Jackie lives in Glasgow with her partner Allison and their assortment of animals, including feisty Michelle the tortoise.She has a varied background, including being a government economist, a political lobbyist, and running a pet shop in Glasgow’s Southside (ask her anything about pets). She currently works with East Ayrshire Council, where until recently her job involved frequent visits to Kilmarnock Prison. She has had a few tricky moments there, and over a drink she will happily tell you about the incident with the bullet. Or indeed the fingerprints.She is author of the DI Donna Davenport trilogy (Toxic, which was shortlisted in the Yeovil Literary Prize before going on to be published, Shadows and Run), and her proudest writing moment was appearing at Bloody Scotland 2019 as a Crime in the Spotlight author. Jackie has appeared at crime writing festivals Newcastle Noir, Crime at the Castle and Literally @ Newbattle, and regularly appears at Noir at the Bar events (including Edinburgh, Newcastle and Dundee). She also forms part of the Dangerous Dames and Murder & Mayhem along with a number of other crime writers, and has appeared at events in libraries and bookstores across Scotland as part of these. Until recently, Jackie ran the writing group at Waterstones Braehead, and has also run creative writing sessions with the men in Kilmarnock Prison.She is currently working on a brand new crime fiction series.Web site@JackieJamxxAmazon
August 26th, 2021