Hand of Evil, J.A. Jance
Hand of Evil, J.A. Jance
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Hand of Evil

Author: J.A. Jance

Narrator: Karen Ziemba

Abridged: 5 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/18/2007


Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author J.A. Jance returns with her “compelling…satisfying” (USA TODAY) third novel in the gripping suspense series featuring ex-television journalist Ali Reynolds.

With his hand trapped in the door of a speeding car, a man struggles to remain upright as he’s dragged along a deserted stretch of San Juan Road in Phoenix’s South Mountain Preserve. It’s the perfect place to drive a man to his grave—literally. Starting with a crime so gruesome even prowling coyotes keep their distance from the remains, a killer begins crisscrossing the Southwest on a spree of grisly murders.

A hundred miles away, Ali Reynolds is grieving. The news-casting job she once delighted in is gone—and so is the philandering husband she once loved and thought she knew. When a member of the family who gave Ali a generous scholarship decades earlier suddenly asks her for a meeting, Ali wonders what it can mean. Before she can satisfy her curiosity, though, Ali receives another startling call: a friend’s teenage daughter has disappeared. Ali offers to help. But in doing so, she unknowingly begins a quest that will reveal a deadly ring of secrets, at the center of which stand two undiscriminating killers.

Hand of Evil is Jance at her best, weaving a masterful “literary jigsaw puzzle” (The Tennessean, Nashville) and story of suspense that travels over generations, exposing two very different women with the same horrifying secret. Will Ali become a victim herself, or will she escape from a deadly deceit that no amount of security—financial or emotional—can cover up?

About J.A. Jance

J.A. Jance is the New York Times bestselling author of the Ali Reynolds series, the J.P. Beaumont series, the Joanna Brady series, and the Walker Family series. Born in South Dakota and raised in Bisbee, Arizona, Jance lives with her husband in Seattle, Washington. Visit her online at JAJance.com. 


Reviews

Goodreads review by PamG on May 29, 2024

Hand of Evil by J. A. Jance is the third book in the Ali Reynolds series. Ali had been a successful television newscaster, but no longer has that job. When a wealthy acquaintance asks for a meeting with her, she agrees. Then she receives a call from her friend Detective Dave Holman whose daughte......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on October 13, 2021

Excellent story From J A Jance as usual. Sad how some people get stuck in a permanent path that ruins their whole lives. Ali is a likable character who has been through stuff herself. Lots going on in this one and I found it very entertaining even though it tackled some pretty big social issues. Wel......more

Goodreads review by Sfdreams on January 29, 2008

This is the third book of JA Jance's Ali Reynolds series. I had forgotten about this series, but I have JA Jance marked as a favorite author at the library, and they automatically reserve all her books for me. I don't know why I forgot about this series, because I REALLY enjoyed this book! (As I ten......more

Goodreads review by Charles on September 11, 2016

THREE STARS Was a little impressed with this first time author for me. The story was a fast past read basically involving incest and murder and some stupid detectives who probably could’nt find a hole in a box. Since I jumped right into this third part of the series it will take me to read another bo......more

Goodreads review by L Cherry on June 25, 2020

Absolutely loved!!!! This series covers the blogger, Ali Reynolds, and the unexpected murders that keep happening around her. The story was great and the characters were unforgettable. I look forward to #4 in the series.......more


Quotes

"Jance starts her books fast...and keeps things moving with cinematic panache...engaging and entertaining." -- Los Angeles Times

"Jance delivers a devilish page-turner." -- People