Böcker av Jane A. Adams

Henry Johnstone has retired from his role as detective chief inspector, but is drawn back to an old case in Lincolnshire by an astonishing development in this page-turning mystery. 1931, Lincolnshire. Everyonethought that the young man who attacked Robert Hanson in a field three yearsago before fleeing the scene was responsible for his death, including DetectiveChief Inspector Henry Johnstone. Now retired from Scotland Yard and working asa private investigator, a shocking confession draws Henry back to the case. Butis it worth stirring up old passions and bitter rivalries to right past wrongs? Meanwhile, InspectorMickey Hitchens is investigating a chilling case of arson and murder - and hisold boss and mentor Henry's assistance could be the key to unlocking the case .. . Fans of Jacqueline Winspear, Jeanne M. Dams and Agatha Christie will love this absorbing historical mystery that explores social prejudice and rural traditions in 1930s England.

January 5, 1930. On a winter morning, a man dumps a body on Bournemouth beach. The dead woman is Faun Moran, a wildchild in her twenties who was supposedly killed in a car crash the previous autumn. So who was the young woman in the car, and where has Faun Moran been all this time? DCI Henry Johnstone returns to work to solve this baffling mystery.

1929. Clive Mason is devastated when his wife Martha is found dead in a horsebox at Southwell Races, her handbag stolen. As DCI Henry Johnstone and Sergeant Mickey Hitchens investigate, it's clear this wasn't a robbery gone tragically wrong - Martha was deliberately murdered. Who was Martha Mason and what was she involved in that led to her murder?

In the Martin Household, change is afoot. Tim is now engaged and preparing to move out, and there is also news of the revival of Rina's television career. But nothing stays peaceful for long. Storm clouds are gathering, and Rina, Mac and their friends are about to be swept up into the maelstrom.