Jo Beckett-King is the author of the Bea Bellerose mysteries, forthcoming from Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. Her debut middle-grade novel, The House of Found Objects, will be released in July 2025.
Originally from the north of England, she spent several years in Paris after graduating from university. Following a stint in New York, she now lives with her husband in San Francisco, where she writes and works as a French-to-English translator. In addition to her middle-grade fiction, she writes for adults; her work has been listed for the Bath Children’s Novel Award, the Bristol Short Story Prize, and the Bridport Prize in the UK.