Jane tesh biography

Jane Tesh is a retired media specialist and pianist for the Andy Griffith Playhouse in Mt. Airy, NC, the real Mayberry.
Jane Tesh is a retired media specialist and pianist for the Andy Griffith Playhouse in Mt. Airy, North Carolina.
Hometown: Greensboro, North Carolina.

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Books by Jane Tesh

A Case of Imagination (Madeline Maclin #1)
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3.48 avg rating — 283 ratings — published 2006 — 15 editions

Stolen Hearts (A Grace Street Mystery, #1)
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3.32 avg rating — 185 ratings — published 2011 — 10 editions

A Hard Bargain (Madeline Maclin #2)
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3.37 avg rating — 138 ratings — published 2007 — 11 editions

Mixed Signals (A Grace Street Mystery, #2)
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3.58 avg rating — 118 ratings — published 2012 — 10 editions

A Little Learning (Madeline Maclin #3)
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3.46 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 2009 — 17 editions

Now You See It (Grace Street Mystery, #3)
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3.56 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 2013 — 10 editions

Bad Reputation (Madeline Maclin #4)
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3.66 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2014 — 10 editions

Evil Turns (Madeline Maclin Series, 5)
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3.53 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2016 — 13 editions

Gone Daddy Blues
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4.66 avg ratin

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Awards, Press & Interests

Jane Tesh, a retired media specialist, lives in Mt. Airy, North Carolina, Andy Griffith’s hometown, the real Mayberry. She is the author of the Madeline Maclin Mystery series featuring former beauty queen, Madeline “Mac” Maclin and her con man husband, Jerry Fairweather, as well as the Grace Street series, featuring struggling PI David Randall, his friend Camden, a reluctant psychic, and an ever-changing assortment of tenants who move in and out of Cam’s boarding house on Grace Street. Her mysteries are set in fictional North Carolina towns and are on the light side with a little humor and romance. They are published by Poisoned Pen Press. She is also the author of four fantasy novels, Butterfly Waltz, A Small Holiday, The Monsters of Spiders’ Rest, and Over the Edge, published by Silver Leaf Books. When she isn’t writing, Jane enjoys playing the piano and conducting the orchestra for productions at the Andy Griffith Playhouse.

“A frothy and stirring tale that blends music, magic, and romance.”
– Kirkus Reviews

MYSTERY & CRIME
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Tesh, Jane 1950(?)–
PERSONAL: Born December 31, c. 1950, in Thomasville, NC. Education: Lenoir Rhyne College, B.A., 1972; University of North Carolina, Greensboro, M.Ed. Hobbies and other interests: Plays the piano, teaches aerobics and kickboxing.
ADDRESSES: Home—Mount Airy, NC. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Poisoned Pen Press, 6962 E. 1st Ave., Ste. 103, Scottsdale, AZ 85251.
CAREER: Jones Elementary School, Mount Airy, NC, school librarian, 1975–2004.
WRITINGS:
The Dewey Decimal System, or I've Got Your Number, (nonfiction), Highsmith Press (Fort Atkinson, WI), 1997.
A Case of Imagination, (mystery novel), Poisoned Pen Press (Scottsdale, AZ), 2006.
SIDELIGHTS: Born and raised in North Carolina, Jane Tesh was blessed with experiencing the advantages of both a city and a country life when her parents purchased a farm as a second home in Summerfield, near their main dwelling in Greensboro. The exposure provided her with plenty of writing material from a young age. She studied English at Lenoir Rhyne College in Hickory, North Carolina, then went on to earn her Ma