Product details
- ISBN 9781068325021
- Weight: 320g
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 07 May 2026
- Publisher: Chapters Crime Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Jayne started writing plays when she was eight years old and completed her first “novel” at fourteen – proving early on that she had no intention of choosing a sensible career. After graduating with a degree in psychology and drama, Jayne went on to win the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Buzz Goodbody Director Award. She directed a number of plays, including shows at the Royal Court Theatre and Riverside Studios. During this time, Jayne continued to write, and two of her plays were performed on the London Fringe.
Swapping stage lights for camera lenses Jayne moved into television, directing several dramas. Now a multi-award-winning film and TV drama producer, her credits include the BBC flagship brand, Silent Witness.
In addition to her television career, Jayne was instrumental in establishing a veterinary clinic on the remote island of Koh Tao in Thailand and also worked as a radio presenter
More Than Murder, published in 2025, marked her debut novel and launched her “edgy cosy crime series” – where sharp wit meets suspicious deaths. The second book in the Julia and Frankie mysteries, The Body that Floats, is out on May 7th 2026.
Jayne lives in the West Country with her partner and two exceedingly cuddly cockapoos, who are entirely unhelpful when it comes to solving murders but excellent company when writing them.
