Linda Mather

Linda Mather is the author of the Jo and Macy Mystery series. The 6^th book in this series is THE PERFECT HOUSE FOR MURDER published in August 2023.

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. Her new book THE PERFECT HOUSE FOR MURDER was inspired by many canal walks during lockdown. The cottages with their flower-filled window boxes and the idyllic pubs along the canal path are so pretty and perfect that it looks as if nothing bad could ever happen there. Linda saw this as a challenge.

Linda was born in Wallasey, Cheshire but has lived in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire for nearly 20 years. In 2021 she left full-time work to focus on being an author. Some years ago she discovered that writing crime fiction was what she enjoyed most – especially stories with a hint of darkness and secrets to be discovered. During the pandemic Linda kept a ‘plague diary’ and has also written short stories and travel articles

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.

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 & Macy Mystery.

Follow her on X/Twitter @ILindaMather, Instagram @lindamather.writer and on Facebook.