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  • A Fatal Obsession

  • Ryder and Loveday, Book 1
  • By: Faith Martin
  • Narrated by: Stephanie Racine
  • Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (257 ratings)

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A Fatal Obsession

By: Faith Martin
Narrated by: Stephanie Racine
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Publisher's Summary

Don’t miss Faith Martin’s fiendishly clever new novel, Murder by Candlelight, set in the 1920s and described as ‘the perfect village mystery’ by J.M. Hall

‘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. There's a murderer on the loose and two unlikely heroes are poised to solve the case.

Meet Probationary WPC Trudy Loveday – smart, enthusiastic and always underestimated.

In the hope of getting her out of the way, Trudy’s senior officer assigns her to help coroner Clement Ryder 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.

‘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

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

©2018 Faith Martin (P)2018 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

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Unconvincing

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

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EXCELLENT

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.

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Great story

Easy listening and a story with a few twists and turns. Kept me listening all the way through.

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A strong series debut

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".

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The main characters had such clear personalities

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

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Enjoyable Cozy

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.

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Really enjoyable

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

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Another winner for Faith Martin

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

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Excited to have found great new series

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

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Great book

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

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