

Now Touring on Bookstagram
The Man in the Dam by Andrea Barton
(The Jade Riley Mysteries, Book 3)
16th – 25th February
We’re delighted to be kicking off today’s Bookstagram Tour for The Man in the Dam by Andrea Barton — the third instalment in the gripping Jade Riley Mysteries series.
Over the next ten days, our fantastic #LBTCrew will be sharing their reviews of this atmospheric and fast-paced mystery filled with community secrets, tangled motives and a murder that shocks an idyllic setting.
If you love small-town drama, amateur theatre intrigue, layered suspects and a determined female lead juggling crime-solving with personal dilemmas, this is one to watch on the grid.
📖 About the Book
Title: The Man in the Dam
Author: Andrea Barton
Series: The Jade Riley Mysteries (Book 3)
Genre: Mystery
Pages: 310
Publisher: Next Chapter
Blurb
Murder. Theatre. Community secrets.
Journalist Jade Riley hosts a dinner at her parents’ idyllic country property with members of the local amateur theatre society. The next morning, she finds one of her guests dead in a dam.
As Jade investigates, the players tighten their grip on long-held secrets. Grudges and tangled motives emerge, and the past refuses to stay buried.
At the same time, a proposal from her boyfriend forces Jade to consider how much she’s willing to give up for love.
An atmospheric, fast-paced mystery, The Man in the Dam is the third book in Andrea Barton’s Jade Riley Mysteries series.
✍️ About the Author
Andrea Barton is the award-winning author of the Jade Riley Mysteries and runs the book editing company Brightside Story Studio. She is Vice President of the Mansfield Readers and Writers Festival and has written across multiple forms, including blogs, short stories, picture books and stage productions.
An electrical engineer turned career consultant, Andrea spent twelve years living as an expat in Nigeria, the USA and Qatar before returning to Australia. She now divides her time between Melbourne and Mansfield in Victoria’s High Country. When she’s not writing, she enjoys photography, theatre, ballroom and Latin dance, and spending time with family and friends.
🗓️ Tour Schedule
Please support our hosts by visiting their pages on their allocated dates:
16th February
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@bookwormwhitlock86
@fantasy.bookworm01
17th February
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@KizzasBooked
18th February
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@abook_meand_acupoftea
19th February
@melisbookreviews
@bookishandcaffeinatedintx
@reading_mel
20th February
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@queen_and_the_wolf
@readingwithbeagles
@BooksWithDemixo
21st February
@inwordsandvoice
@Sue.wallace1974
22nd February
@novelhabit
@book_a_holic_17
23rd February
@amorina.carlton
@lady_j_reads
24th February
@lastchapterthrills
@jridsreads
25th February
@the_blonde_chapter
@lisa_reads_alot
🛒 Buy Links
🇬🇧 – Buy on Amazon UK
🇺🇸 – Buy on Amazon US
📖 – Add on GoodReads
We’re so grateful to our tour family for bringing Jade Riley’s latest investigation to life over the next ten days.
Keep watching the grid from today for secrets, suspense and plenty of twists — because in a close-knit community, everyone has something to hide. 💜
— Love Books Tours
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