Out Of The Shadows

Adams Family Saga #27

by Mary Jane Staples

Times move on for the Adams family in south London, and as business prospers, there are new worries to deal with. A young woman arrives who is intent on ruining Sammy Adams' winter fashion show, and Sammy must deal with her unwelcome attention. Boots has to find a solution when one of his female employees tells him about a sinister visitor, but he doesn't realize that his family are being observed.

Out of the shadows come dark and mysterious figures from the past who intrude on Boots, Polly and the twins, and his adopted daughter Rosie.Meanwhile Rosie has her hands full as her daughter Emily continues to rebel against everything around her.

How will the Adams family cope, as trouble seems to lurk around every corner?

309 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published September 1, 2005

About the author

Mary Jane Staples is a pseudonym used by British author Reginald Thomas Staples (1911-2005). He is also published under the name Robert Tyler Stevens, R.T. Stevens, and James Sinclair.

Reviews

[Rhona Connor · Rating 5 out of 5]

In this book it is now 1958 and we see that Sammy and Boots are plagued by an activist who is against animals fur used for clothing. Will they be able to stop her ruining their businesses?
A German who had been in prison for war crimes, is out to find out what happened to his brother, who had told Boots all about Auschwitz during the war. Tge brother, doesn't just want to see Boots he wants him to come to an end.
One of the staff members is getting harassed by a man stalking her, putting notes in through the letter box, and Boots devises an unusual method for helping her.
We don't see anything as usual of Susie's other family, Jonathan's family, etc. Emily, daughter of Rosie is turning out to be more like her grandmother Milly than any of the Adamses.
As usual a good book, easy to read. Recommended.

[Jennsie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book in the series follows different stories of different characters - the ex-SS soldier whose brother committed suicide after falling to the British and who has a plot of those involved, a factory girl who is being stalked and is set up with a boy to confront the stalker, and the children of Boots and Polly (Gemma and James) and Rosie (Emily and Giles) enjoying the rock and roll life.

[Helen Fraray · Rating 4 out of 5]

excellent

[Susan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy reading no depth to it

[Elaine Watson · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very warm and light story to read about the Adams family - a book with some subtle humour especially when it comes to dealing with Mad Maj (Marjory Alsop) - full of likeable and not so likeable characters.