The Walker Family series is a mystery thriller series set in Tucson, Arizona that follows an Anglo family with ties to the legends and history of the Tohono O’Odham Indian nation.

J.A. Jance interweaves the legends and lore of the Tohono O’odham people, which readers of the series especially love. J.A. says, “Mysteries are primarily puzzles. Thrillers lend themselves to the examination of good and evil” and she divides the books in this series into these two genres, with some leaning towards suspense thrillers with psychotic killers and violent crimes and others with cold cases and mysteries to solve.

The Walker Family books are interconnected and therefore readers strongly recommend reading the books chronologically to follow the continuity. Dance of the Bones (Book 5) is a crossover book featuring J. P. Beaumont, and Blessing of the Lost Girls (Book 6) is a crossover book featuring Sheriff Joanna Brady.