Jane Bettany is the author of the DI Isabel Blood crime series and the Violet Brewster cosy crime series, published by HQ (HarperCollins).

In Cold Blood, the first book in the series won the 2019 Gransnet and HQ writing competition, which was for women writers over the age of 40 who had written a novel with a protagonist in the same age range.

Before turning to novel writing, Jane had been writing short stories and non-fiction articles for over twenty years, many of which have appeared in women’s magazines, literary magazines, newspapers and online.

Jane lives in Derby and has an MA in Creative Writing. She delivers creative writing classes through a series of online courses.