MURDER AT THE HOTEL by Jane Adams

 

MURDER AT THE HOTEL by Jane Adams- Crime 

Rina Martin is attending a murder mystery weekend as part of her old persona where she played a TV detective, thankfully this time she is a guest and not performing. When a body is found for real and one of the actors who was playing the victim is standing over it, her curiosity piques and she is head first in a real life murder mystery. She feels that the actor knows the victim but is not letting on and that he was checking the man really was dead. Her old friend Mac is heading up the police team and Rina is on hand to see and hear things the police may not. Who did this, why, and why bring the body to the hotel in the middle of the mystery weekend?

This is a very enjoyable series - this happily stands alone. Rina is a very likeable, well rounded, no nonsense character who is well situated to observe. It’s almost a cozy crime type read as all the guests were together in the hotel and the actors with them, but someone somewhere knows more. A twisty plot, cleverly presented kept the pages turning at a pace. A more than thoroughly enjoyable read.

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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. A grand old hotel on a lonely cliffside. A murder mystery event like no other. A killer who’s playing a game of their own. Hammy acting, lazy scripting and dastardly suspects — Rina’s not one for murder mystery weekends. But, when she’s invited for twenties-themed hijinks up at the luxury Palisades Hotel, she can hardly say no. A handful of guests gather for the exclusive event. Once high tea’s over, they race to the cavernous library . . . where they’re in for the shock of their lives. William Toons, playing the wicked Lord Thursby, should already have met his fate. Except William is very much alive. And covered in blood that’s anything but fake. All eyes are on the real-life corpse at his feet. ‘I didn’t do it!’ he cries. But if not Will, then who . . . ? The clock is ticking for Rina to find out before the final curtain! If you love Agatha Christie, Jeanne M. Dams, Glenda Young, Stella Cameron, M.C. Beaton and Frances Evesham, prepare to be hooked by this page-turning whodunnit mystery. WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT RINA MARTIN: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Oohh this was so good! I love mysteries that have layers . . . it keeps me on my toes.’ Lori C. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Some complex twists and an exceptional red herring or three. A fine read.’ Jan T. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘An absolutely delightful cozy.’ Karen K. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Another fabulous instalment in this wonderful series . . . If I had the superpower of stepping into a fictional setting, I would love to have tea and cake at Rina’s.’ Amanda P. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘There’s never a dull moment with this mystery!’ Cindy A. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Loved it.’ Aileen G. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A fun story . . . taking the reader on an exciting journey.’ Beatrice M.

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 MURDER AT THE WILLOWS MURDER AT THE WEDDING 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 FOLLOW JANE ON AUTHOR WEBSITE FACEBOOK TWITTER GOODREADS