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A Fatal Obsession

Ryder and Loveday, Book 1

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A Fatal Obsession

By: Faith Martin
Narrated by: Stephanie Racine
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A gripping, twisty cosy crime novel, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Richard Osman and M.C. Beaton.

‘A brilliant book! The pairing of Ryder and Loveday is a stroke of genius.’ Clare Chase

Oxford, 1960. Probationary WPC Trudy Loveday is smart and enthusiastic but always underestimated. To keep her out of the way, her senior officer assigns her to assist Coroner Clement Ryder as he reopens the case of a young woman’s mysterious death. Trudy can't believe her luck – she is finally going to be working on a real murder investigation.

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 unexpected partnership, can they catch the killer before more lives are lost?

‘Absolutely loved it… The characters were some of the best I’ve read in a long time.’ Angela Marsons

©2018 Faith Martin (P)2018 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Cosy Crime Crime Thrillers Fiction Murder Mystery Police Procedural Thriller Thriller & Suspense
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Easy listening and a story with a few twists and turns. Kept me listening all the way through.

Great story

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I'm much the same as other reviews I read - I enjoyed this story without being blown away by it. The character is established well and she makes an appealing protagonist, the plot is fine and moves along well. Ultimately not overly thrilling but totally fine and enough to make me consider reading more from the series. As an establishing story, it works well without being a total "home run".

A strong series debut

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I liked how the plot was as twisted as the relationships between some of the characters.

The main characters had such clear personalities

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The story was not totally convincing nor very gripping. Narration seemed very girly. Constant self deprecation of the young police woman was annoying.

Unconvincing

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A convovulated plot thadt delivered an en d ing I did not expect, at least with a character and reason I did not expect. Love an author wnho can do that for me.

EXCELLENT

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I really enjoyed this first instalment in this mystery series. Set in 1960s it has a unusual pairing of sleuths and a very good mystery. More cozy in style than the author’s other series.

Enjoyable Cozy

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Really enjoyed listening to this book-there is a lot of potential for this new series

Another winner for Faith Martin

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Love Faith Martin, can't wait to hear more! Really like the new story line, an unusual but fun partnership.

Excited to have found great new series

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The story holds the listener till the end. It has been narrated very well.

Great book

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Nice combination of characters, good plot, really enjoyed it. Liked the team up of police woman and coroner

Really enjoyable

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