DUEL TO THE DEATH

The thirteenth book in New York Times bestselling author J.A. Jance's Ali Reynolds Mystery series. Jance is also the author of the J.P. Beaumont series, the Joanna Brady series, and the four interrelated Southwestern thrillers featuring the Walker family.

After taking down the man responsible for his best friend's death, Stuart Ramey thinks the case is finally closed. That is, until Stu finds himself left with a multimillion-dollar fortune in Bitcoin in a desperate bid by Frigg, a rogue AI program created by the killer, to keep itself from being fully deactivated.

To sort out his situation and take Frigg down for good, Stu enlists the help of Ali Reynolds and the rest of his cybersecurity colleagues at High Noon Enterprises. But they are not the only ones who know about Frigg's existence.

Graciella Miramar, an unassuming accountant by all appearances, is actually the right-hand woman to El Pescado, the leader of a dangerous drug cartel. She'll do anything to get her hands on that AI. With Frigg's help, Graciella hopes to take over El Pescado's criminal underworld and become wealthy beyond her wildest dreams. But Stu and El Pescado and his henchmen - may not be so easily defeated.

In this thriller - written in J.A. Jance's classic "take-no-prisoners" (Kirkus Reviews) style - Stu, Ali, and their team will come to realize that everything has its price.


J.A. Jance is the New York Times bestselling author of the Ali Reynolds series, the J.P. Beaumont series, and the Joanna Brady series, as well as four interrelated Southwestern thrillers featuring the Walker family. Born in South Dakota and brought up in Bisbee, Arizona, Jance lives with her husband in Seattle, Washington, and Tuscon, Arizona.