Dead to Rights

I feel like this series has been getting better for me, but it was already pretty good. I love the Arizona desert setting, I love a strong woman as main character - and single mom at that! Joanna appeals to me more than Kinsey Millhone or the Stephanie Plum types of characters for a lot of reasons. Jance has written her as fierce and independent as Millhone/Plum/et al, but so much more subtle and I just really like that difference. I'm glad there are many more Joanna Brady books to read. The mystery was very satisfying and great character progression as well. Overall a great addition to a great series.