Kith and Kin
by Jane A. Adams

When two bodies are washed up in the Kentish marshes, Detective Chief Inspector Henry Johnstone is propelled into a disturbing investigation.

December, 1928. When two bodies are found washed up in the Kentish marshes, it doesn’t take long for DCI Henry Johnstone and DS Mickey Hitchens to identify at least one of them. Billy Crane was a known associate of Josiah Bailey, one of the East End’s most notorious gangsters. But what were the victims doing in this remote and desolate spot? Is it a set-up? A revenge attack? Or could this be the start of a vicious turf war?

If so, who would be brave enough to challenge Josiah Bailey, whose tentacles have a disturbingly long reach? With witnesses too frightened to talk, the two London detectives must dig deep into the past if they are to make headway in the investigation and stop the escalating violence.

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Historical fans are in store for an edifying treat

Publishers Weekly Starred Review

This engaging procedural may also appeal to fans of Marjorie Eccles and Jacqueline Winspear

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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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Kith and Kin by Jane A. Adams is available in the following formats

Hardback97807278882731st January 2019150 X 225mm224$28.99
Hardback978072788827328th September 2018150 X 225mm224£21.99
Ebook978144830162120th February 2018N/A224$6.99
Ebook978144830162120th February 2018N/A224£4.99
Hardback - Large Print978072789252227th October 2020144 X 224mm304$36.95
Hardback - Large Print978072789252231st August 2020144 X 224mm304£22.99
Paperback97818475195351st January 2020138 X 216mm224$17.95
Paperback978184751953531st October 2019138 X 216mm224£13.99
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