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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