Jody Klaire

Life is too interesting for one genre...

Jody Klaire is an award-winning, bestselling author, barrister, teacher and mentor whose career has rarely followed a straight line. A former professional musician and police officer, she now combines a legal career with writing, education and advocacy work.

Known for immersive, character-driven stories across multiple genres, Jody is the author of more than twenty published works, including the acclaimed Above & Beyond series, La Vie En Bleu and Hayefield Manor. Her readers have learned to expect the unexpected; crime, romance, mystery, suspense and humour all find a home in her work.

Her new release, The Beauty of Imperfection, is one of her most personal and ambitious novels to date, combining romance, mystery, humour, legal and police drama with a deeply character-led exploration of belonging, disability, neurodivergence, found family and the complicated ways people learn to understand themselves and each other.

Rather than fitting neatly onto one shelf, Jody’s stories are connected by the characters at their heart — their resilience, humour, flaws, courage and capacity to surprise. She writes vivid worlds and layered stories designed to be revisited, with characters readers can reconnect with like familiar friends.

Away from writing and law, Jody is usually researching an entirely new subject, attempting a project she has never tried before, caring for wildlife, or guarding her chocolate stash from highly resourceful thieves.