Jo Allison

Jo Allison is the award-winning author of historical fiction and non-fiction, set in 1910s St. Louis and beyond. Jo drives family and librarians crazy with the depth of her research but delights readers who like good, solid history with their stories. Five books make up the Julia Nye Mystery series, about a 1910s "new woman" who goes where the police don't dare in investigations. Allison is also the author of *Storied and Scandalous St. Louis: A History of Breweries, Baseball, Prejudice, and...See more

Jo Allison is the award-winning author of historical fiction and non-fiction, set in 1910s St. Louis and beyond. Jo drives family and librarians crazy with the depth of her research but delights readers who like good, solid history with their stories. Five books make up the Julia Nye Mystery series, about a 1910s "new woman" who goes where the police don't dare in investigations. Allison is also the author of *Storied and Scandalous St. Louis: A History of Breweries, Baseball, Prejudice, and Protest*, from Globe Pequot Press. You can read about Jo and reach her at joallisonauthor.com. See less