Provincetown · Cape Cod
I’m a storyteller; I write novels and poetry to share stories I think are important. I also host a radio program on the arts and am a local theatre critic.
In addition, I help others share their stories:
“Jeannette de Beauvoir’s style is immersive, elegant, and rich in atmosphere, often blending history, mystery, and deep psychological insight.”Explore the work
The books
Mysteries rooted in Provincetown and Montréal, international investigations, and historical novels in which the past refuses to remain past.
New · Sydney Riley Mystery No. 11
A Boston TV producer disappears from the Race Point Inn and is found murdered in a Wampanoag graveyard, with a cryptic note implicating Sydney. At the same time, another young woman is missing. Are the cases connected?
“A story that doesn’t just entertain… it lingers.”Hott BooksDiscover the book
The Provincetown mysteries
Wedding planner turned inn owner Sydney Riley keeps finding murder in Provincetown’s famous theme weeks, aided by compassion, curiosity, and a self-deprecating sense of humor.
The International Mysteries
History isn’t just written in books. It’s buried in secrets, waiting to be uncovered.
Historian and reluctant investigator Abbie Bradford follows mysteries that move through time and across continents. The series begins on the icy heights of Everest.
Meet Abbie Bradford
Latest poem
Ancient cartographers knew the danger of living on the edge: they warned of dragons beyond. Submerged, invisible, waiting for the unwary step, the bold enterprise, waitingRead the poem
Services
All my services revolve around storytelling. Whether it’s a novel, a corporate publication, or a nonfiction project, I’m here to help you tell it compellingly.
Instruction
Whether it’s a class, a mentoring relationship, an author talk, or a chance to gather with other writers, I love facilitating your encounters with writing.
Explore something new or return to skills you haven’t used for a while.
02Intensive, one-on-one support shaped around your project.
03A supportive place to recharge and explore your writing life.
04A prompt, a glass of wine, and a chance to relax with words.
Latest thought · August 24, 2026
I’m grateful for my editors, and my beta readers, and even my own despair of ever writing anything meaningful again... because it all combines to make for a better story, and in an age where absolute literary swill is heaped upon readers, I think they deserve that care.
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Latest update · August 13, 2026
A guest post about the challenges—and opportunities—of keeping readers equally invested in multiple timelines and bringing past and present together.
Read the updateAbout Jeannette
Jeannette de Beauvoir is a poet and the author of bestselling historical and mystery fiction and a poetry chapbook. Her work has appeared in many literary reviews and she was awarded the Outermost Poetry Contest national award. She lives in Provincetown where she hosts an arts-and-culture show on WOMR and Making Light, a monthly community conversation amongst artists, and is also a theatre critic.
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