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 is a British writer of psychological thrillers. Her first book, The Greenway, was nominated for a CWA John Creasey Award in 1995 and an Author’s Club Best First Novel Award. Adams has a degree in Sociology, was once lead vocalist in a folk rock band, and is married with two children. She lives in Leicester. Her writings are comparable to the work of Lisa Appignanesi, Frances Fyfield and P D James.

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