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If you’re a fan of ‘Running Behind Time’ you might like to know that I am currently writing a sequel which I hope will be available in spring 2020. Working title: ‘Time to Run.‘

I’ve really appreciated all the positive feedback I’ve received from bloggers on the ‘Still Life with a Vengeance’. Blog tour. Here are some of my favourite quotes: Tension, emotion and the high price of fame all in one novel! This is a story of how quickly a life can unravel as a result of media […]

“This book is a cross between a thriller and the sort of moral dilemma book that great writers like Jodi Picoult write about. Right from the very start your curiosity is peaked and you want to know what on earth is going on…I loved the way it was written, keeping you tense and on the […]

Very much enjoyed my conversation with Silvia_reads – one of yesterday’s stop on the Random Things blog tour. Read the full interview here: https://bookafterbook.blogspot.com/2021/11/blog-tour-still-life-with-vengeance.html

“Still Life with a Vengeance’ by Jan Turk Petrie is a brilliant story. Part relationship story, part family drama, with the mystery of the allegations and Eve’s personal history enticing the reader to keep turning the page until they reach a resolution…could appeal to a wide contemporary fiction audience. Overall a thoroughly entertaining read.“ LoveReading […]

“Sleek, glossy, and passionate … ‘Still Life with a Vengeance’ is a well-written drama that I highly recommend for its meaty storyline.” Vincent Dublado for Readers’ Favorite 

Another reviewer for Readers’ Favorite has given the new novel a glowing review. “Author Jan Turk Petrie delivers an absolutely sensational work of realistic drama and emotive fiction in Still Life with a Vengeance… some very shocking narrative twists. Alongside stellar dialogue and excellent pacing… a highly engaging read and one that I would recommend […]

“An interesting criticism of the power of social media today to influence and dictate people’s perspectives… Eve (walks) the tightrope of supporting her husband and yet still being beset by doubts and haunted by her own past history. Contained enough little twists and turns to keep any reader interested. The writing flows seamlessly, and the […]