Dean Jobb is a Canadian writer and journalist from Nova Scotia. He has been awarded three Atlantic Journalism Awards across his 40+ years in journalism, and has authored several nonfiction books. Jobb is professor emeritus at the University of King's College.

Dean Jobb is from Wolfville, Nova Scotia.^[1] His career in journalism spans over 40 years,^[2] including a 20-year career at The Chronicle Herald; he has received three Atlantic Journalism Awards in recognition of his work.^[1] Jobb is an associate professor at the University of King's College,^[1] and was named professor emeritus of the university's School of Journalism.^[2]

Jobb has authored several nonfiction books, particularly in the area of true crime.^[2] His book Calculated Risk: Greed, Politics and the Westray Tragedy (1994) was the winner of the City of Dartmouth Book Award.^[2] His 2015 book Empire of Deception was named the Chicago Writers Association Book of the Year, won the Crime Writers of Canada Arthur Ellis Award, and was a finalist for the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction.^[3]

• Jobb, Dean (1991). Crime Wave. Lawrencetown Beach, NS: Pottersfield Press. ISBN 0-9190-0168-8.^[4]
• — (1994). Calculated Risk. Halifax, NS: Nimbus Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5510-9070-2.^[5]
• — (2015). Empire of Deception. Toronto, ON: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-1-4434-4109-4.^[6]
• — (2021). The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream. Toronto, ON: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-1-4434-5332-5.^[7]
• — (2022). The Acadian Saga. Halifax, NS: Nimbus Publishing. ISBN 978-1-7747-1127-9.^[8]
• — (2024). A Gentleman and a Thief. Toronto, ON: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-1-4434-6853-4.^[9]

• Jobb, Dean (2020). Daring, Devious and Deadly. Lawrencetown Beach, NS: Pottersfield Press. ISBN 978-1-9897-2523-8.^[10]
• — (2021). Madness, Mayhem & Murder. Lawrencetown Beach, NS: Pottersfield Press. ISBN 978-1-9897-2561-0.^[11]

• Jobb, Dean; Cribb, Robert; McKie, David; Vallance-Jones, Fred (2006). Digging Deeper. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-1954-2127-9.^[a]
• Jobb, Dean (2023). Media Law in Canada (4th ed.). Toronto, ON: Emond Publications. ISBN 978-1-7746-2341-1.

• Ingram, Katie (22 November 2021). "The Dean Jobb Interview". Miramichi Reader. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
• [National Post] (13 August 2014). "Dean Jobb: The tale of the Tallahassee". National Post. Toronto: Postmedia Network. Retrieved 13 August 2025.

• Warren, Al; Turnof, Brian (28 July 2021). Dean Jobb - The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream (Radio). House of Mystery Radio Show. NBC. Retrieved 7 September 2025 – via YouTube.

• Official website
• Dean Jobb at 49th Shelf, Association of Canadian Publishers
• Works by Dean Jobb at Open Library