Day of the Dead: A Novel of Suspense

The smash New York Times bestselling author continues the chilling tale begun in Kiss of the Bees and Hour of the Hunter with this shocking new tale of knife-edge suspense

The Walker family survived the atrocities perpetrated by a serial killer and his crazed acolyte in both Hour of the Hunter and Kiss of the Bees. But can they escape the vengeance of a new enemy whose target is their precious daughter, Lani?

Told they’re traveling to a loving adoptive family in southern Arizona, young girls are being spirited away from an orphanage deep in Colonial Mexico. But the fate that awaits them is truly horrifying. And when death comes, it will be a blessing.

Former Sheriff Brandon Walker is a reluctant retiree. Golf just can’t replace the action and sense of purpose his job provided. When he’s invited to join The Last Chance Club to review and long-cold unsolved cases, he has no idea that the first case to cross his path will be one he may have botched as a young sheriff. And when the case from all those decades past becomes entangled with a current murder, it seems a serial killer with a very long and shocking track record may be back in business . . .

For more than thirty years, the brutal murder of a local Papago girl has gone unsolved.

Brandon Walker, once the sheriff of Pima County, Arizona, now a reluctant retiree, feels his life has been drained of purpose. Salvation, though, comes with an invitation to join The Last Chance, an exclusive fraternity of former cops and forensic experts who investigate unsolved murders.

The trail of a killer quickly leads Brandon into a world where evil hides behind a perfect facade. And now a forgotten homicide in the desert is only the beginning of the nightmare that ensnares a diligent ex-cop and his family -- for Brandon is the only one who can unravel a knot of terror and obsession that will free a secret truth more frightening than he ever imagined.

Day of the Dead is a gripping journey into darkness and a return to the shadow world of the sensational New York Times bestseller Kiss of the Bees.

Praise for J.A. Jance: “Jance delivers a devilish page-turner.” - People

“J. A. Jance does not disappoint her fans.” - Washington Times

“Suspenseful, action-packed.” - Dallas Morning News

“Taut…entertaining.” - Entertainment Weekly

“Credible and entertaining.” - Orlando Sentinel

“Jance delivers a devilish page-turner.” - People