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hi, i’m jenny.

i’m an agatha-award nominated novelist, librarian, and believer in happily ever afters.

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Book cover titled "A Deadly Endeavor" by Jenny Adams, featuring a dark blue silhouette of a woman with a pearl necklace and decorative border.
Book cover titled 'A Poisonous Silence' by Jenny Adams, featuring a hand holding a test tube with a cartoonish skull and crossbones inside, on a green background with gold decorative borders.

★ “Richly detailed descriptions . . . the charming characters and the intricately plotted mystery will have readers ready for the next installment. A great suggestion for fans of Anne Perry, Jacqueline Winspear, Elizabeth Peters, and Rhys Bowen”

— Booklist, Starred Review of A Poisonous Silence

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  • “Sparkling prose, deft plotting, a vivid setting, and a captivating mystery are brilliant feathers in A Deadly Endeavor‘s stylish cap, but the charming, complex characters elevate it to a bona fide knockout . . . An utter delight.”

    —Claire Legrand, New York Times bestselling author of Furyborn

  • “Adams has created a beautiful, messy, utterly believable world that is so very satisfying to sink into.… It’s a glittery, Jazz Age cocktail of gin and champagne and blood that feels startlingly modern in the best of ways.”

    —Stephen Spotswood, author of the Pentecost & Parker series

  • “Daring. Delightful. Dangerous . . . Atmospheric and gorgeous. Jenny Adams weaves beautiful human characters and an incredible mystery, culminating in an impeccable whodunit.”

    —Nekesa Afia, author of the Harlem Renaissance series

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