The Murder Book: A new 1920s mystery series (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780727886552)

"Adams delivers more than one surprise en route to the satisfying ending"
Publishers Weekly Starred Review
Introducing Detective Chief Inspector Henry Johnstone in the first of a brand-new historical mystery series.
Lincolnshire, England. June, 1928. When three freshly-buried bodies are unearthed in the front yard of a rented cottage, DCI Henry Johnstone, a specialist murder detective from London, is summoned to investigate. Two of the victims are identified as Mary Fields, known to have worked as a prostitute, and her seven-year-old daughter Ruby. But who is the third victim and what was he doing at the cottage?

Johnstone is determined to do things by the book, but his use of forensic science and other modern methods of detection soon ruffles feathers. Frustrated by the unhelpful attitude of the local constabulary, Johnstone fears the investigation is heading nowhere. Then he's called out to another murder . . .

Author: Jane a. Adams
ISBN-10: 072788655X
ISBN-13: 9780727886552
Publisher: Severn House
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2017
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.60w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/17/2016
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2016
Booklist 12/01/2016 pg. 30