Jayne Sinclair Genealogical Mystery Books
June 8, 1921. Ireland.A British Officer is shot dead on a remote hillside south of Dublin.November 22, 2015. United Kingdom.Former police detective, Jayne Sinclair, now working as a genealogical investigator, receives a phone call from an adopted American billionaire asking her to discover the identity of his real father.How are the two events linked?Jayne Sinclair has only three clues to help her: a photocopied birth certificate, a stolen book and an old photograph. And it soon becomes apparent somebody else is on the trail of the mystery. A killer who will stop at nothing to prevent Jayne discovering the secret hidden in the pastThe Irish Inheritance takes us through the Easter Rising of 1916 and the Irish War of Independence, combining a search for the truth of the past with all the tension of a modern-day thriller.It is the first in a series of novels featuring Jayne Sinclair, genealogical detective.
July 1, 1916. The Somme, France.A British Officer prepares to go over the top on the first day of the Battle of the Somme.March 28, 2016. Manchester. England.Genealogical investigator Jayne Sinclair, a former police detective, is commissioned by a young teacher to look into the history of his family. The only clues are a medallion with purple, white and green ribbons, and an old drawing of a young woman. Her quest leads to a secret buried in the trenches of World War One for over 100 years.Who was the real heir to the Lappiter millions?From the author of the best selling, The Irish Inheritance, comes a gripping new book revealing family secrets hidden in the fog of war.The Somme Legacy is the second book in the Jayne Sinclair genealogical mystery series, but it can be enjoyed as a stand-alone story.
July 23, 1942. Wielodz, Poland.A sleepy village is invaded by a detachment of the Waffen SS.April 17, 2017. London, England.Jayne Sinclair, genealogical investigator, is tasked to research the family history of a potential candidate for the Presidency of the United States of America. A man whose grandfather had emigrated to the country seventy years before. When the politician who commissioned the genealogical research is shot dead in front of her, Jayne is forced to flee for her life. Why was he killed? And who is trying to stop the details of the American Candidate’s family past from being revealed?In her most dangerous case yet, Jayne Sinclair is caught in a deadly race against time to discover the truth, armed only with her own wits and ability to uncover secrets hidden in the past.The American Candidate is the third gripping mystery in the Jayne SInclair series, but can be read as a stand-alone novel.
What would you do if you discovered you had a brother you never knew existed?On her deathbed, Freda Duckworth confesses to giving birth to an illegitimate child in 1944 and placing him in a children’s home. Seven years later she returned but he had vanished. What happened to the child? Why did he disappear? Where did he go? Jayne Sinclair, genealogical investigator, is faced with lies, secrets and one of the most shameful episodes in recent history as she attempts to uncover the truth. Can she find the vanished child?The book is the fourth in the Jayne Sinclair Genealogical Mystery series but can be read as a stand alone novel. Every childhood lasts a lifetime.
In a time of war, they discovered peace. When David Wright finds a label, a silver button and a lump of old leather in a chest in the attic, it opens up a window onto the true of joy of Christmas. Jayne Sinclair, genealogical investigator, has just a few days to unravel the mystery and discover the truth of what happened on December 25, 1914. Why did her client’s great grandfather keep these objects hidden for so long? What did they mean to him? And will they help bring the joy of Christmas to a young boy stuck in hospital? This is the fifth Jayne Sinclair Genealogical Mystery but it can be read and enjoyed as a stand alone novel.
Jayne Sinclair is back and this time she’s investigating her own family history. For years, Jayne Sinclair has avoided researching her own family history. There are just too many secrets hidden in the past. Then she is forced to face up to the biggest secret of all; her father is still alive. Even worse, he is in prison for the cold-blooded killing of an old civil servant. Was he guilty or innocent? Was her grandmother really a spy? And who betrayed her to the Germans? Jayne uses all her genealogical and police skills to investigate the world of espionage, the SOE, and secrets concealed in the dark days of World War 2. A world that leads her into a battle with herself, her conscience and her own family.
After a DNA test, Rachel Marlowe, an actress from an aristocratic family, learns she has an African ancestor. She has always been told her family had been in England since 1066, the time of William the Conqueror, and they have a family tree showing an unbroken line of male descendants. Unable to discover the truth herself, she turns to Jayne Sinclair to research her past. Which one of her forbears is Rachel’s African ancestor? And, who is desperate to stop Jayne Sinclair uncovering the truth? Jayne digs deep into the secrets of the family, buried in the slave trade and the great sugar estates of the Caribbean. Can she discover the truth hidden in time?
Discovering a Christmas Past to deliver a Christmas Present. When an antique dealer asks Jayne Sinclair, genealogical investigator, to discover the provenance of a first edition of Charles Dickens’, A Christmas Carol , she is faced with one of the most difficult challenges of her career. How does she find the family of the mysterious man in the hand-written dedication, when all she has is a name, a place, Victorian Manchester, and a date, December 19, 1843? She has just three days to uncover the truth before the auction. Even worse, she faces spending her own Christmas alone; her family having decided to visit relatives in Scotland. Jayne is in a race against time to find the family of the man and the reason why Dickens wrote the dedication. Even more, she has to dig deep within herself to find the true joy of Christmas. A secret discovered by Charles Dickens many years ago. Can she find the truth behind a Christmas past to deliver a Christmas present?
Alice Taylor was adopted in 1942 when she was three years old. Her adoptive parents never told her about her birth family and even changed her Christian name. Now, seventy-seven years later, she wants to know the truth. Who were her birth parents? How did her mother die? What happened to her missing father? Jayne Sinclair, genealogical investigator, has just a few days to discover the truth before she goes for a well-earned break in Australia. Can she discover the truth hidden in the chaos of the war?
Jayne Sinclair is a genealogical investigator with a knack for uncovering secrets. After a mysterious letter is found in a family bible, she's asked to research a client's Australian ancestors. The job seems straightforward; there is a comprehensive family tree, and an obituary of the first of the client's ancestors to settle in Australia, Annie Kelly, as she was the founder of a famous department store. But on digging deeper, Jayne uncovers a tangled web of lies, half-truths and deceptions. In fact, the more she researches, the less she finds. Who was Annie Kelly? And who was the mysterious letter writer? Jayne faces one of the most difficult and puzzling cases of her career. How can she discover the truth when all she has to go on is lies? Find out in this thrilling Jayne Sinclair Genealogical Mystery.
Some family trees have roots that run deeper - and darker - than anyone could imagine. When the Walker family receive unexpected DNA results showing Native American ancestry, they turn to genealogical investigator, Jayne Sinclair, to unravel the mystery. Their family tree, all of them were born in the industrial town of Salford in England, shows no hint of such heritage - but DNA does not lie. As Jayne delves into the family's past, she discovers a trail leading back to the smog of 1880s Salford, and a tale of forbidden love, desperate choices, and a legacy that crosses both oceans and centuries. Who was the Native America ancestor and how did he end up living in Salford, thousands of miles away from the open prairies of the Great Plains? This Jayne Sinclair Genealogical Mystery is perfect for readers of Rhys Bowen, Boo Walker, Steve Robinson, and Nathan Dylan Goodwin.