Jan Turk Petrie

Jan Turk Petrie is an award winning novelist based in the Cotswolds area of England (UK). A former English teacher, she has an M.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Gloucestershire. Jan writes in several different genres - her books range from speculative fiction to contemporary domestic dramas.

Her twelve novels in first to last published order are:

The Eldísvík Trilogy - a fast paced future-world, Nordic thriller series set in 2068 in a fictional Scandinavian city state.

Consisting of: Vol 1 - 'Until The Ice Cracks';

Vol 2 - 'No God for a Warrior';

Vol 3 - 'Within Each Other's Shadow'

'Too Many Heroes' - a post-war crime thriller set mainly in the East End of London.

'Towards the Vanishing Point' - a period literary domestic drama and the story of an enduring friendship between two women and the sinister man who marries one of them.

'The Truth in a Lie' - Jan's first contemporary novel. A story of love, loyalty, betrayal and the damage done by untold secrets

The Cotswolds time-slip series: 'Running Behind Time' (Book 1) There’s a wrinkle in time on the 15:15 train from Paddington to Cheltenham Spa…

'Still Life with a Vengeance' - contemporary literary fiction. Eve is married to rock star who is accused of rape.

'Play For Time' - Book 2 in the Cotswolds Time-slip series - continues the story of Beth & Tom.

'Turn Back Time' - Books 3 in the Cotswold Time-slip series - in which Tom & Beth's lives take a dramatic turn.

'Time to Choose' - Book 4 in the Cotswold Time-slip series - we pick up the story of the Brookes family ten years later when they're faced with some heart-breaking choices.

'Falling Apart' - a dystopian thriller set in a troubled near future Europe.