I first got into print in a national newspaper when I was 7, winning a poetry competition. Sounds impressive, but I was living in Southern Yemen and the Crater Times did not exactly have a mass-market circulation of millions. I have been writing ever since, fitting careers as a teacher, editor and jet-setting professional beggar into my writing life.
Tainted Innocence, a historical mystery set in Cambridge, England, in 1524, is my first novel. Published by Carina Press, a division of Harlequin, the international publisher, it tells the story of Bryony, an illiterate laundress and a stranger to the town, who lives in constant fear that her unusual upbringing and lack of friends will leave her vulnerable to accusations of witchcraft. When Matthew Hobson, a scholar at the college, is found murdered Bryony becomes a suspect. But she is not the only one. Luke Hobson, a taciturn local tradesman who has sacrificed much for his charismatic but selfish brother, also has a motive for the murder.
You can find me, Joss Alexander, on Twitter @joss1524, and read my blog Random Jossings.
Selected Works
Tainted Innocence