Dead Ahead: A Jo Spence Mystery by Jen Wright

by Jen Wright

Paperback

About the author

Jen Wright is the author of the popular Jo Spence mystery series, including Killer Storm, Big Noise, and Dead Ahead, and Relentless that she co-wrote with Marcus Bruning. She lived in Clover Valley, near Duluth, Minnesota, close to the north shore of Lake Superior. She shared life with her partner, Kari, and their loving canine companions in a tight-knit community of friends.
Senior reviewer Shelley Glodowski of Midwest Book Review said that Jen Wright weaves "her own personal knowledge into a whodunit that is smart and contemporary. She relieves the tension of dealing with homicidal teenagers with a sweet emerging love story for Jo Spence, who is also sorting out in her own mind what it takes to create a lasting relationship." The second novel in the series, Big Noise, won honorable mention in the Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards (NEMBA), and Dead Ahead won a NEMBA and was a finalist for a Golden Crown Literary Society award.
In her professional life, Jen Wright was a Senior Court and Field Supervisor with Arrowhead Regional Corrections.
Jen Wright passed away from cancer on March 15, 2016, at the age of 52.