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    Kith and Kin: A 1920s mystery

    By Jane A. Adams

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    Historical fans are in store for an edifying treat Publishers Weekly Starred Review

    When two bodies are washed up in the Kentish marshes, Detective Chief Inspector Henry Johnstone is propelled into a disturbing investigation.

    December, 1928. When two bodies are found washed up in the Kentish marshes, it doesn’t take long for DCI Henry Johnstone and DS Mickey Hitchens to identify at least one of them. Billy Crane was a known associate of Josiah Bailey, one of the East End’s most notorious gangsters. But what were the victims doing in this remote and desolate spot? Is it a set-up? A revenge attack? Or could this be the start of a vicious turf war?

    If so, who would be brave enough to challenge Josiah Bailey, whose tentacles have a disturbingly long reach? With witnesses too frightened to talk, the two London detectives must dig deep into the past if they are to make headway in the investigation and stop the escalating violence.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSevern House Publishers
    Release dateDec 20, 2018
    ISBN9781448301621
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    Kith and Kin: A 1920s mystery
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    Jane A. Adams

    Jane A. Adams is a British writer of psychological thrillers. Her first book, The Greenway, was nominated for a CWA John Creasey Award in 1995 and an Author's Club Best First Novel Award. Adams has a degree in Sociology, was once lead vocalist in a folk rock band, and is married with two children. She lives in Leicester. Her writings are comparable to the work of Lisa Appignanesi, Frances Fyfield and P D James.

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    • 4/5
      In December 1928 when two bodies are discovered at sea and brought ashore, at Otterham Creek in Kent, Chief Inspector Johnstone and Detective Mickey Hitchens are called in to investigate. When one of the bodies is quickly identified as Billy Crane, a member of Josiah Bailey's East End's gang. Will this be the start of a turf war or connected to something totally different
      An enjoyable well-written mystery with interesting main characters. With a writing style that makes it very easy to get involved in the story.
      A NetGalley Book