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Writes Crime as Jan Sayer and the CyberCat Series as Jessika Jenvieve
ALLi Author Member
Location: Netherlands (the)
Genres: Fantasy/SciFi/Speculative, Crime, Other Poetry
Skills: Press/Media Interview
Jan Sayer has worked with some incredibly exciting people who are far too celebrated to be named in her humble biography. After university, she toured Europe and beyond as a company stage manager and lighting designer. For ten years, she was a stage manager at Sydney Opera House. She was a producer for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and recently an executive assistant at the University of Sydney.
She has written two crime novels, Exposure, which is set in Nova Scotia, and We Can't All Die Like Buddy Holly, the first in a series of crime thrillers.
Writing under the pen name, Jessika Jenvieve, she has written three cozy fantasy books: Tails from The Cat Shop, The University Cat - A Tale for Grown-Ups and Graduates, and Beware the Cat
Today she lives on the island of Texel in the Netherlands. She loves cats, sports cars, and the ocean, and she hopes to earn enough to feed her designer clothes habit.
Writes Crime as Jan Sayer and the CyberCat Series as Jessika Jenvieve's books
Exposure
Nova Scotia - Canada - October 2012
One morning, David Kettle finds a woman unconscious in the snow in his garden. As she is rushed to the hospital in a coma, he struggles to figure out why she was there and whether he knows her — something he must do quickly, as time is running out and evidence is mounting up against him. The focus changes abruptly when the police discover a link between David and the woman. Then there is a suspicious email.
Can David prove he is innocent before his life is shattered?
We Can't All Die Like Buddy Holly
'The ‘whodunit’ you will not solve!'
Detective Inspector Kit Colley knew that one day there would be a case that would change his life. When a woman dies under suspicious circumstances, he meets Pattie and her partner, Mak, a middle-aged rock musician, plagued by debt and reduced to working as a DJ in the local bingo club.
Introducing Kit Colley in the first of a new series of detective mysteries. Love him or hate him, he is not like all the rest!
The University Cat: A Tale for Grown Ups and Graduates
'If you thought it was safe to go to University, you might want to think again!'
Why not plunge into a world of grand Gothic architecture as Penny, a super-intelligent CyberCat, faces the dangers ready to ensnare her as she adapts to her newfound existence in the real world? It will take all of her feline cunning to survive in the dark shadows of the University rooftops.
Enter a story teeming with eccentric characters; pet-loving professors, dedicated yet clumsy museum curators, and devious, conniving academics. On the rooftops, three gruesome gargoyles watch their every move.
Trouble is brewing in the University Museum that could sabotage Professor Poppett’s plans to win the trophy at the University Dog Show. Meanwhile, clumsy curator, Dr Parker-Betts, falls in love at first sight, and almost breaks a priceless pot.
Join the paparazzi for a VIP seat.
Tails From The Cat Shop - prequel to the CyberCat Series
'It feels like there is a future'
Fantasy meets reality in Cyberspace, in a world where our online and offline experience, friendships, and even our identities can become entangled.
Journey alongside Storm and Dude, a remarkable duo whose lives intertwine across fiercely opposing time within the virtual haven of Second Life. In this captivating world, they are drawn together by a shared passion for collecting virtual cats, and their once-spacious Second Life soon becomes over-crowded. So together they open the Cat Shop.
Meet Penny, the Italian-speaking Siamese kitten, with the delicate chocolate paws, and find out if Professor Poppett’s poodle recovers from a curious bout of indoor barking syndrome. Brace yourself for a daring escapade into the alligator-infested bayou, a quest to discover the elusive Golden Kitten and find out why love always wins the day.bayou to search for the Golden Kitten and find out why love always wins the day.
Beware the Cat
'A play about a wedding performed at a wedding, where Shakespeare’s own forgotten feline character takes centre stage.'
Prepare for a literary journey as you embark on a wild and whimsical adventure with a witty and daring cat named Penny, who finds herself transported back in time to the vibrant and dangerous world of Elizabethan London.
As Penny navigates the bustling streets and the illustrious playhouses of the time, she becomes entwined in a series of misadventures and escapades, mingling with famous playwrights and evading the grasp of those who lurk in the city’s shadowy corners.
A book that will delight, whether you are a Shakespearean scholar or you simply love a game of cat and mouse. Explore London and uncover the creative liberties taken in this recounting of historical possibilities. This book promises a unique blend of historical fiction and feline fantasy.
The Reluctant Gift
'When your Perfect Present has Other Plans.'
Penny, the CyberCat, finds herself transported to a vast greenhouse, in a bewildering world where no one gets her name right.
Step back to 1851 and, in this surreal setting, Penny meets Queen Victoria, shares a moment with Charlotte Bronte, and endures the peculiar distinction of being mistaken for a stuffed cat by the Duke of Wellington. Has Penny’s presence influenced a young Lewis Carroll to create the Cheshire Cat?
As Penny navigates this perplexing world, she becomes entangled in a high-stakes adventure to prevent the theft of a priceless brooch.
Curiosity can be a dangerous thing for a cat.
Richard and Other Lovers
Poems 1980 to 2017
About love, loss and how Richard was only the beginning.