JA Jance was coming to town to talk about her new book "Blessing of the Lost Girls" so I thought I'd give a book by her a read. I chose "Desert Heat," her first Joanna Brady book, to get in on a series from the start. I read some of the book and listened to the audiobook on a road trip. Overall, I was very entertained by Desert Heat and liked both the lead, Joanna Brady, who is digging around hoping to prove her recently deceased husband was not involved in some dirty dealings. The books speeds along with twists and turns along the way. While I don't think everything was tied up neat enough I was never bored by the story and intrigued enough to seek out a few more JA Jance books to read.