Killing a Stranger
by Jane A. Adams

<span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The new Naomi Blake crime novel

A teenage boy is found drowned in a canal, just hours after telling his mother that he has killed a man. Rob Beresford was a schoolfriend of Patrick’s; in their shock and grief, Patrick and his mates turn for help to Naomi. The dead man is identified as Adam Hensel: in his mid-forties, from the other side of town. There seems to have been no link between the two, and Rob was a model student, who had never been in trouble with the police. His mother, Clara, is devastated, adamant that Rob could not have killed anyone – despite evidence to the contrary – and his friends rally around her. Naomi is drawn into the case, by her friendship with Patrick, and because the detective handling it is her boyfriend, Alec. Then a surprising alliance is formed, between Clara and Ernst Hensel, father of the dead man. It becomes clear to Naomi that there is a complex, tragic story behind the bald facts of the case, one that has its roots in the past?”}” data-sheets-userformat=”{“2″:14593,”3”:{“1″:0,”3″:1},”11″:4,”14”:{“1″:2,”2″:0},”15″:”Calibri”,”16″:11}” style=”font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Arial;”>The new Naomi Blake crime novel
<span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The new Naomi Blake crime novel

A teenage boy is found drowned in a canal, just hours after telling his mother that he has killed a man. Rob Beresford was a schoolfriend of Patrick’s; in their shock and grief, Patrick and his mates turn for help to Naomi. The dead man is identified as Adam Hensel: in his mid-forties, from the other side of town. There seems to have been no link between the two, and Rob was a model student, who had never been in trouble with the police. His mother, Clara, is devastated, adamant that Rob could not have killed anyone – despite evidence to the contrary – and his friends rally around her. Naomi is drawn into the case, by her friendship with Patrick, and because the detective handling it is her boyfriend, Alec. Then a surprising alliance is formed, between Clara and Ernst Hensel, father of the dead man. It becomes clear to Naomi that there is a complex, tragic story behind the bald facts of the case, one that has its roots in the past?”}” data-sheets-userformat=”{“2″:14593,”3”:{“1″:0,”3″:1},”11″:4,”14”:{“1″:2,”2″:0},”15″:”Calibri”,”16″:11}” style=”font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Arial;”>
<span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The new Naomi Blake crime novel

A teenage boy is found drowned in a canal, just hours after telling his mother that he has killed a man. Rob Beresford was a schoolfriend of Patrick’s; in their shock and grief, Patrick and his mates turn for help to Naomi. The dead man is identified as Adam Hensel: in his mid-forties, from the other side of town. There seems to have been no link between the two, and Rob was a model student, who had never been in trouble with the police. His mother, Clara, is devastated, adamant that Rob could not have killed anyone – despite evidence to the contrary – and his friends rally around her. Naomi is drawn into the case, by her friendship with Patrick, and because the detective handling it is her boyfriend, Alec. Then a surprising alliance is formed, between Clara and Ernst Hensel, father of the dead man. It becomes clear to Naomi that there is a complex, tragic story behind the bald facts of the case, one that has its roots in the past?”}” data-sheets-userformat=”{“2″:14593,”3”:{“1″:0,”3″:1},”11″:4,”14”:{“1″:2,”2″:0},”15″:”Calibri”,”16″:11}” style=”font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Arial;”>A teenage boy is found drowned in a canal, just hours after telling his mother that he has killed a man. Rob Beresford was a schoolfriend of Patrick’s; in their shock and grief, Patrick and his mates turn for help to Naomi.
<span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The new Naomi Blake crime novel

A teenage boy is found drowned in a canal, just hours after telling his mother that he has killed a man. Rob Beresford was a schoolfriend of Patrick’s; in their shock and grief, Patrick and his mates turn for help to Naomi. The dead man is identified as Adam Hensel: in his mid-forties, from the other side of town. There seems to have been no link between the two, and Rob was a model student, who had never been in trouble with the police. His mother, Clara, is devastated, adamant that Rob could not have killed anyone – despite evidence to the contrary – and his friends rally around her. Naomi is drawn into the case, by her friendship with Patrick, and because the detective handling it is her boyfriend, Alec. Then a surprising alliance is formed, between Clara and Ernst Hensel, father of the dead man. It becomes clear to Naomi that there is a complex, tragic story behind the bald facts of the case, one that has its roots in the past?”}” data-sheets-userformat=”{“2″:14593,”3”:{“1″:0,”3″:1},”11″:4,”14”:{“1″:2,”2″:0},”15″:”Calibri”,”16″:11}” style=”font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Arial;”>
<span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The new Naomi Blake crime novel

