Henry Johnstone #08: The Girl in the Yellow Dress

Henry Johnstone #08: The Girl in the Yellow Dress
Jane A Adams
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Trade Paperback
h216 x 138mm - 224pg
23 Feb 2023 UK
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9781448307111
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Was the wrong man hanged for a young woman' s murder, or is a copycat killer on the loose? DCI Henry Johnstone and DS Mickey Hitchens must crack a darkly complex case when the community close ranks. 1930, Leicestershire. Everyone in the quiet market town of East Harborough is convinced that local miscreant Brady Brewer is responsible for the brutal murder of Sarah Downham. Despite Brewer' s protestations of innocence, and his sister' s pleas for help from DCI Henry Johnstone and DS Mickey Hitchens, he is convicted and hanged. Two weeks after the hanging, a farmworker finds the body of another young woman less than a mile from where Sarah was found - and there are other disturbing similarities between the two murders. Is a copycat killer on the loose, or was Brewer innocent after all? Where is the missing yellow dress that Sarah wore the night she was murdered? As the locals close ranks, Henry and Mickey soon discover that reputations - and the truth - are all on the line . . .

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Excellent . . . Adams effortlessly conveys the police procedures, business practices, and social mores of the period. Fans of golden age mysteries will be delighted * Publishers Weekly Starred Review of Old Sins * Vivid . . . well-constructed . . . will appeal to the Downton Abbey crowd * Booklist on The Good Wife * Fast-paced fun * Kirkus Reviews on The Good Wife * Appealing characters . . . Fans of historical police procedurals will be satisfied * Publishers Weekly on The Good Wife * A cautionary tale . . . about the perils of getting what you wish for * Kirkus Reviews on Bright Young Things *
Jane A. Adams was born in Leicestershire, where she still lives. She has a degree in sociology and has held a variety of jobs, including lead vocalist in a folk rock band. She is now an artist and photographer, as well as a writer and Royal Literary Fund Fellow. Her first book, The Greenway, was shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey Award and for the Author' s Club Best First Novel Award. As well as the Henry Johnstone series, Adams is the author of the highly acclaimed Naomi Blake and Rina Martin mystery series.
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781448307111
Published: 23 Feb 2023
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Severn House
Publisher: Canongate Books
Format: Trade Paperback
Height: 216mm
Width: 138mm
Pages: 224

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