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Jane Adams (writer)

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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]

Personal history

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)

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. ^ a b c "The Crime Writers' Association". thecwa.co.uk. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "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. ^ a b Martin, John (23 January 2015). Crime Scene: Britain and Ireland. Five Leaves. ISBN 978-1-910170-11-3.

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