Jean Bedford

Jean Bedford
Born(1946-02-04)4 February 1946
Cambridge, England
Died11 December 2025(2025-12-11) (aged 79)
OccupationNovelist, short story writer, essayist
NationalityAustralian
GenreCrime fiction

Jean Bedford (4 February 1946 – 11 December 2025) was an Australian writer who was best known for her crime fiction. She wrote novels and short stories as well as nonfiction. Bedford was also an editor and journalist and taught creative writing at several universities for over 20 years.