About

Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, JJ Thomas is a history and archaeology buff like her detective Alex Shaftoe, and is happiest when she is visiting historical sites. Her other two passions are reading and travel . And she often combines all three.

She is currently trying to visit as many countries in the world as she can.

She has worked in government for a long time and travels abroad regularly with her job, most recently in the Caribbean and Africa. She has found this fascinating because you see the countries from the inside, something you don’t always get to do when you are a tourist.