Career
She has published two crime novels featuring reticent medium James Paxton, Senseless (Random House, 2005) and The Darkness Looking Back (Random House, 2008). She was also short-listed for the 2011 Tessa Duder Award for New Zealand young adult literature for her unpublished manuscript, "Cursed". Jutson has loved reading and writing her entire life, and was a bookseller for eight years, before working as a journalist for The Aucklander.
She has also reviewed literature for the Scoop news website in New Zealand, and is now working in collection development at Auckland Libraries.
2005: Senseless 2008: The Darkness Looking Back "I loved how I could visualise every scene from the book and the locations weren’t your average Auckland icons, either. Andrea Jutson writes with authority and compassion..Senseless is a strong, thoughtful crime novel that stands out from the crowd" Clea Marshall, nzgirl magazine "One of the best things.. is Jutson’s depiction and use of Paxton and his psychic abilities.
Neither contrived nor clichéd, Paxton is a fascinating and reasonably complex character - not a cardboard cutout of the average “psychic” tabloid columnist or wannabe television celebrity. Topped off nicely by moments of humour and domesticity that provide a breather from the dark deeds, it’s an enjoyable local read for crime fiction fans." Craig Sisterson, NZLawyer magazine.
