Jo Dereske

Jo Dereske is an American author whose most popular books are the Miss Zukas’ series. Her chosen genre is mystery stories and she has 17 in print books. Two mystery succession in addition to the three books made for teens and young adults. She is a former librarian who has live in Northwest Washington State for over 30 years but actually grew up in Mason County, Michigan. As a child, Derek dreamed of becoming a writer but believed that dream to be far out of her reach. Her thoughts that were because she did not live in New York City, there was no possible way that she could get published. She moved away from home after college and headed west in hopes of experiencing the world so that she could write about it properly. Derek mentions that it is funny how most of her books have ties to Michigan in some ways, some things never really change. She also says that her first two books were written for her two children, and since then she has written many books in her most popular series. She currently resides in Washington State with her husband.