Cold Bones

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. Everyone
thought that the young man who attacked Robert Hanson in a field three years
ago before fleeing the scene was responsible for his death, including Detective
Chief Inspector Henry Johnstone. Now retired from Scotland Yard and working as
a private investigator, a shocking confession draws Henry back to the case. But
is it worth stirring up old passions and bitter rivalries to right past wrongs?
Meanwhile, Inspector
Mickey Hitchens is investigating a chilling case of arson and murder - and his
old 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.

About the author

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.

Product details

• Authors: Jane A. Adams, Adams Jane A.
• Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.12.2024
• EAN: 9781448314379
• ISBN: 978-1-4483-1437-9
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: A Henry Johnstone 1930s Mystery
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; London, Greater London, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical, Crime & mystery, FICTION / Family Life / General, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Traditional, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators, FICTION / Small Town & Rural, Lincolnshire, c 1930 to c 1939, Historical crime and mysteries, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives