Murder at the Wedding by Jane Adams

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MURDER AT THE WEDDING By Jane Adams- Crime

Rina Martin is a retired actor and has a nose for crime. This time she has been invited to a wedding, and it's rather an unusual one. Many of the guests and even the bride and groom have at one time or another been on the wrong side of the law and the wedding itself is on a small island, accessible only by boat. The happy couple are determined to send a message out both to their guests and to the world beyond that they are now law abiding and won’t be coerced into anything that isn't the right side of the law. Two of the guests, brother and sister are at war with each other through their fathers will which as in life pitted them against each other. When a guest is found dead, the perpetrator has to be on the island. Can Rina and Mac find whodunnit and keep themselves safe at the same time?

This is a wonderful, easy, relaxing read despite the subject matter! It's a great plot and although there are lots of characters to begin with, things soon slot into place as to who is who. Although one of a series it happily stands alone ( I haven’t read all of the others) and Rina is a great lead. It's very well written and thought out and the reader is led as to who the perpetrator is through interspersed chapters from their point of view. There are several twists and turns keeping the plot alive right the way through. A thoroughly enjoyable read I highly recommend. 

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MURDER AT THE WEDDING (Rina Martin Murder Mystery Book 9) by Jane Adams If you love Miss Marple or Agatha Raisin, you’ll love Rina!Meet Rina Martin, a retired actress with a taste for tea, gardening and crime solving.She played a TV sleuth for years, but now she has to do it for real.Rina’s friend Bridie Duggan is tying the knot! At a majestic country house on a private island. Rina and thirteen other guests row out for the ceremony. One of them has murder in mind . . . The next day, Rina’s out exploring the island when she hears a blood-curdling scream. She races down the twisty steps to shore — to find a dead body! This guest didn’t fall to their death. They were pushed. A storm is rolling in on Bridie’s perfect day. Now there’s no way on or off the island. Rina can’t stand by and wait for the police to come to their rescue. But what if Rina’s snooping just moved her from the guestlist to the kill list? If you love Agatha Christie, Jeanne M. Dams, Glenda Young, Stella Cameron and Frances Evesham, prepare to be hooked by this page-turning whodunnit mystery. THE DETECTIVE Determined and compassionate, Rina Martin on a mission is an unstoppable force. When Rina retired from acting, she bought a B&B in Frantham on Sea. There, she has a quirky cast of full-time boarders, including wannabe magician Tim. She only wanted a quiet life. Instead, events propel Rina into full investigation mode, and she gets a taste for sleuthing. Can she help it if crimes just keep turning up on her doorstep? THE SETTING Tucked away in a charming little bay on the Jurassic coast, Frantham on Sea is a typical Victorian seaside town, with a picture-perfect promenade, B&Bs, and a grand hotel perched atop the headland. At the end of the promenade is the police station, where the officers’ days have always been short and uneventful — until Rina comes to town, and things take a turn for the sinister.



JANE ADAMS Jane Adams is the author of more than thirty published crime novels. The first, The Greenway, was nominated for both the Authors’ Club award and the CWA John Creasey for best debut novel.  Jane is constantly amazed at where life has taken her. Writing had never been on her ‘possible careers’ list, but she says once stories take root in your brain, they just have to be told – and she feels very fortunate that people want to read them. In addition to writing, Jane teaches creative writing, read and mentor for The Literary Consultancy, and is a Royal Literary Fund Fellow and FRSA. BOOKS BY JANE ADAMS: DETECTIVE MIKE CROFT SERIES THE GREENWAY THE SECRETS THEIR FINAL MOMENTS THE LIAR DETECTIVE MIKE CROFT BOOKS 1–3 BOX SET THE COMPLETE DETECTIVE MIKE CROFT BOX SET MERROW & CLARKE SERIES SAFE KIDNAP DETECTIVE RAY FLOWERS SERIES THE APOTHECARY’S DAUGHTER THE UNWILLING SON THE DROWNING MEN THE SISTER’S TWIN THE LOST DAUGHTER THE DETECTIVE RAY FLOWERS BOX SET BOOKS 1–3 DETECTIVE ROZLYN PRIEST SERIES BURY ME DEEP RINA MARTIN MYSTERY SERIES MURDER ON SEA MURDER ON THE CLIFF MURDER ON THE BOAT MURDER ON THE BEACH MURDER AT THE COUNTRY HOUSE MURDER AT THE PUB MURDER ON THE FARM THE RINA MARTIN MURDER MYSTERY BOX SETS BOOKS 1-4 THE RINA MARTIN MURDER MYSTERY BOX SETS BOOKS 5-7 STANDALONE NOVELS THE OTHER WOMAN THE WOMAN IN THE PAINTING THEN SHE WAS DEAD

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