Jayne Chard

Jayne Chard started writing plays when she was eight years old and completed her first “novel” at fourteen – proving early on that she had no intention of choosing a sensible career. After graduating with a degree in psychology and drama, Jayne went on to win the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Buzz Goodbody Director Award. She directed a number of plays, including shows at the Royal Court Theatre and Riverside Studios. During this time, Jayne continued to write, and two of her plays were performed on the London Fringe.

Swapping stage lights for camera lenses Jayne moved into television, directing several dramas. Now a multi-award-winning film and TV drama producer, her credits include the BBC flagship brand, Silent Witness.

Jayne lives in the West Country with her partner and two exceedingly cuddly cockapoos, who are entirely unhelpful when it comes to solving murders but excellent company when writing them.

Julia, a retired head teacher with a fondness for order, and her half-sister Frankie, who believes that rules are more like vague suggestions, are back—this time in the picturesque Cornish village of Portscatho. Their morning swim off Tatum’s beach is rudely interrupted by a floating corpse. The police declare the death accidental, but the sisters have other ideas. Soon, they’re knee-deep in smugglers’ tunnels, taking a bumpy ride in the back of a builder’s van, and facing down a gun-toting local with questionable fashion choices.
Can the sisters keep their heads above water long enough to uncover the truth or will the killer make sure they sink without a trace?