Murder in the Garden- Faith Martin- 4*

Another highly enjoyable read with DI Hillary Greene at the helm. At the end of the last

book Superintendent Mallow was shot on the steps of the police station after a sniper

had been caught a few weeks beforehand. This book starts with DI Hillary Greene’s

return to work. An elderly man has been found dead in his garden, having been hit

over the head with his garden spade. He had no enemies and his only adversary of

sorts was over how successful his plants and vegetables were. Meanwhile Mallow’s

widow and previous sargent to Hillary, Janine, is pregnant and not happy with how

the investigation into his death is progressing- or not. Now a DI she wants to step

in and get things moving. As ever Faith gives the reader wonderful characters and

a good solid story line- or two in this case. I enjoy following Hillary’s career and

the murders she solves. Remind me never to retire to Oxfordshire!

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