John Jarrold Literary Agency Hits Third Base
05/07/2004 . Source: Jessica Martin 
The third author to be taken on by the John Jarrold Literary Agency - joining Stephen Hunt and Mark Newton - is Jasper Kent. Jasper's first novel, TWELVE, is a psychological thriller with fantastical overtones, set during Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812. 'I was hooked from the first page, as one wants to be with a good thriller,' said Jarrold. 'Jasper's debut is remarkable - I've seen prominent writers deliver tenth novels which were less assured. The Russian setting and atmosphere ring completely true, and the characters are fascinating. When the deaths begin, a cold fear seeps through Frenchman and Russian alike. It's a cracker!'
Jasper Kent lives in Brighton, works part-time as a software consultant and has co-written two musicals - one of which was produced for Jerusalem's 3,000th birthday celebrations. He has plans for a number of further novels, including a sequel to TWELVE.
'The original idea for the book came to me when I glanced at a copy of the painting of Bonaparte on the Pont d'Arcole by Jean Antoine, baron Gros, in which he has a somewhat wan and deathly appearance,' said the author. 'The Russian connection came, in part, from a (possibly intentional) similarity between that painting and a sketch of Dostoevsky's Raskolnikov by Ilya Glazunov. I wanted to write about beings who were evil by their very nature - not as a result of happenstance.'
You can visit the John Jarrold Literary Agency at https://www.sff.net/people/john-jarrold/
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