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Jan Edwards

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Born

in Pallinghurst, Sussex, The United Kingdom

Website

http://janedwardsblog.wordpress.com/

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Crime, Contemporary, Horror/fantasy

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Many!

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July 2009

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Jan Edwards - winner of the Arnold Bennett Book Prize with Winter Downs - Bunch Courtney Investigation #1.

She also has the Winchester Slim Volume prize and British Fantasy KEW award. Plus a joint British Fantasy Award for best Small Press (Alchemy Press).

Her latest book. In Her Defence - Bunch Courtney Investigation #2 is available now in paper and kindle formats!

Her short fiction can be found in crime, horror and fantasy anthologies in UK, US and Europe.

Jan edits anthologies for The Alchemy Press and Fox Spirit Press, and has written for Dr Who spinoffs with Reel Time Pictures as well as a short story in the accompanying book.

More details available at : http://janedwardsblog.wordpress.com/

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Average rating: 3.98 · 1,068 ratings · 237 reviews · 41 distinct works

	Winter Downs 4.40 avg rating — 30 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Alchemy Press Book of Urban Mythic by Jan Edwards (Goodreads Author) (editor), Jenny Barber (Goodreads Author) (editor), Anne Nicholls (contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Cases of Murder (Bunch Courtney Investigation #4) 4.50 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2022 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Listed Dead 4.43 avg rating — 21 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Alchemy Press Book of Ancient Wonders by Jan Edwards (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jenny Barber (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kari Sperring (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 3.50 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Her Defence 4.61 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sussex Tales 4.24 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Deadly Plot 4.64 avg rating — 14 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Leinster Gardens and Other Subtleties 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wicked Women by Jan Edwards (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jenny Barber (Goodreads Author) (Editor), A.R. Aston 4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Jan Edwards did not finish Gallows Wood (PC Lucy Halliday, #1) by Louisa Scarr (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Jan Edwards rated a book it was ok The Twist of a Knife (Hawthorne & Horowitz #4) by Anthony Horowitz (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Jan Edwards rated a book it was ok The Twist of a Knife (Hawthorne & Horowitz #4) by Anthony Horowitz (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Jan Edwards rated a book really liked it A Line to Kill (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #3) by Anthony Horowitz (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Jan Edwards rated a book it was amazing The Night Raven (Crow Investigations #1) by Sarah Painter (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Jan Edwards rated a book really liked it The Bookshop Murders: A totally gripping and page-turning British Golden Age murder mystery by Jenny Gladwell	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Jan Edwards rated a book really liked it The Cyclist (DS Cross #2) by Tim Sullivan (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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