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Jo Perry is an American author of mystery, suspense and thriller novels.

A holder of a Ph.D. in English, Jo has taught college literature and writing, and produced and written episodic television, on top of publishing articles, book reviews, and poetry.

She currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband, Thomas Perry, who is also a novelist.

The writing couple has two adult children and two rescues dogs.

Jo was the first woman to ever be invited to speak at the revered Men of Mystery event in southern California.

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Genres: Mystery, Suspense, Thriller

United States

Website: http://www.authorjoperry.com

Non Series

  • Black Light (2020)

Charlie & Rose Investigate Series

  1. Dead Is Better (2015)
  2. Dead Is Best (2016)
  3. Dead Is Good (2017)
  4. Dead Is Beautiful (2019)
Non Series

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Non Series

Black Light

Written during the 2020 lockdown, this book is all about the loneliness and pressures of quarantine.

Author: Jo Perry
First Release: 2020
ISBN: 978-1912526758
Publisher: Fahrenheit Press

Charlie & Rose Investigate Series

Dead Is Better

Charles Stone wakes up only to find out that he is dead, with bullet holes in his body.

He has nobody to spend time with in the after-life, save for the ghostly dog that he decides to call Rose.

Although the two have a lot of time in their hands, there isn’t much to do.

Incapable of interacting with the living, as they are only restricted to watching and listening, Charles and Rose embark on a mission to solve the mystery behind his death.

Will mere ghosts however be able to make any difference after unmasking a sinister figure generating wealth by brutally exploiting and killing innocents?

Author: Jo Perry
First Release: 2015
ISBN: 978-1537474007
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Dead Is Best

Charles Stone has a step daughter who is on the verge of losing her life on a beach.

She is desperately in need of help, a lot of help.

How did she even end up there in the first place?

And what on earth could a ghost and his ghostly dog do to help?

Actually a lot, as it turns out.

Charlie and Rose don’t waste any time, as they swiftly and uniquely go to the rescue.

It however won’t take long for them to discover that the body on the beach was just but the beginning.

Author: Jo Perry
First Release: 2016
ISBN: 978-1537491165
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Dead Is Good

A woman who starts firing at the North Hollywood Police Precinct is soon gunned down by the L.A.P.D.

Meanwhile, a second woman jumps from the edge of Santa Monica Pier.

One is an act of suicide, while the other is art.

Charles is a dead guy while Rose is a dead dog. Incapable of interacting with the living, all they do is watch and listen.

So when their help is needed, they immediately come to the rescue, determined to safeguard the life of the one woman that Charlie ever fell in love with.

But as they will soon find out, life is not as simple as death.

Author: Jo Perry
First Release: 2017
ISBN: 978-1974357116
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Dead Is Beautiful

Charles is a dead guy while Rose is a dead dog.

When his dog disrupts the serenity of the afterlife, Charles ends up being taken to the one place that he hates more than anywhere else—“Beverly Fucking Hills”.

It seems a full-grown tree with a protected bird is being felled against the law.

While looking into the matter, Charles is led to the one person that he hates more than anyone else even in death—“his shit brother” who is endangered.

Will he fight for someone who never fought for him?

Will he protect his dearest Rose from danger?

Author: Jo Perry
First Release: 2019
ISBN: 978-1912526437
Publisher: Fahrenheit Press