Jane Jesmond writes psychological suspense, thrillers and mysteries
Her debut novel, On The Edge, the first in a series featuring dynamic, daredevil protagonist Jen Shaw was a Sunday Times Crime Fiction best book. The second in the series, Cut Adrift, was The Times Thriller Book of the Month and The Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month. Her latest novel, Her, a standalone psychological thriller was published in May 2023 and A Quiet Contagion, a disquieting contemporary mystery, will be published in November 2023.
Although she loves writing (and reading) thrillers and mysteries, her real life is very quiet and unexciting. Dead bodies and danger are not a feature! She lives by the sea in the northwest tip of France with a husband and a cat and
S. J. Clarke is a British-born entrepreneur, author and educator. Since 2011 she has lived in Singapore. Clarke has extensive corporate and entrepreneurial experience, including managing global marketing and communications for the world’s leading financial technology brands, and founding companies.
Ringside Gamble is her first novel.
Clarke was the recipient of the 2014 La Salle Incubator Fund Award and steered the advisory practice of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs. A former advisor to the board of the Substation, Singapore, a leading contemporary arts platform, she has curated conferences and exhibitions in the visual arts and poetry. Clarke taught Central Asia Art History at the La Salle (University of Arts, Singapore).
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So, a little bit about me! I was born in London, but grew up Jamaica, then Zambia, and dimensions of this international upbringing feature in my writing. As a child I was encouraged to write and wanted to nurture an early talent and become a journalist.
I never did; instead, I studied law, then qualified as an accountant and worked for twenty years in the City. I'm not sure I ever really enjoyed that job. Now freed from the shackles of the day job, I have reverted to my childhood passion and I love my new career.
My novels are women's fiction. they are written to entertain you. My writing style is light-hearted, visual, fast-paced, and e
