this book to anyone who likes mysteries.I don't know who would play this part i'm not quite sure.
    • 4/5
      This was a fast read, a real page turner. It had a little of everything, illegal immigrant workers, illegal adoption, illegal dog fighting, a pregnant law officer solving the case.
    • 4/5
      Protagonist: Joanna Brady, Sheriff of Cochise County, Arizona.Setting: In and around present-day Bisbee, ArizonaSeries: #12Dead Wrong is the twelfth book to feature Joanna Brady. This book findsJoanna newly reelected and about to give birth to her second child. When thepolice learn that a murdered man has links to one of Arizona's mostprominent judges, Joanna's investigation turns up a connection to an earlycase of her father's. Then, the brutal beating of an Animal Control officerleads the sheriff's department to a confrontation with a notorious ranchingfamily and suspected illegal immigrants. And in case Joanna wasn't busyenough, her obnoxious in-laws park their RV at her place to await the birthof their grandchild.I'd say that reading this series is like putting on a favorite pair ofshoes, but since my favorite footwear is barefoot.... Having grown up inBisbee, every bit that Jance writes about the area is just so...true. I'vealready mentioned that you can find your way around Bisbee by readingthe books. In each book, Joanna becomes stronger and stronger as sheriff,and her relationships with those around her make you feel as if you'rereading about a good friend and sharing her life. Yup, I think Jance's Bradyseries is my ultimate comfort read. There are lots of plot threads that allget woven together at the end, and for anyone who thinks Joanna isSuper-Prego, they haven't been around some of the pregnant women I've beenaround!
    • 3/5
      It seems like the most recent JA Jance books should all be prefaced with a sponsorship page. "This book brought to you by Ziploc, Purina, and Lipton Tea." Adding name branding details does nothing to advance the story or illumunate the characters, but it makes it feel like the book is filled with plugs for specific products. Jance is a bestselling author, the publisher shouldn't need to sell advertising space to recover the cost of publishing her books. This book also had a couple of sloppy and irritating continuity errors. She refers to a character as both Horatio and Hector and to a local ranch as both the Triple H and the Triple T.