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ⓘ About Jo Allen
Jo Allen is a mystery fiction author from Edinburgh who was born in Wolverhampton. The author went to the Open University and Strathclyde and also graduated from Edinburgh. She studied Earth Science and Geography for her undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. Following a long career as an economic consultant, she decided to dip her toes in writing and began publishing romantic suspense, romance, and short stories under the pen name Jennifer Young. In 2017, Allen took the plunge and ventured into crime which is what she had always loved to read. Some of her favorite authors that inspired her to write crime include Dorothy Sayers and Ngaio Marsh. While these authors and many of the golden age of crime fiction seem dated, she has said that she learned a lot from their wit and intelligence.
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Who is Jo Allen?
Jo Allen is a mystery fiction author from Edinburgh who was born in Wolverhampton. The author went to the Open University and Strathclyde and also graduated from Edinburgh. She studied Earth Science and Geography for her undergraduate and postgraduate degrees.
Which Jo Allen series should I start with?
The best place to start is the DCI Satterthwaite series, the earliest of Jo Allen's multi-book series: it opens with Death by Dark Waters (2019) and runs to 13 books across 2019–2025, ending with Death at the Double (2025).
How many books has Jo Allen written?
Jo Allen has 15 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2019 and 2026. Every one of them sits in one of 2 named series — the largest being the DCI Satterthwaite series with 13 books.
In what order should Jo Allen's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Jo Allen's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are DCI Satterthwaite (2019–2025, 13 books) and The Lake District Murders (2026, 2 books).
How are Jo Allen's books organised into series?
This guide splits Jo Allen's 15 books into 2 named series, with no standalone titles: DCI Satterthwaite (13 books, 2019–2025); The Lake District Murders (2 books, 2026).