A Fatal Truth

Ryder and Loveday, Book 5

De: Faith Martin

Narrado por: Stephanie Racine

‘A beautifully crafted crime mystery I could not put down.’ Anita Davison, author of the Flora Maguire series

Oxford, 1961. As the Hughes family celebrate Bonfire Night, a terrible accident leaves the garden shed in flames – and father and grandfather Thomas trapped inside. Tragic though it is, his death raises no suspicion… until a local journalist publicly accuses the police of a cover-up.

WPC Trudy Loveday is assigned to investigate and turns to Coroner Clement Ryder for help. But the deeper they dig, the murkier the case becomes. There’s no clear evidence of foul play, yet the Hughes family is clearly hiding something. And then there’s Thomas’s questionable business dealings – could someone have wanted him dead?

One thing is certain: everyone is lying. And Trudy and Clement must uncover the truth – before it’s buried for good.

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

‘The pairing of Ryder and Loveday is a stroke of genius.’ Clare Chase, author of the Eve Mallow and Tara Thorpe mysteries©2020 Faith Martin (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

A Captivating Detective Story

I loved the story line and all the interesting characters. It was read with such emotion it was almost unbearable to stop listening.
I am definitely going to listen to all Faith Martins books.

Constable Loveday Does It Agaon

Another great story in the collaboration of Constable Loveday and Clement Ryder.

Faith Martin gives us a great story and the narrator, Stephanie Racine, does an excellent job.

I hope there will be more in this series.

Never saw that coming….

Awesome book! Wonderfully performed!!! I bet it will take you until the end to figure this one out. Nicely done!!!

Book five, Unsatisfactory

This edition is not up to the entertainment value of the first four books in this series. If you are a fan of Ryder and Loveday, you might want to read the first crime solved by Loveday as a full fledged officer. The story was missing something. It needed just a little spice. Perhaps Martin is saving the reporter for another storyline, but really at the end of the last chapter there was nothing. I hope this is a one-off, I will give the next book a try, but it better be a little bit exciting.

Not my favorite

This is the fifth book in the series starring WPC(as women police constables were called back in the 60s) Trudy Loveday and city coroner Dr Ryder. I have enjoyed the previous books but I am sad to say this one was a tad disappointing. I was glad to see Trudy becoming more self-confident and reaching conclusions on her own. But the story itself was a bit dull with a story line that went nowhere.

It was a fairly quick read/listen just not my favorite.

The ending was a letdown so I look forward to seeing where the next book in the series goes.

The narration by Stephanie Racine was delightful.