A Fatal Night, Faith Martin
A Fatal Night, Faith Martin
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A Fatal Night

Author: Faith Martin

Narrator: Stephanie Racine

Unabridged: 8 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HQ Digital

Published: 11/11/2021


Synopsis

‘A light-hearted twisty thriller… Reminiscent of an Agatha Christie novel, with a great cast of characters. A real page-turner!’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Absolutely loved it… The characters were some of the best I’ve read in a long time.’ Angela Marsons, no. 1 bestselling author of the Kim Stone series Readers LOVE Faith Martin! New Year’s Eve, 1962 New Year’s Eve, 1962. It seems the young man tragically froze to death overnight after crashing into a snowdrift – but when and coroner are called in to investigate, they discover a tangled web of secrets that plainly points to murder. With everyone telling different stories about that fateful night, only one thing is clear: several people had reason to want the victim dead. And if Trudy and Clement don’t find the cracks in each lie, the killer will get away with the perfect crime… Perfect for fans of Betty Rowlands, Richard Osman and Agatha Christie, this mystery will keep you hooked until you’ve solved the case! ‘ since I last read the Thursday Murder Club series!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Very entertaining… Full of red herrings, plot twists and turns. I thought I knew who was the killer but I was wrong.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I just love this series… , deftly drawing her characters with a couple of lines… .’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Well written with likeable and credible protagonists… ’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I … Loved the interaction between as they tried to solve the crime.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘[This] "who done it" is … .’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I've enjoyed most of Faith Martin's books but .’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This author's books are . Her characters are likable, and the plots always keep me guessing. Excellent fun.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Ryder and Loveday SeriesBook 1: A FATAL OBSESSIONBook 2: A FATAL MISTAKEBook 3: A FATAL FLAWBook 4: A FATAL SECRETBook 5: A FATAL TRUTHBook 6: A FATAL AFFAIRBook 8: A FATAL END

About Faith Martin

Faith Martin was born in Oxford, and has spent all her life within twenty miles of the university city, even working at Somerville College for five years before turning to writing full-time. The author of the popular DI Hillary Greene novels, she also writes classic-style "whodunits" under the pen name Joyce Cato, but began her writing career as Maxine Barry, winning an award for penning romance novels. A popular writer for over twenty-five years, she has had nearly fifty novels published so far.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Alan on November 11, 2021

My thanks to HQ Digital, the author and NetGalley for an advanced copy for review. The opinions expressed here are entirely my own. This is the 7th in the series, set in the 1960’s, with WPC Trudy Loveday and the coroner Clement Ryder. Another cosy, but good simple, mystery, that will keep you guessi......more

Goodreads review by Javier on November 11, 2021

Review published in: [URL not allowed] How is it already book 7 in the Ryder and Loveday Mystery Series? It must be true that saying that says time flies when you’re having fun! And that’s exactly what I’m doing with this series. I’m enjoying it so, so much! I love both main ch......more

Goodreads review by Jane on November 12, 2021

This series has an excellent sense of place and time, with a vibrant 1960s Oxford setting. A suspicious death after a glamorous New Years Eve party looks like a tragic accident, but when Trudy and Clement investigate, murder seems likely. This investigation in this story is complete, so it reads wel......more

Goodreads review by Jill on March 19, 2023

Edit: I stand corrected. There is an 8th book in the series. Woohoo! Oh no, I seem to have unknowingly reached the last of the Ryder/Loveday series. These are fantastic old-style mysteries. I especially love the narration in the audio version.......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on October 29, 2021

This book for me, just did not grip me. I kept waiting for it to kick it up a notch and it just never came. It was slow but with no burn, and it just didn't make me care who the killer was. And the things that came to light didn't make me shocked or hungry for more. I did like it being set in the 60'......more


Quotes

Praise for Faith Martin: ‘Absolutely loved it… The characters were some of the best I’ve read in a long time.’ Angela Marsons, no. 1 bestselling author of the Kim Stone series ‘A brilliant book! The pairing of Ryder and Loveday is a stroke of genius.’ Clare Chase, author of the Eve Mallow and Tara Thorpe mysteries ‘A thrilling whodunit, packed with Martin’s trademark labyrinthine plotting, stunning twists and turns.’ The ‘A crime mystery I could not put down.’ Anita Davison, author of the series