A Fatal Affair

Ryder and Loveday, Book 6

De: Faith Martin

Narrado por: Stephanie Racine

‘The pairing of Ryder and Loveday is a stroke of genius.’ Clare Chase, author of the Eve Mallow and Tara Thorpe mysteries

Oxfordshire, 1962. As May Day dawns in the peaceful village of Middle Fenton, a young woman is found brutally strangled, her body tied up with ribbons in the middle of the green. A week later, her boyfriend is found hanged in a local barn, and the police assume guilt over murdering his beloved has driven him to suicide – but not everyone is convinced.

WPC Trudy Loveday and Coroner Clement Ryder are called in to investigate, and it doesn’t take long for them to suspect a far more chilling truth: a double murderer is at large.

As the pair dig deeper, it becomes clear the killer will do anything to protect their secret – even kill again. With time running out, can Trudy and Clement unmask the culprit before they become the next victims?

A gripping, twisty cosy crime novel, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Richard Osman and M.C. Beaton.

©2021 Faith Martin (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

good but not her best

story line was lacking in continuity. As the kind of mindless listen one sometimes needs, it was OK, but I had to keep running it back, having lost the plot.

Mesmerizing!

I started a very hard task. This book helped me finish! Done and done! Mesmerizing book.

Well written story

A lovely and enjoyable first read of the author. I enjoyed her characters and will look forward to reading more of this very talented writer.

Another good read!

I started this series after completing the Hillary Greene books. Love the author and narrator!

Well done

This is a series that I tend to pre-order. I had missed the previous book so I had two in a row to read. Which was good because the last book had an ending that begged for the next one.

I liked this book. There were many options as to who is responsible for the murder of the May Queen. One possibilities is the son of the Police Superintendent who was found hanged in a friend’s barn. He had been dating the May Queen. Was it another murder or suicide?

WPC Trudy Loveday is assigned to look into this together with City Coroner Clement Ryder. They work so well together. Trudy is still having to prove herself to her DI. And there’s a pesky reporter from the previous book who shows up when he’s least expected.

As expected, Stephanie Racine does an excellent job with the narration.