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11. Discuss the shoot-out scene between Ali and Katerina, beginning on page 385. In what way(s) is this scene “a form of controlled chaos” (394)? Was there ever a moment you thought Ali might lose control?
12. Ultimately, whose story is this? Is anyone one character the hero? What makes he or she so?
Additional Activities: Ways of Enhancing Your Book Club
1. Moving Target is part of the Ali Reynolds series by J.A. Jance. Read two other books in the series, Edge of Evil and Left for Dead. Compare and contrast the novels. What characters overlap? Which characters are new in Moving Target? In what ways does Ali’s life change from book to book? Which book did your group prefer?
2. Host a traditional English tea for your book club (instructions can be found here: http://www.williams-sonoma.com/recipe/tip/hosting-a-tea-party2.html). Over tea and biscuits, revisit the scene beginning on page 60 when Leland meets Aunties Daisy and Maisie again after many years. Why do you think Daisy and Maisie are unable to accept Leland for who he really is? Share with your book club a time when you may have felt similarly betrayed or unfairly judged by family members. Do you think we find it easier to accept a stranger’s flaw rather than a family member’s? Why?
3. Technology is the central motif of Moving Target. It is because of technology that Lance finds himself in jail, and it is because of technology that he was attacked and his family is threatened. But technology is also responsible for saving Lance’s life. This double-standard reflects the nature of society’s relationship to technology; changing, unpredictable and very exciting. Watch The Networked Society, a short documentary from 2012, with your book club (A link to the documentary can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wqm6G5DjaI#t=51). Do the views expressed in the documentary reflect the views of the characters in Moving Target? Consider Lance, B. and Jillian Sosa in your response.
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ALI REYNOLDS MYSTERIES
Edge of Evil
Web of Evil
Hand of Evil
Cruel Intent
Trial by Fire
Fatal Error
Left for Dead
Deadly Stakes
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
Damage Control
Fire and Ice
Judgment Call
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
Justice Denied
Fire and Ice
Betrayal of Trust
Ring in the Dead
Second Watch
WALKER FAMILY MYSTERIES
Hour of the Hunter
Kiss of the Bees
Day of the Dead
Queen of the Night
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Jance, Judith A.
Moving Target : a novel / J.A. Jance. — First Touchstone hardcover edition.
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“A Touchstone Book.”
1. Reynolds, Ali (Fictitious character)—Fiction. 2. Arizona—Fiction. 3. Mystery fiction. I. Title.
PS3560.A44M69 2014
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ISBN 978-1-4767-4500-8
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Contents
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
About J.A. Jance
J. A. Jance, Moving Target
