Jane Adams (writer)

Jane Adams (born 1960 in Leicester) is a British writer of psychological thrillers, and has published more than thirty novels.^[1]

Her first book, The Greenway, was nominated for a John Creasey Award in 1995 and received an Authors' Club Best First Novel Award.^[2][3]

Adams has a degree in sociology, was once lead vocalist in a folk rock band and is married with two children.^[2][4] She lives in Leicester.^[2] Adams teaches at De Montfort University.^[1][2] She is a Royal Literary Fund fellow.^[1][4]

Selected works

Novels

• Bird (1997)
• Dangerous to Know (2004)
• A Kiss Goodbye (2005)

Detective Mike Croft series

• The Greenway (1995)
• Cast the First Stone (1996)
• Fade to Grey (1998)
• Final Frame (1999)

Sergeant Ray Flower series

• The Angel Gateway (2000)
• Like Angels Falling (2001)
• Angel Eyes (2002)

Naomi Blake series

• Mourning the Little Dead (2002)
• Touching the Dark (2003)
• Heatwave (2005)
• Killing a Stranger (2006)
• Legacy of Lies (2007)
• Blood Ties (2010)
• Night Vision (2011)
• Secrets (2013)
• Gregory's Game (2014)
• Paying the Ferryman (2014)
• A Murderous Mind (2016)
• Fakes and Lies (2018)

Rina Martin series

• A Reason to Kill (2007)
• Fragile Lives (2008)
• The Power of One (2009)
• Resolutions (2010)
• The Dead of Winter (2011)
• Cause of Death (2012)
• Forgotten Voices (2015)

References

1. "The Crime Writers' Association". thecwa.co.uk. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
2. "Jane Adams". Writing East Midlands. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
3. "BBC - Leicester Campaigns - The Big Read - Local Literati". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
4. Martin, John (23 January 2015). Crime Scene: Britain and Ireland. Five Leaves. ISBN 978-1-910170-11-3.

External links

• Bastulli Mystery Library
• Interview with Jane Adams

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