On The Edge

Jen Shaw has climbed all her life: daring ascents of sheer rock faces, crumbling buildings, cranes - the riskier the better. Both her work and personal life revolved around climbing, and the adrenaline high it gave her. Until she went too far and hurt the people she cares about. So she's given it all up now. Honestly, she has. And she's checked herself into a rehab centre to prove it.

Yet, when Jen awakens to find herself drugged and dangling off the local lighthouse during a wild storm less than twenty-four hours after a 'family emergency' takes her home to Cornwall, she needs all her skill to battle her way to safety.

Has Jen fallen back into her old risky ways, or is there a more sinister explanation hidden in her hometown? Only when she has navigated her fragmented memories and faced her troubled past will she be able to piece together what happened - and trust herself to fix it.

'Evocative, compelling and pulse-pounding' Philippa East

'Thoroughly original - hooks you in from the start and keeps you guessing' Frances Quinn

'Gritty, gripping, knotty, intense this is going to be HUGE' Fiona Erskine

'The thriller world has gained a compelling and seriously talented voice... I couldn't - and didn't want to - put it down' Hannah Mary McKinnon

'A beautifully atmospheric story that grips you from the start! Jesmond cleverly weaves a tale of intrigue and suspense a talented new crime fiction writer. One to watch!' Louise Mumford

'It literally had me on the edge from the word go. Tense, taut and thrilling' Lisa Hall

'A proper nerve-shredder of a tale. Literary Cornwall has rarely been so magnificently menacing. Hold on tight. You won't be able to let go until the very last page!' Helen Fields

'Complex characters and a setting so vivid I could almost smell the sea air an astonishing debut' Marion Todd

'An exceptional debut. Skilfully written, tightly plotted and compulsive reading.' Maddie Please

Jesmond explores the adrenaline rush of risky sports in this original mystery...a promising debut Sunday Times (Best Crime Novel of the Month)
A promising debut Times & Sunday Times Crime Club
Intriguing..the landscape of Cornwall, with its history of smuggling, makes a suitably mysterious backdrop Herald (Scotland)
A surprising story filled with twists and turns Living North
A gripping premise, a well executed plot and an evocative Cornish setting NB Magazine

On The Edge is Jane Jesmond's debut novel and the first in a series featuring dynamic, daredevil protagonist Jen Shaw. Although she was born in Newcastle Upon Tyne, raised in Liverpool and considers herself northern through and through, Jane's family comes from Cornwall. Her lifelong love of the Cornish landscape and culture inspired the setting of On The Edge. Jane has spent the last thirty years living and working in France. She began writing steadily six or seven years ago and writes every morning in between staring out at the sea and making cups of tea. She also enjoys reading, walking and amateur dramatics and, unlike her daredevil protagonist, is terrified of heights!

Jen Shaw has climbed all her life: daring ascents of sheer rock faces, crumbling buildings, cranes - the riskier the better. Both her work and personal life revolved around climbing, and the adrenaline high it gave her. Until she went too far and hurt the people she cares about. So she's given it all up now. Honestly, she has. And she's checked herself into a rehab centre to prove it. Yet, when Jen awakens to find herself drugged and dangling off the local lighthouse during a wild storm less than twenty-four hours after a 'family emergency' takes her home to Cornwall, she needs all her skill to battle her way to safety. Has Jen fallen back into her old risky ways, or is there a more sinister explanation hidden in her hometown? Only when she has navigated her fragmented memories and faced her troubled past will she be able to piece together what happened - and trust herself to fix it. 'Evocative, compelling and pulse-pounding' - Philippa East 'Thoroughly original - hooks you in from the start and keeps you guessing' - Frances Quinn 'Gritty, gripping, knotty, intense - this is going to be HUGE' - Fiona Erskine 'The thriller world has gained a compelling and seriously talented voice... I couldn't -- and didn't want to -- put it down' - Hannah Mary McKinnon 'A beautifully atmospheric story that grips you from the start! Jesmond cleverly weaves a tale of intrigue and suspense - a talented new crime fiction writer. One to watch!' - Louise Mumford 'It literally had me on the edge from the word go. Tense, taut and thrilling' - Lisa Hall 'A proper nerve-shredder of a tale. Literary Cornwall has rarely been so magnificently menacing. Hold on tight. You won't be able to let go until the very last page!' - Helen Fields 'Complex characters and a setting so vivid I could almost smell the sea air - an astonishing debut' - Marion Todd 'An exceptional debut. Skilfully written, tightly plotted and compulsive reading.' - Maddie Please

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