Bücher von Jane Adams

If you love Miss Marple or Agatha Raisin, you'll love Rina!Meet Rina Martin, a retired actress with a taste for tea, gardening and crime solving.She played a TV sleuth for years, but now she has to do it for real.Rina's friend Bridie Duggan is tying the knot! At a majestic country house on a private island. Rina and thirteen other guests row out for the ceremony.One of them has murder in mind . . .The next day, Rina's out exploring the island when she hears a blood-curdling scream. She races down the twisty steps to shore - to find a dead body!This guest didn't fall to their death. They were pushed.A storm is rolling in on Bridie's perfect day. Now there's no way on or off the island.Rina can't stand by and wait for the police to come to their rescue.But what if Rina's snooping just moved her from the guestlist to the kill list?If you love Agatha Christie, Jeanne M. Dams, Glenda Young, Stella Cameron and Frances Evesham, prepare to be hooked by this page-turning whodunnit mystery.

First she was married. Then she was widowed. Now she's vanished without a trace.From the bestselling author of The Greenway, nominated for the CWA's John Creasey Award.PRAISE FOR JANE ADAMS:'Takes the psychological suspense novel into new realms of mystery.' Val McDermid'The elaborate duel between hunter and hunted makes absorbing reading.' The TimesThree years ago, Ashley Summers watched the love of her life drop dead in a supermarket car park. Now, her friends all say she needs to move on. Live her life. But she has no idea how . . .Until she meets Tim Bennett. He's kind, caring, like no one she's dated before.Ashley calls her family, eager for them to meet the new man in her life. She makes a date with them - a date she never manages to keep. Just like that, Ashley's gone.Distraught, the family turn to ex-detective Ray Flowers for answers. He doesn't usually take missing persons cases. But this one's personal.Tim Bennett. The name makes Ray's blood run cold. Tim is Ray's friend and a happily married father of three.Ashley's new boyfriend isn't who he says he is - and Ray will stop at nothing to hunt him down. But, little does he know, his adversary has eyes on him.A chilling threat to Ray, and everyone he holds dear, is enough to stop him in his tracks.This imposter's taken Ashley. What on earth does he want with Ray?An utterly addictive mystery thriller for readers who love Ann Cleeves, Joy Ellis, Gretta Mulrooney, Cara Hunter, Tana French, Louise Penny, and Elly Griffiths.

Meet Rina Martin, a retired actress with a taste for tea, gardening and crime solving.She played a TV sleuth for years, but now she has to do it for real.There's something strange about the scene . . . Famous artist Jean appears to have passed peacefully in her sleep as she rested against an old tree in the garden of her home, the Willows. Her legs are outstretched, hands tenderly clutching a small blue flower.But upon closer inspection, things don't add up. Where is Jean's trusty walking stick? She can't move anywhere without it. Why did she choose to slumber on the ground when there is a comfortable lounge chair nearby? Where did that blue flower come from . . . not from her garden, that's for sure.The clues soon point to murder. But dear Jean was beloved by the community, who would do such a thing . . . ? Her grandson is determined to uncover the truth and hires Rina to investigate.The trail leads Rina to a series of shocking secrets, stretching back over twenty years. And a murderer who still has unfinished business . . . Can our favourite amateur sleuth catch this killer before it's too late?

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "A new and better Miss Marple . . . you'll fall in love with the characters!" Vicki ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Cool little multi-layered mystery about a quaint seaside town. Intriguing." Mamatufy _______________________ Originally published as Fragile Lives. Meet Rina Martin, a retired actress with a taste for tea, gardening and crime solving. She played a TV sleuth for years, but now she has to do it for real. It's lonely out on the cliffs of Marlborough Head. Lonely and dangerous. When a body washes up on the rocks below, everyone assumes it must be brutish Edward Parker. Weeks ago, he slipped over the cliff's edge. Never to be seen again. But on closer inspection, it's not him. The dead man is Pat Duggan, son of a wealthy nightclub owner. And it's not the sea that killed him - it's a gunshot wound. In life, Pat had a habit of disappearing. He worked for his father, alongside missing Edward Parker. Coincidence? Rina and her unlikely new detective friend don't think so . . . Can she unravel the mystery before more innocent victims die? If you love Agatha Christie, Jeanne M. Dams, The Thursday Murder Club, Glenda Young, Stella Cameron, Frances Evesham or Ann Cleeves, prepare to be hooked by this enchanting character-driven mystery! What readers are saying about the Rina Martin mysteries: "Miss Marple fans will find a lot to like." Publishers Weekly "Rina's kickoff emphasizes people and place, letting the reader in on secrets early and relying on psychological conflict to drive the appealing plot." Kirkus ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "A new and better Miss Marple . . . she is intelligent, observant and a most welcome to the DI . . . you'll fall in love with the characters. This reads like a good movie . . . I heartily give this a big thumbs-up." Vicki ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Three cheers for Jane Adams!" Linda ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "This is my first book by this author and I will eagerly await more!" Nancy ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Murder She Wrote is an apt comparison - Rina Martin is sharp and no-nonsense. She knows a bit about law, a bit about murder - and a lot about human nature." Carmen ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "If you like Agatha Christie and Patricia Wentworth, give these books a try." Pamela THE DETECTIVE>THE SETTING>ALSO BY JANE ADAMS RINA MARTIN MYSTERY SERIESBook 1: MURDER ON SEA>MERROW & CLARKE>DETECTIVE MIKE CROFT SERIESBook 1: THE GREENWAYBook 2: THE SECRETSBook 3: THEIR FINAL MOMENTS>DETECTIVE RAY FLOWERS SERIESBook 1: THE APOTHECARY'S DAUGHTERBook 2: THE UNWILLING SONBook 3: THE DROWNING MENBook 4: THE SISTER'S TWIN

A memoir of a young teacher's experience as a volunteer in a rural school in Northern Nigeria.

Jane Adams focuses on the transformation of rural life in Union County, Illinois, as she explores the ways in which American farming has been experienced and understood in the twentieth century. Reconstructing the histories of seven farms, she places the details of daily life within the context of political and economic change.