Jo Beckett-King is the author of the Bea Bellerose Mystery series. Originally from the north of England, she spent several years in Paris after graduating from university. Following several recent years in New York, she now lives with her husband and son in San Francisco, where she writes and works as a French-to-English translator. In addition to her middle grade fiction, Jo writes for adults; her short stories have been listed for the Bridport Prize and the Bristol Short Story Prize in the UK.