Jan Turk Petrie lives in the Cotswolds area of England (UK). She is the proud author of the future-world, fast paced thriller series The Eldísvík Trilogy. (Pintail Press)
Until The Ice Cracks – the first volume of Jan’s gripping Nordic noir thrillers was published in July 2018. The story continues in Volume Two – No God for a Warrior – published in November 2018, and reaches its stunning conclusion in the third and final volume – Within Each Other’s Shadow – published in April 2019
Jan has also written two stand-alone thrillers set mainly in the 1950s.
The first of these: Too Many Heroes – which was published by Pintail Press in July 2019 The latest – Towards the Vanishing Point – was published by Pintail Press in January 2020
A former English teacher with an MA in creative writing from the University of Gloucestershire, Jan has also written numerous, prize-winning short stories.
“Before becoming a writer, I was an English teacher in inner city London. For a time I worked in a specialist unit for teenagers excluded from mainstream school and later taught English as foreign language to overseas students of all ages.
Aside from writing, I’m a visual artist and maintain a studio in the Cotswold town of Painswick. I’ve exhibited in London and all over southern England. Most of my large, semi-abstract paintings are in private collections.
Until recently I lived on a smallholding with my husband. We kept a flock of rare breed sheep as well as hens, pigs and goats. I have a certificate in animal husbandry and have delivered lambs and bottle-fed them when it was necessary.
I like to challenge myself in my writing and always try to come up with something original. I enjoy writing thrillers with a difference.
My first published novels – the three volumes that make up The Eldísvík Trilogy – are Nordic noir thrillers set fifty years in the future. Readers may be surprised that ‘Too Many Heroes’ is, by contrast, a period romantic thriller set in the 1950s. My next book – due out in 2020 – begins in the 1930s and is a psychological thriller with literary leanings.
Some people might see this as inconsistent but I prefer to keep challenging myself – mix things up to keep my writing fresh. I’m a big fan of Margaret Atwood, Kate Atkinson, Philip Roth, Kurt Vonnegut and Jennifer Egan because they are not just great writers but they are/were prepared to take risks in their writing.”
Find me on Twitter: @ TurkPetrie.
My author facebook page: Here
