{"id":31989,"date":"2025-11-11T11:17:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T15:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=31989"},"modified":"2025-11-11T11:17:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T15:17:45","slug":"review-the-girl-from-devils-lake-by-j-a-jance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2025\/11\/11\/review-the-girl-from-devils-lake-by-j-a-jance\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \ud83d\udd0d The Girl From Devil&#8217;s Lake by J.A. 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But the family is interrupted when a body is discovered beneath a flooded bridge in the Arizona desert, and Joanna is called onto the case. A young boy was murdered, and the details of the crime scene tell Joanna two things: This was not the killer\u2019s first murder. And it\u2019s only a matter of time before he kills again.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">As Joanna digs deeper into the case, she begins to understand this murder is just one piece of a much, much bigger puzzle. She uncovers unlikely connections between cases of mysterious deaths and missing persons, having long since gone cold, that extend far beyond the confines of her small town and include the discovery of a body near Devil\u2019s Lake, North Dakota. To get justice for the victims and to save the town of Bisbee from a predator, Joanna must chase down every dangerous lead.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Meanwhile, as a dogged journalist is circling the case and privileged information is leaked, Joanna can\u2019t be sure who to trust. Could a prolific killer be hiding in plain sight? And how far will that person go to keep his many crimes hidden?<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_4a4q504 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ewy9504  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25881 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png?resize=296%2C72\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Sep 30, 2025<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Joanna Brady<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>21<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> HarperCollins<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> William Morrow\u00a0<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $14.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Joanna Brady,<\/strong> a sheriff in southern Arizona<strong>,<\/strong> is looking forward to the upcoming holiday season. However, the body of a young boy is discovered after a flash flood. This case takes priority over Joanna&#8217;s personal life, especially when evidence shows the killer has other victims and will strike again if not caught. The format of this book is a little different, and there are multiple timelines for chapters told from the killer&#8217;s point of view as he has killed through the years. This killer has no remorse, so some of those chapters are hard to read.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is the 21st book in the Joanna Brady series and is available now. Although this series has been ongoing for a while, I still believe it would work as a standalone. This book is more of a thriller than others in the series and would be a good introduction to the main characters for new readers.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is pressure on Joanna and her team to solve the case, and local reporter and Joanna&#8217;s nemesis, Marliss Shackleford, is right in the middle of the investigation. The book is suspenseful, but I thought the case wrapped up a bit too quickly to be realistic. However, I enjoy this series and liked catching up with Joanna and her family in this book. Most of the story is focused on the case, but there are some important developments in Joanna\u2019s life that are included in the book.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Christine<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ulcb504 customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4ozaMwj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/47LGori\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-girl-from-devils-lake-j-a-jance\/1146761396?ean=9780063252653\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/the-girl-from-devil-s-lake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/J_A_Jance_The_Girl_from_Devil_s_Lake?id=pF07EQAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sheriff Joanna Brady is looking forward to the holidays with her busy family, and to celebrating her daughter Jenny\u2019s graduation from the police academy. 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But the family is interrupted when a body is discovered beneath a flooded bridge in the Arizona desert, and Joanna is called onto the case. A young boy was murdered, and the details of the crime scene tell Joanna two things: This was not the killer\u2019s first murder. And it\u2019s only a matter of time before he kills again.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As Joanna digs deeper into the case, she begins to understand this murder is just one piece of a much, much bigger puzzle. She uncovers unlikely connections between cases of mysterious deaths and missing persons, having long since gone cold, that extend far beyond the confines of her small town and include the discovery of a body near Devil\u2019s Lake, North Dakota. To get justice for the victims and to save the town of Bisbee from a predator, Joanna must chase down every dangerous lead.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, as a dogged journalist is circling the case and privileged information is leaked, Joanna can\u2019t be sure who to trust. Could a prolific killer be hiding in plain sight? And how far will that person go to keep his many crimes hidden?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Sep 30, 2025<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Joanna Brady<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>21<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> HarperCollins<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> William Morrow\u00a0<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $14.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Joanna Brady,<\/strong> a sheriff in southern Arizona<strong>,<\/strong> is looking forward to the upcoming holiday season. However, the body of a young boy is discovered after a flash flood. This case takes priority over Joanna's personal life, especially when evidence shows the killer has other victims and will strike again if not caught. The format of this book is a little different, and there are multiple timelines for chapters told from the killer's point of view as he has killed through the years. This killer has no remorse, so some of those chapters are hard to read.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is the 21st book in the Joanna Brady series and is available now. Although this series has been ongoing for a while, I still believe it would work as a standalone. This book is more of a thriller than others in the series and would be a good introduction to the main characters for new readers.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is pressure on Joanna and her team to solve the case, and local reporter and Joanna's nemesis, Marliss Shackleford, is right in the middle of the investigation. The book is suspenseful, but I thought the case wrapped up a bit too quickly to be realistic. However, I enjoy this series and liked catching up with Joanna and her family in this book. Most of the story is focused on the case, but there are some important developments in Joanna\u2019s life that are included in the book.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Christine<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4ozaMwj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/47LGori\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-girl-from-devils-lake-j-a-jance\/1146761396?ean=9780063252653\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/the-girl-from-devil-s-lake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/J_A_Jance_The_Girl_from_Devil_s_Lake?id=pF07EQAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31989"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31989\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31996,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31989\/revisions\/31996"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}