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Death on Widow's Walk
(1985)(Patterns in the Dust)
(The first book in the Rain Morgan Mysteries series)A novel by Lesley Grant-Adamson
‘How comfortable to get back to malice domestic, the well-crafted English murder set in the traditional English village . . . [Grant-Adamson] knows how to create an atmosphere of unease and incipient horror.’ P.D. James
An utterly gripping cozy crime mystery full of village gossip and unexpected twists.
Meet Rain Morgan. newspaper gossip columnist by profession, amateur sleuth by chance.
Rain Morgan is supposed to be on holiday. Sipping wine in the cozy Somerset village of Nether Hampton. Certainly not staring at the remains of a hastily buried body in the village well.
This was no accident. This was murder.
Rain has no interest in getting involved. She’s only just arrived and is determined to enjoy herself, learning to play bridge with the local dignitaries.
But a gossip columnist can’t let the scoop of the year slip through her fingers.
Then her bridge partner is brutally murdered on the infamous Widow’s Walk. Rain realizes there is more to this village than meets the eye.
Nether Hampton has its secrets, and some people will do anything to keep them hidden.
Rain must discover who has a secret to kill for, before this becomes the last holiday she ever takes . . .
Fans of M.C. Beaton’s Agatha Raisin, Richard Osman, Faith Martin, Marty Wingate, Merryn Allingham, Liz Fielding and Richard Coles will love this gripping cozy crime series.
Previously published as Patterns in the Dust.
**Nominated for a John Creasey Award for Best First Novel and nominated for the CWA New Blood Dagger (1985)**
PRAISE OF LESLEY GRANT-ADAMSON’S RAIN MORGAN SERIES:
‘Rain Morgan is a delightful sleuth in Lesley Grant-Adamson’s atmospheric, beautifully crafted and beguiling mysteries.’ Rachel Hore, bestselling author of A Beautiful Spy and The Hidden Years
‘A Crafty Rebus.’ Sunday Times
‘She is turning the genre into an art form . . . A convincing thriller’ Cosmopolitan
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘This is a great Agatha Christie-like little murder mystery. A very enjoyable read.’ GMP
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Brilliant literary crime novel that takes the genre to its highest level. Once again [Lesley Grant-Adamson] shows how it's done’. Charles Prince
MEET OUR AMATEUR SLEUTH
Rain Morgan is a gossip columnist for the Daily Post and local celebrity. In her thirties with a boyfriend who won’t commit, Rain has plenty of time to socialize and meet new friends. But with a knack for discovering bodies, Rain is about to realize gossip can be deadly!
ALSO BY LESLEY GRANT ADAMSON
THE RAIN MORGAN MYSTERIES
Book 1: Death on Widow’s Walk
Genre: Mystery
An utterly gripping cozy crime mystery full of village gossip and unexpected twists.
Meet Rain Morgan. newspaper gossip columnist by profession, amateur sleuth by chance.
Rain Morgan is supposed to be on holiday. Sipping wine in the cozy Somerset village of Nether Hampton. Certainly not staring at the remains of a hastily buried body in the village well.
This was no accident. This was murder.
Rain has no interest in getting involved. She’s only just arrived and is determined to enjoy herself, learning to play bridge with the local dignitaries.
But a gossip columnist can’t let the scoop of the year slip through her fingers.
Then her bridge partner is brutally murdered on the infamous Widow’s Walk. Rain realizes there is more to this village than meets the eye.
Nether Hampton has its secrets, and some people will do anything to keep them hidden.
Rain must discover who has a secret to kill for, before this becomes the last holiday she ever takes . . .
Fans of M.C. Beaton’s Agatha Raisin, Richard Osman, Faith Martin, Marty Wingate, Merryn Allingham, Liz Fielding and Richard Coles will love this gripping cozy crime series.
Previously published as Patterns in the Dust.
**Nominated for a John Creasey Award for Best First Novel and nominated for the CWA New Blood Dagger (1985)**
PRAISE OF LESLEY GRANT-ADAMSON’S RAIN MORGAN SERIES:
‘Rain Morgan is a delightful sleuth in Lesley Grant-Adamson’s atmospheric, beautifully crafted and beguiling mysteries.’ Rachel Hore, bestselling author of A Beautiful Spy and The Hidden Years
‘A Crafty Rebus.’ Sunday Times
‘She is turning the genre into an art form . . . A convincing thriller’ Cosmopolitan
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘This is a great Agatha Christie-like little murder mystery. A very enjoyable read.’ GMP
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Brilliant literary crime novel that takes the genre to its highest level. Once again [Lesley Grant-Adamson] shows how it's done’. Charles Prince
MEET OUR AMATEUR SLEUTH
Rain Morgan is a gossip columnist for the Daily Post and local celebrity. In her thirties with a boyfriend who won’t commit, Rain has plenty of time to socialize and meet new friends. But with a knack for discovering bodies, Rain is about to realize gossip can be deadly!
ALSO BY LESLEY GRANT ADAMSON
THE RAIN MORGAN MYSTERIES
Book 1: Death on Widow’s Walk
Genre: Mystery
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