Jill McGown, who died in 2007, lived in Northamptonshire and was best known for her mystery series featuring Chief Inspector Lloyd and Sergeant Judy Hill. The first novel, A Perfect Match, was published in 1983 and A Shred of Evidence was made into a television drama starring Philip Glenister and Michelle Collins.

A spellbinding storyteller ... persuasive and engaging. Financial Times Another rich slice of provincial life by one of its most skilled narrators ... impeccable and accomplished. Mail on Sunday McGown, as usual, delivers superior crafting, careful plotting and unexpected turns. -- Marcel Berlins The Times

Jill McGown, who died in 2007, lived in Northamptonshire and was best known for her mystery series featuring Chief Inspector Lloyd and Sergeant Judy Hill. The first novel, A Perfect Match, was published in 1983 and A Shred of Evidence was made into a television drama starring Philip Glenister and Michelle Collins.

A spellbinding storyteller ... persuasive and engaging. Financial Times Another rich slice of provincial life by one of its most skilled narrators ... impeccable and accomplished. Mail on Sunday McGown, as usual, delivers superior crafting, careful plotting and unexpected turns. -- Marcel Berlins The Times