OverKill

by J. A. Jance

Overview

From J.A. Jance, a writer whose thrillers are “hot and getting hotter” (Booklist), the latest in her New York Times bestselling and heart-pounding Ali Reynolds series.

Chuck Brewster, the former business partner of Ali Reynolds’s husband B. Simpson, once carried on an affair with Clarice, B.’s first wife. So when he’s found murdered with Clarice standing nearby covered in blood, it seems an open and shut case.

But Clarice swears she’s innocent and begs for Ali’s help. At the same time, someone is targeting Camille Lee while she’s on the road for High Noon. Ali is swiftly running out of time to find the real killer and keep her employee safe in this high-octane thrill ride.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781668035788
Publisher:	Gallery Books
Publication date:	04/01/2025
Series:	Ali Reynolds Series , #18
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

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.

Hometown:

Bellevue, Washington

Date of Birth:

October 27, 1944

Place of Birth:

Watertown, South Dakota

Education:

B. A., University of Arizona, 1966; M. Ed. in Library Science, University of Arizona, 1970

Website:

http://www.jajance.com/

Editorial Reviews

Another winner from Jance, featuring humor, warmth, and human interest as well as betrayal, lies, and bloody murder. Highly recommended.” —Booklist

“Jance emphasizes methodical investigative work and domestic subplots over splashy surprises. Two rewarding cases don’t amount to overkill at all.” —Kirkus

"This series is a joy with the tech stuff, the Frig slang humor, the hard-working characters who improve people’s lives, the investigations and mysteries solved. OverKill had multiple fascinating plot lines which kept me fully engaged." —Book of My Heart

"This is the 18th novel in the series and it’s another good one. Fans of the series will enjoy this one." —Red Carpet Crash

From the Publisher

2025-02-01
Arizona cybersecurity CFO Ali Reynolds juggles two far-flung cases—the murder of her husband’s former business partner in Washington and the stalking of her salesperson in California—that both strike uncomfortably close to home.

Talk about overkill. The night of his 60th birthday party, Video Games International owner Charles Brewster is murdered, stabbed 17 times while his second wife, Clarice, lies sleeping next to him in bed. Det. Raymond Horn, of Edmonds PD Homicide, wastes no time arresting Clarice, who admits she must have killed the husband who’d filed for divorce even though she can’t remember a thing about it. Adam Brewster, who’d left his father’s home 20 years earlier over his discovery that Chuck was sleeping with his first wife’s friend Clarice and Chuck’s discovery that Adam was gay, is sickened by the crime, which took place hours after his reconciliation with his father. So is B. Simpson, who’d co-founded VGI with Chuck. Ali, B.’s wife and partner in High Noon Enterprises, is convinced that Donna Jean Plummer—the longtime Brewster housekeeper the cops are trying to tie to the murder along with Clarice—is innocent, so she sets up a serious lawyer for Donna Jean. In the meantime, High Noon’s Camille Lee spots a suspicious man during a sales trip to Los Angeles and is convinced that he’s spotted her too. With the help of Frigg, High Noon’s AI, Camille and Ali identify the suspect as Bulgarian trafficker Bogdan Petrov. But what designs could he possibly have on Camille? As usual, the reliable Jance emphasizes methodical investigative work and domestic subplots over splashy surprises.

Two rewarding cases don’t amount to overkill at all.

Kirkus Reviews