Murder at Midnight- Faith Martin-( First published as A Narrow Victory)

Hillary is back at her desk. This time the case she has been given to review is that of a

man murdered but not really any suspicious circumstances. The nearest to it is that he

was involved in a fatal RTA in which the other driver despite being over the speed limit

and over the alcohol limit blamed him for the death of his son. Otherwise the victim is

an unassuming person leading an everyday life. But this is Hillary and nothing is ever

what it first appears. One of her new team has a hidden agenda. Little does he realise

how astute our Hillary is. She doesn’t have a top reputation for solving crimes that others

have failed at for nothing. This was a slightly different read in the series as much was

about the past and the new team. To me it didn’t quite have that same edge as the other

books which made me want to find out “whodunnit”. This one just seemed to drop from

the pages. That said I still enjoyed it and look at it as setting up for the next one in the

series as the background story with the new team has only just begun. This is number

15 in the series. Others have said this stands alone- maybe due to the background given

but there is too much about Hillary in the other books that you wouldn't pick up from

this one read. It leaves us on a knife edge about Hillary’s personal life.

One I have to find out more about. If you enjoy a comfortable crime series then this

could just be your cup of tea.

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