Jo Murray grew up in Teesside during the 80s when working class girls were told they probably shouldn’t try to become barristers. Thankfully, she ignored everyone. After studying Classics at Newcastle University, she went to law school and did just that. Jo was a criminal barrister before leaving the profession to look after her two children.
DISSECTION OF A MURDER, Jo’s debut courtroom thriller novel, was published by Pan Macmillan in May 2026. It has been sold in multiple foreign territories including North America.
Jo has also published commercial women’s fiction as Roxie Cooper: THE DAY WE MET (Ebury / Penguin) and THE LAW OF ATTRACTION (HQ Digital / Harper Collins)
Photograph/Deborah McDonnell
