Jane Bettany

Jane Bettany lives in Derby. She is the author of the DI Isabel Blood crime series. The first novel in the series, In Cold Blood, was published by HQ (Harper Collins) in 2020. The books are set in Derbyshire in the fictional town of Bainbridge.

In 2019, Jane won the 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. The competition was launched in response to a survey of women over 40, conducted by Gransnet and HQ. The survey showed that almost half of the women taking part felt there weren’t enough books featuring middle-aged or older women as lead characters.

Last Seen Alive, the third book in the DI Isabel Blood series, will be published in paperback on 23 June 2022.