Join us to celebrate National Crime Reading Month and meet local authors Linda Mather and Jacquie Rogers and discover your next favourite crime novel! Find out what their experiences of reading and writing crime are, discover what inspires them to write and find out about the road to publication.

About Linda Mather

Linda Mather is the author of the Jo and Macy Mystery series. The 6th book in this series is THE PERFECT HOUSE FOR MURDER, published in August.

Her Jo and Macy Mystery books are Forecast Murder, A Sign for Murder, Murder as Predicted, The Hanged Man and A Future Murder, all published by Joffe Books and available on Amazon. They feature Jo Hughes and her private investigator boss David Macy. Jo is an astrologer, who also works as a PI and whose tenacious inquiries lead her to twisty resolutions.

The Jo and Macy Mysteries series is set in the West Midlands and Cotswolds. A sense of place is really important to Linda. She likes to research the places she writes about by visiting when she can to absorb the atmosphere, weaving the details into the stories.

Linda has recently landed a contract for 3 books in a police thriller series and is currently writing the first of these, which is set in the New Forest. She also has plans for the next Jo and Macy Mystery.

About Jacquie Rogers

Jacquie Rogers grew up in Australia, and lived abroad for many years before settling back in Britain. She worked in various careers, including advertising and university lecturing, until she found writing suited her best.

She is the author of the Quintus Valerius Roman Britain mystery novels. The Governor’s Man was published in 2021, followed by The Carnelian Phoenix in 2022, and bestseller The Loyal Centurion in 2023. Linked short stories have appeared in anthologies Imperium (2021), and Triumphs and Tragedies (2023).

Jacquie’s other short stories have been published in several countries. In 2020 and 2021 she was Runner Up in the Lincoln Book Festival story competition.

Jacquie lives in Malvern, England, where she walks the hills daily with her husband Peter and their dog, Peggy. Jacquie loves to travel by motorbike, and enjoys discussing politics, travel, history and books with friends and family. She spends quite a lot of time in cafés and pubs.