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