Jean M. Redmann (born June 9, 1955 in Mississippi), known professionally as J. M. Redmann and R. Jean Reid, is an American novelist best known for her Micky Knight mystery series, which has won the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery three times and been a finalist four times.
Redmann's novels contain similar themes regarding "the protagonist's troubled childhood and how it affects her adult life, discrimination based on sexual orientation and alcoholism.
"[1][better source needed] She "is a gay rights activist and works as the director of prevention at NO/AIDS Task Force.
"[1][better source needed] Redmann's work has influenced several Spanish authors, who have also created detective characters and developed crime fiction stories based on lesbian female characters.
These authors include Clara Asunción García, Isabel Franc, and Susana Hernández.