Deb Jordan is a pianist, primary school teacher and pretend athlete, whose debut novel The River Whispers was released in May 2025.
Perth, Western Australia, is now home after twenty years abroad spent evading kidnap attempts in Peru, serenading African presidents, escaping a marriage trade in Ghana (her husband was tempted when the price was ten chickens and three goats…) and circling jungle volcanoes in Costa Rica. She speaks Spanish fluently enough to be competently dangerous and likes to use her piano skills to keep the neighbours at bay. (Who are, for the record, all extremely delightful).
With degrees in Japanese and Russian, she dreamt of secret spy missions and
international assignments. Or assignations. Semantics.
Observing people, collecting ideas and always looking for the fun and adventure in life is what Deb does best. And writing. Above all else, she writes.