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Jo Spain is vice-chair of business body InterTrade Ireland and a parliamentary assistant in Leinster House. Her first novel With our Blessing is published by Quercus, London and was one of seven books shortlisted in the Richard and Judy search for a bestseller competition 2014. The book is based on the investigations of a Dublin-based detective team led by Tom Reynolds. It was launched in Ireland in September 2015 and became a top-ten bestseller that month. It will be launched in Britain in 2016 and the rights have been snapped up in Germany. She has received rave reviews from Martin Sixsmith (author of Philomena) and Sinead Crowley (Can anybody help me?) as well as in leading media and blogs. Jo lives in Dublin with her husband and their four young children.
Genres: Mystery
Series
Inspector Tom Reynolds Mystery
1. With Our Blessing (2015)
2. Beneath the Surface (2016)
3. Sleeping Beauties (2017)
4. The Darkest Place (2018)
5. The Boy Who Fell (2019)
6. After the Fire (2020)
1. With Our Blessing (2015)
2. Beneath the Surface (2016)
3. Sleeping Beauties (2017)
4. The Darkest Place (2018)
5. The Boy Who Fell (2019)
6. After the Fire (2020)
Jo Spain recommends
The Liar's Girl (2018)
Catherine Ryan Howard
"Catherine Ryan Howard is such a skilled storyteller - every setting was evocative, every hook well-placed, every twist expertly-timed. I flew through it! Astonishingly good."
She Lies in Wait (2019)
(DCI Jonah Sheens, book 1)
Gytha Lodge
"A stunner, a proper whodunnit. It kept me up well past bed-time, turning those pages. Well-plotted, brilliant characters, beautifully written: a sure-fire hit."
Village of the Lost Girls (2019)
Agustín Martínez
"Addictive, atmospheric and haunting, one of the best books you'll read this year."
Past Life (2019)
Dominic Nolan
"It's gripping, addictive, a thrill of a ride. This is crime as it should be written. one of the best, original introductions of a protagonist I've read."
A Nearly Normal Family (2019)
M T Edvardsson
"An absolutely fantastic read . . . I can see why it's being pitched as the big one for 2019."
Found (2019)
Erin Kinsley
"One of those rare finds - a page turner that is equally remarkable for the beauty of the writing. It will suck you in and take you on a journey."
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