ADAMS, JANE
Description
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A contemporary homage to the traditional English country house mystery. Agatha Christie fans will enjoy!” Publishers Weekly
If you love Miss M
...
arple or Agatha Raisin, you’ll love Rina!
_______________________
Originally published as The Dead of Winter.
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 accepts an invite to Aikensthorpe, a country-house hotel with a sinister past.
Her fellow guests are an eccentric bunch of magicians and scholars who want to re-enact a séance. Back in 1872, it left one man dead and another mad.
Rina won’t be drawn into all of that and is relieved when Detective MacGregor comes to her rescue.
But then a blizzard sets in . . . leaving Rina and Mac trapped in the house. Cut off from civilisation.
And the first of the bodies is found — a distinguished scholar, smothered in his sleep.
Who will be next to die on this dark and stormy night?
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:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Cool little multi-layered mystery about a quaint seaside town. Intriguing.” Mamatufy
“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
THE DETECTIVE
Determined and compassionate, Rina Martin on a mission is an unstoppable force. When Rina retired from acting, she bought a B & B in Frantham on Sea. There, she has a quirky cast of full-time boarders, including wannabe magician Tim. She only wanted a quiet life. Instead, events propel Rina into full investigation mode, and she gets a taste for sleuthing. Can she help it if crimes just keep turning up on her doorstep?
THE SETTING
Tucked away in a charming little bay on the Jurassic coast, Frantham on Sea is a typical Victorian seaside town, with a picture-perfect promenade, B & Bs, and a grand hotel perched atop the headland. At the end of the promenade is the police station, where the officers’ days have always been short and uneventful — until Rina comes to town, and things take a turn for the sinister.
ALSO BY JANE ADAMS
RINA MARTIN MYSTERY SERIES
Book 1: MURDER ON SEA
Book 2: MURDER ON THE CLIFF
Book 3: MURDER ON THE BOAT
Book 4: MURDER ON THE BEACH
Book 5: MURDER AT THE COUNTRY HOUSE
MERROW & CLARKE
Book 1: SAFE
DETECTIVE MIKE CROFT SERIES
Book 1: THE GREENWAY
Book 2: THE SECRETS
Book 3: THEIR FINAL MOMENTS
Book 4: THE LIAR
DETECTIVE RAY FLOWERS SERIES
Book 1: THE APOTHECARY’S DAUGHTER
Book 2: THE UNWILLING SON
Book 3: THE DROWNING MEN
Book 4: THE SISTER’S TWIN
DETECTIVE ROZLYN PRIEST
Book 1: BURY ME DEEP
STANDALONES
THE OTHER WOMAN
THE WOMAN IN THE PAINTING
THEN SHE WAS DEAD
Read more