MURDER ON SEA

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A new and better Miss Marple . . . you’ll fall in love with the characters!” Vicki

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Cool little multi-layered mystery about a quaint seaside town. Intriguing.” Mamatufy

Originally published as A Reason to Kill.

Meet Rina Martin, a retired actress with a taste for tea, gardening and crime solving.

She played a TV sleuth for years. But the job was never supposed to be for real.

She put all that behind her when she moved to the sleepy town of Frantham-on-Sea. Here on the Dorset coast, she runs her own pin-neat guest house and life is blissfully quiet.

Until a brutal killer comes to town.

A few doors down, harmless old Mrs Freer is bludgeoned to death, and Rina can’t help but be drawn into the mystery.

Mrs Freer’s home has been ransacked, but this was no ordinary burglary.

Who knew the old lady kept a gun stashed under her pillow?

And who wanted it badly enough to kill?

With her neighbours’ safety at stake, Rina won’t wait to find out.

And, besides, damaged DI Sebastian McGregor needs all the help he can get to solve this baffling case . . .

If you love Agatha Christie, Jeanne M. Dams, The Thursday Murder Club, Glenda Young, Stella Cameron, Frances Evesham or Ann Cleeves, prepare to be hooked by this enchanting character-driven mystery!

What readers are saying about Murder on Sea:

“Rina’s kickoff emphasizes people and place, letting the reader in on secrets early and relying on psychological conflict to drive the appealing plot.” Kirkus

“Miss Marple fans will find a lot to like.” Publishers Weekly

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A new and better Miss Marple . . . she is intelligent, observant and a most welcome to the DI . . . you’ll fall in love with the characters. This reads like a good movie . . . I heartily give this a big thumbs-up.” Vicki

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Three cheers for Jane Adams!” Linda

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “This is my first book by this author and I will eagerly await more!” Nancy

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Murder She Wrote is an apt comparison — Rina Martin is sharp and no-nonsense. She knows a bit about law, a bit about murder — and a lot about human nature.” Carmen

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “If you like Agatha Christie and Patricia Wentworth, give these books a try.” Pamela

ALSO BY JANE ADAMS
RINA MARTIN MYSTERY SERIES
Book 1: MURDER ON SEA

MERROW & CLARKE
Book 1: SAFE

DETECTIVE MIKE CROFT SERIES
Book 1: THE GREENWAY
Book 2: THE SECRETS
Book 3: THEIR FINAL MOMENTS
Book 4: THE LIAR

DETECTIVE RAY FLOWERS SERIES
Book 1: THE APOTHECARY’S DAUGHTER
Book 2: THE UNWILLING SON
Book 3: THE DROWNING MEN
Book 4: THE SISTER’S TWIN

DETECTIVE ROZLYN PRIEST
Book 1: BURY ME DEEP

STANDALONES
THE OTHER WOMAN
THE WOMAN IN THE PAINTING
THEN SHE WAS DEAD