On The Edge is Jane Jesmond's debut novel and the first in a series featuring dynamic, daredevil protagonist Jen Shaw. Although she was born in Newcastle Upon Tyne, raised in Liverpool and considers herself northern through and through, Jane's family comes from Cornwall. Her lifelong love of the Cornish landscape and culture inspired the setting of On The Edge. Jane has spent the last thirty years living and working in France. She began writing steadily six or seven years ago and writes every morning in between staring out at the sea and making cups of tea. She also enjoys reading, walking and amateur dramatics and, unlike her daredevil protagonist, is terrified of heights!
A proper nerve-shredder of a tale. Literary Cornwall has rarely been so magnificently menacing. Hold on tight. You won't be able to let go until the very last page! -- Helen Fields Gritty, gripping, knotty, intense - this is going to be HUGE -- Fiona Erskine With complex characters battling their demons in the bleakest circumstances, On The Edge brings the dark side of Cornwall to life in this atmospheric thriller. A true page turner with unexpected twists -- Sophie Flynn, author of All My Lies Jenifry Shaw, a recovering (sort of) adrenaline junkie, is smart, impulsive, bull-headed, and too daring for her own good. She might be a bit of a mess, but she never, ever backs down from a fight. In short, she's the girl you want at your side when stuff hits the fan and a fantastic character to anchor a new mystery series -- Heather Young Complex characters and a setting so vivid I could almost smell the sea air - an astonishing debut -- Marion Todd