The start of a brand new series from the global bestselling author of the DI Hillary Greene series. In 1960 Oxford, there's a murderer on the loose and two unlikely heroes are poised to solve the case. Meet Trudy Loveday – smart, enthusiastic and always underestimated. When, in the hope of getting her out of the way, Trudy is assigned 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 crime novel that you won't be able to put down. Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and M.C. Beaton. Readers love Faith Martin: 'A must read for all crime fiction...

Will this be DI Hillary Greene's first failure on a murder case? When an elderly lady is stabbed to death in her own home, D.I. Hillary Greene is instantly puzzled. The house doesn't appear to have been robbed, Flo Jenkins herself was well-liked by her neighbours and she hadn't an enemy in the world. Also, it was widely known that she was very unwell and when the post mortem reveals that she was riddled with cancer and had only weeks, maybe even days left to live, Hillary's even more nonplussed. Why kill a dying woman? To make matters worse, her team is distracted by her sergeant, Janine Tyler's upcoming marriage to Superintendent Philip Mallow and subsequent transfer out of HQ. Then her new DC turns out to have something of a violent temper and an uncertain past. With no forensics, no leads and only a junkie nephew as a vague suspect, is this going to be Hillary Greene's first failure on a murder case?

Ex-DI Hilary Green, now working as a civilian consultant to her former Thames Valley bosses, is happy to be handed another cold case murder file. Who killed a young Oxford student at his digs over ten years ago, and why? It doesn't take her long to discover that the young man in question was something of a sexual athlete, and suspects aren't exactly in short supply, and soon she's concentrating her investigation on those he bedded and discarded. But tracking down a killer isn't her only problem. She's picked up a stalker - and his campaign of sending flowers and intimidating messages is heating up. But when his 'gifts' begin to lead her to a number of missing women, Hillary Greene realizes she may have a much bigger problem on her hands than she thought.

Once again, ex-DI Hillary Greene is delving into the archives, trying to discover who killed an interior designer at a swanky New Year's Eve Party in 1999. Somebody clearly didn't want Felix Olliphant to enjoy the momentous occasion of seeing in not only a brand new year, but a brave new millennium. The trouble is, the more she learns about her murder victim, the less likely it seems that anyone would want him dead - he was a genuinely decent human being, and she can't find anyone with a bad word to say about him. To add to her woes, it seems her lover and immediate superior, Detective Superintendent Steven Crayle, is being lured away from her team with offers of a promotion elsewhere. Can she keep her mind on the job, and find out who killed Felix? Or is this the first cold case that will defeat even her?

A brand new Ryder & Loveday mystery from global bestseller Faith Martin Summer 1960, Oxford In the glorious sunshine of Oxford, on a day when everyone should be celebrating, tragedy strikes when a university student is found floating in the river, dead. Probationary WPC Trudy Loveday finds herself paired with coroner Clement Ryder to investigate and it soon becomes clear that this case is not going to be easy. The witnesses all refuse to give a straight answer, each new lead sends them in a new direction and tales of other missing youngsters add further mystery to the investigation. One thing is certain though, something doesn't seem quite right about the university's most popular student.... The Ryder and Loveday SeriesBook 1: A FATAL OBSESSIONBook 2: A FATAL MISTAKEBook 3: A FATAL FLAW

When Wayne Sutton’s body is found in a beautiful summer meadow, his head bashed in and a red paper heart left callously on his body, Hillary is not surprised to learn that the handsome young artist had a reputation as a heartless Casanova. Moreover, she quickly learns that any number of the middle-aged, usually married and always wealthy women who regularly bought his canvasses might have reason for wanting him dead. But as she delves deeper into this chilling case of cold-blooded, premeditated murder, she begins to see that perhaps all is not what it seems. Worse still her new DS, Gemma Knowles, who although efficient and pleasant enough, definitely has a secret agenda of her own.

Ex-DI Hillary Greene, now working as a consultant to the cold-case team of the Thames Valley Police is still traumatized by a vicious attack from a stalker who, it now appears, was responsible for a string of other cases involving missing girls. Her bosses are worried she is not up to the job and Hillary, too, suffers despair at her failure to make progress and catch the man who might not be content the next time simply to leave her with one scar to remember him by...Another tense, thrilling outing for the ever popular Hillary Greene from the pen of gifted storyteller Faith Martin.

Edward Philpott is found bludgeoned to death with his own spade in his beautiful garden. He lived with his daughter Rachel and his two grandchildren.Hillary’s only lead is a rival from the village flower show who used to argue with the victim about the size of their vegetables. But what dark secrets from the past and present does this village hold?Hillary has returned to work after the slaying of her boss and is desperate to track down his murderer.His pregnant widow is even more determined to get revenge, but will she go too far?Can Hillary cope with two complex investigations full of extreme emotions, one of which is very close to home?

Someone wanted would-be politician Malcolm Dale dead, and managed to achieve this aim without, apparently, leaving much in the way of clues, forensics, or witnesses. Here, then is a case for Detective Inspector Hillary Greene. But she has barely started before another case blows up, leaving her out of the loop and with too much time on her hands. She starts investigating but what she discovers leaves her reeling, with her own career in jeopardy and the fate of her team hanging in the balance. Moreover, DS Janine Tyler is now in charge of her original murder investigation and her old adversary Frank Ross is up to all his usual, dangerous tricks. Hillary will have to employ all her skills if she is to extricate herself...