Jill Johnson has lived in South-East Asia, Europe and New Zealand. She obtained a B.A. Degree in Landscape Design. She has previously owned an editorial cartoon gallery, a comic shop and has been involved in a graphic novel publishing house. She is a Faber Academy graduate and now lives in Brighton with her children. Jill's writing is inspired by her Maori heritage.
'[This is like] Sherlock Holmes meets Gardeners' Question Time' * NISH KUMAR on BBC2's Between the Covers * 'A blooming good read' * THE TIMES * 'A must for lovers of crime fiction that's just a bit different from the norm.' * HEAT magazine * 'With Eustacia Rose, Jill has created an utterly unique character and has ensured that the detective genre turns a new leaf. Mystery, murder, and mulch. What's not to love.' * ADIL RAY OBE * 'Devil's Breath is at once fascinating and eerily compelling, and Professor Eustacia a brilliant and original new heroine.' * JESSICA FELLOWES, New York Times bestselling author of The Mitford Murders series * 'An intoxicating tale, Devil's Breath might take your breath away.' * SALENA GODDEN, author of Mrs Death Misses Death * 'Professor Eustacia Rose, genius botanical toxicologist, eccentric loner, instinctive detective and all-round mystery - a splendid creation.' * M. J. CARTER, author of the Blake and Avery Mystery novels * 'A thrilling story with one of the most unique characters you'll ever meet. Jill Johnson writes masterfully, hooking you in from the beginning and taking you on a journey that feels like it's happening next door.' * JJ BOLA, author of The Selfless Act of Breathing * 'A creeper vine of intrigue and suspense, with a most unlikely and engaging star detective at its heart.' * ESTHER FREUD, author of I Couldn’t Love You More * 'Jill Johnson blows literary Devil's Breath straight into the reader's bloodstream via the gloriously authentic and eccentric Professor Rose. I fell in love with this.' * NIKKI BEDI, presenter of Saturday Live Radio 4 *