Death Scene
by Jane A. Adams

Detective Chief Inspector Henry Johnstone is summoned to investigate the murder of a silent movie star in this compelling historical mystery.

1928. A rising star of the silent screen, Cissie Rowe had a bright future ahead of her in the new talking pictures. Not any more. Cissie had died, tragically, many times on screen – but this time it’s for real.

When Cissie is found brutally murdered in her own home, DCI Henry Johnstone and DS Mickey Hitchens are despatched to the seaside town of Shoreham-by-Sea to investigate. Famed for the quality of its light, Shoreham is home to a film studio and thriving theatrical community. But who among them would want the popular young actress dead?

The two London detectives soon discover that no one, including the victim, is quite what they seem – and that the make-believe continues both on and off the famous glasshouse stage.

Genre: Historical Crime & Mystery

Reviews

“A solidly constructed mystery... a welcome return of a character we hope to read more about in the future”

Booklist

“Adams smoothly integrates information about the police force between the wars into the well-crafted plot”

Publishers Weekly

Jane A. Adams

Jane A. Adams was born in Leicestershire and still lives there – even though it is too far from the sea. She teaches creative writing and writing skills, mentors other writers for various arts organizations and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Royal Literary Fund Associate Fellow. Her first book, The Greenway, was shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey Award and for the Author’s Club Best First Novel Award. When not writing she can often be found drawing racing dodos and armoured hares and the occasional octopus.As well as the Henry Johnstone series, Adams is the author of the highly acclaimed Naomi Blake and Rina Martin mystery series.

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Editions

Death Scene by Jane A. Adams is available in the following formats

Hardback97807278870301st July 2017142 X 222mm224$28.99
Hardback978072788703031st March 2017142 X 222mm224£21.99
Ebook97817801087281st July 2017N/A224$6.99
Ebook97817801087281st July 2017N/A224£4.99
Hardback - Large Print978072789380231st July 2019143 X 222mm304$36.95
Hardback - Large Print978072789380230th September 2019143 X 222mm304£23.99
Paperback97818475180886th November 2018142 X 216mm224$17.95
Paperback978184751808831st August 2018142 X 216mm224£13.99
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