A Fatal Obsession, Faith Martin
A Fatal Obsession, Faith Martin
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A Fatal Obsession

Author: Faith Martin

Narrator: Stephanie Racine

Unabridged: 8 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HQ Digital

Published: 06/11/2018


Synopsis

Don’t miss Faith Martin’s fiendishly clever new novel, , set in the 1920s and described as ‘the perfect village mystery’ by J.M. Hall ‘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: ‘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 Oxford, 1960. Meet – smart, enthusiastic and always underestimated. In the hope of getting her out of the way, Trudy’s senior officer assigns her to help coroner as he re-opens the case of a young woman's death. She can't believe her luck – she is actually going to be working on a real murder case. Meanwhile, the rest of the police force are busy investigating a series of threats and murders in the local community, and Clement can't help but feel it's all linked. As Trudy and Clement form an unlikely partnership, are they going to be the ones to solve these crimes before the murderer strikes again? A gripping, twisty cozy crime novel that you won't be able to put down. Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Richard Osman and M.C. Beaton. The Ryder and Loveday Series Book 1: A FATAL OBSESSION Book 2: A FATAL MISTAKE Book 3: A FATAL FLAW Book 4: A FATAL SECRET Book 5: A FATAL TRUTH Book 6: A FATAL AFFAIR Book 7: A FATAL NIGHT Book 8: A FATAL END ‘ 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.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Have become an – love her novels.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This author's books are . Her characters are likable, and the plots always keep me guessing. Excellent fun.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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 Linda

4.5 Stars Hang onto your socks! This is the first in a new series by Faith Martin, the author of the DI Hillary Greene series. The time is 1960 ... no cellphones, no DNA, no CSI. WPC Trudy Loveday is on probation. She's young and smart and the only woman in her team. She's mostly relegated to the file......more

Goodreads review by Alan

Great start Having read a couple of her DI Hillary Greene series out of order, I was looking forward to reading the new series in order. Set in Oxford in 1960, follows a young wpc and the constraints and frustrations of being a policewoman in this very male dominated world. Until she is paired up wit......more

What a pleasant little surprise this book turned out to be! To be honest, I wasn’t expecting much, mostly due to the sheer number of books Martin churns out. But this was really quite good. It’s 1960 and WPC Trudy Loveday is struggling with the idea that being female means she’ll never be considered a......more

Best known for her addictive DI Hillary Greene crime thrillers, author Faith Martin debuts another electrifying series with THE FAITH OBSESSION. I really like her new MC ... Probationary WPC Trudy Loveday ... assigned to coroner Clement Ryder as they reopen a cold case involving the death of a young......more


Quotes

‘A crime mystery I could not put down.’ Anita Davison, author of the series ‘A brilliant book! a stroke of genius ‘Absolutely loved it… some of the best