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by J. A. Jance


  J.A. JANCE is the New York Times bestselling author of the J.P. Beaumont mystery series, the Sheriff Joanna Brady mystery series, and the suspense novel Hour of the Hunter. Born in South Dakota and brought up in Bisbee, Arizona, Jance lives with her husband in Seattle, Washington.

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  Praise for J.A. JANCE and KISS OF THE BEES

  “Reminiscent of Tony Hillerman’s mysteries, Kiss of the Bees’ strongest point is deftly defined characters…. The storyline works.”

  San Francisco Examiner

  “Searing….intense….a penetrating story…. The author uncovers the individual nuances of each of her Anglo and Native American characters and makes it easy to care about them.”

  Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

  “A many-layered suspense novel…. Jance has a sure hand…. She creates a coherent and engrossing novel that uses the dreamlike Papago creation myth to artfully combine magic and reality.”

  Publishers Weekly

  “A riveting tale of psychological suspense.”

  Booklist

  “A surreal and enlightening journey through the table mountains, canyons, and deserts of the Southwest…a talented mystery writer with the prowess to make a game of pin the tail on the donkey appear menacing…simply wonderful…. Her loyal readers, of which she has many, will not be disappointed with Kiss of the Bees.”

  Providence Journal

  Books by J. A. Jance

  Joanna Brady Mysteries

  DESERT HEAT • TOMBSTONE COURAGE

  SHOOT/DON’T SHOOT • DEAD TO RIGHTS

  SKELETON CANYON • RATTLESNAKE CROSSING

  OUTLAW MOUNTAIN • DEVIL’S CLAW

  PARADISE LOST • PARTNER IN CRIME

  EXIT WOUNDS • DEAD WRONG

  J. P. Beaumont Mysteries

  UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY • INJUSTICE FOR ALL

  TRIAL BY FURY • TAKING THE FIFTH

  IMPROBABLE CAUSE • A MORE PERFECT UNION

  DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE • MINOR IN POSSESSION

  PAYMENT IN KIND • WITHOUT DUE PROCESS

  FAILURE TO APPEAR • LYING IN WAIT

  NAME WITHHELD • BREACH OF DUTY • BIRDS OF PREY

  PARTNER IN CRIME • LONG TIME GONE

  and

  HOUR OF THE HUNTER

  KISS OF THE BEES

  DAY OF THE DEAD

  EDGE OF EVIL

  Copyright

  This book is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

  KISS OF THE BEES. Copyright © 2000 by J.A. Jance. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.

  Abode Digital Edition June 2009 ISBN 978-0-06-174630-7

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  Table of Contents

  Cover

  Title Page

  Dedication

  Contents

  Prologue

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  3

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  Acknowledgments

  About the Author

  Praise

  Other Books by J. A. Jance

  Copyright

  About the Publisher

 

 

 


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