A teenage boy is found drowned in a canal, just hours after telling his mother that he has killed a man. Rob Beresford was a schoolfriend of Patrick’s; in their shock and grief, Patrick and his mates turn for help to Naomi. The dead man is identified as Adam Hensel: in his mid-forties, from the other side of town. There seems to have been no link between the two, and Rob was a model student, who had never been in trouble with the police. His mother, Clara, is devastated, adamant that Rob could not have killed anyone – despite evidence to the contrary – and his friends rally around her. Naomi is drawn into the case, by her friendship with Patrick, and because the detective handling it is her boyfriend, Alec. Then a surprising alliance is formed, between Clara and Ernst Hensel, father of the dead man. It becomes clear to Naomi that there is a complex, tragic story behind the bald facts of the case, one that has its roots in the past?”}” data-sheets-userformat=”{“2″:14593,”3”:{“1″:0,”3″:1},”11″:4,”14”:{“1″:2,”2″:0},”15″:”Calibri”,”16″:11}” style=”font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Arial;”>The dead man is identified as Adam Hensel: in his mid-forties, from the other side of town. There seems to have been no link between the two, and Rob was a model student, who had never been in trouble with the police. His mother, Clara, is devastated, adamant that Rob could not have killed anyone – despite evidence to the contrary – and his friends rally around her.
<span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The new Naomi Blake crime novel

A teenage boy is found drowned in a canal, just hours after telling his mother that he has killed a man. Rob Beresford was a schoolfriend of Patrick’s; in their shock and grief, Patrick and his mates turn for help to Naomi. The dead man is identified as Adam Hensel: in his mid-forties, from the other side of town. There seems to have been no link between the two, and Rob was a model student, who had never been in trouble with the police. His mother, Clara, is devastated, adamant that Rob could not have killed anyone – despite evidence to the contrary – and his friends rally around her. Naomi is drawn into the case, by her friendship with Patrick, and because the detective handling it is her boyfriend, Alec. Then a surprising alliance is formed, between Clara and Ernst Hensel, father of the dead man. It becomes clear to Naomi that there is a complex, tragic story behind the bald facts of the case, one that has its roots in the past?”}” data-sheets-userformat=”{“2″:14593,”3”:{“1″:0,”3″:1},”11″:4,”14”:{“1″:2,”2″:0},”15″:”Calibri”,”16″:11}” style=”font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Arial;”>
<span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The new Naomi Blake crime novel

A teenage boy is found drowned in a canal, just hours after telling his mother that he has killed a man. Rob Beresford was a schoolfriend of Patrick’s; in their shock and grief, Patrick and his mates turn for help to Naomi. The dead man is identified as Adam Hensel: in his mid-forties, from the other side of town. There seems to have been no link between the two, and Rob was a model student, who had never been in trouble with the police. His mother, Clara, is devastated, adamant that Rob could not have killed anyone – despite evidence to the contrary – and his friends rally around her. Naomi is drawn into the case, by her friendship with Patrick, and because the detective handling it is her boyfriend, Alec. Then a surprising alliance is formed, between Clara and Ernst Hensel, father of the dead man. It becomes clear to Naomi that there is a complex, tragic story behind the bald facts of the case, one that has its roots in the past?”}” data-sheets-userformat=”{“2″:14593,”3”:{“1″:0,”3″:1},”11″:4,”14”:{“1″:2,”2″:0},”15″:”Calibri”,”16″:11}” style=”font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Arial;”>Naomi is drawn into the case, by her friendship with Patrick, and because the detective handling it is her boyfriend, Alec. Then a surprising alliance is formed, between Clara and Ernst Hensel, father of the dead man. It becomes clear to Naomi that there is a complex, tragic story behind the bald facts of the case, one that has its roots in the past?

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Killing a Stranger by Jane A. Adams is available in the following formats

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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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