Jane Jesmond has spent the last thirty years living and working in France but was born in Newcastle Upon Tyne, raised in Liverpool and considers herself northern through and through. She began writing steadily six or seven years ago. Published in 2021, On The Edge was her debut novel and the first in a series featuring dynamic, daredevil protagonist Jen Shaw.
An original voice in crime fiction * Sunday Times (A Best Crime Novel of 2023) * Jesmond's delineation of her characters as people with plausible flaws and hot tempers adds depth and complexity to a story that might wear its sentiments on its sleeves, yet which is trimly steered and freighted with contemporary resonance * Times (Thriller Book of the Month) * In an over-saturated market, finding a new voice with something compelling to say in the crime writing field can be difficult. Thankfully there are people out there trying to deliver a twist on the genre, and Jane Jesmond is one of them * On Yorkshire Magazine *