C. Jean Downer

C. Jean Downer (she/her) is a 2024 Golden Literary Award double finalist and 2023 and 2024 Touchstone nominated poet living near the Canadian northwest’s eternal Pacific Ocean with her wife, their two fabulous daughters, two lazy dogs, and three chill cats.

Jean has loved reading and watching the mystery genre since she was a kid and is thrilled to be able to write genre-bending stories of mystery, paranormal, and romantic suspense for a second act.

When she is not writing, she and the love of her life will be traveling to new destinations and checking them off their bucket list (okay, even when traveling she’ll be writing but mostly in her head).

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I guess I would describe myself as a southerner even though I have lived in the north of England for some years now, I work hard to keep my accent intact. After having several careers in the arts, conservation and education where writing or using my imagination has always been in the background I finally took the plunge with self publishing in 2014.

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Thanks for visiting my Goodreads page.

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Frances Lucas

Thanks for visiting my Goodreads page.

I write sapphic psychological thrillers. My first three books are young adult novels. I am focusing on the adult mystery/thriller market now.
Feel free to contact me through my website with any questions or comments. www.franceslucas.com

Cheers, chills, and happy reading,
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