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Jo A. Hiestand

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Jo A. Hiestand is the author of two British mystery series. While this may not seem so unusual, Jo was born in -- and still lives in -- St. Louis, Missouri.
To get around the technical difficulties dictated by living in one country and writing about another -- especially about police procedures and crime detection, of which she has no personal experience -- she travels to Britain every few years for research. It was on one such trip that she met English police Inspector Tony Eyre (now retired) who supplied police information for her first novel, "Death of an Ordinary Guy." Since then, two other English police officers have become close friends of hers and help with police procedure, catching American words that creep into her writing, and re
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Jo A. Hiestand Hi, Kathy. An Old Remedy is the seventh book. It begins on May Day eve. Thanks for asking.
Jo A. Hiestand So far, I haven't had a block! I guess that's because I write three mystery series, so if I'm not in the mood to pursue the current book, I can plot a…moreSo far, I haven't had a block! I guess that's because I write three mystery series, so if I'm not in the mood to pursue the current book, I can plot a book in another series. This happened only once, which was about a decade ago. I found out the problem was actually the plot! Once I changed a problem in it, I could write.(less)
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Taking the plunge

I've started writing the twelfth McLaren mystery. This may seem odd to some folks because the eleventh book, Black Moon, is still with the editor. But I need to keep busy. I need a project. So I plotted the next novel. It took me several weeks because I kept thinking of different circumstances and story lines. When I finally settled on one, I then had to come up with the title. I debated between t Read more of this blog post »
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Published on July 23, 2019 10:05 Tags: british-mystery, derbyshire, mclaren-mystery, mystery-novel
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message 3: by Eva

Eva Montealegre I took the test and they say we were 72% aligned in our taste of books.

I, too, am a mystery author.

I wrote RESURRECTION DIVA and it has garnered some very good reviews. I'd love for you to read it and tell me what you think.

Best thoughts,

Eva Batonne


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Jo Beth wrote: "Hi Jo,
Thanks for befriending this fellow mystery author on Goodreads!"


Hey, we're all in this together. We may as well find strength in numbers....


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Beth Hi Jo,
Thanks for befriending this fellow mystery author on Goodreads!


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