“In the gripping Fire and Ice , Jance showcases both Beaumont and Brady….The prolific Jance…is in fine form.”— Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel New York Times bestseller J.A. Jance reunites two of her most popular series characters—Cochise County Sheriff Joanna Brady and Seattle detective J.P. Beaumont—in Fire and Ice, as the separate investigations into grisly homicides in two different states shockingly intertwine. As Jance proved in her previous Beau/Brady pairing, Partner in Crime , when these two join forces, fireworks happen. Fire and Ice is not to be missed. “Jance deftly brings the desert, people and towns of southeastern Arizona to life.” - Publishers Weekly “Believable and intense.” - West Coast Review of Books “Jance delivers a devilish page-turner.” - People “Clever story...Fans of both characters will be pleased.” - Booklist “A gripping tale that’s easily one of [Jance’s] best.” - Publishers Weekly (starred review) “For readers who have followed Jance’s characters on their separate journeys―Beaumont’s from alcoholism to sobriety and Brady’s into marriage and motherhood―the much-heralded reunion is surely a treat.” - Washington Post In Seattle . . . six women have died terrible deaths—wrapped in tarps, doused with gasoline, and set on fire—their charred remains unceremoniously scattered in various dump sites around the city. Investigator J. P. Beaumont is working overtime to unravel a killer's grisly pattern. In the Arizona desert . . . Sheriff Joanna Brady of Cochise County investigates the cold-blooded slaying of the elderly caretaker of an ATV park, heartlessly run over and left to die—the innocent victim in a brutal turf war . . . or possibly something far more sinister. Two cases separated by thousands of miles are drawing closer together by the hour—and drawing Beau once more into Brady country. Sparks flew the last time they joined forces. This time, it'll be murder . . . 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.