Murder in the Meadow

DI Hillary Greene and her team are back in the seventh book of this exciting series to investigate and attempt to solve the Wayne Sutton murder. It appears that several women might want the young ladies’ man dead…

Hillary has another new team member in this book, DS Gemma Fordham. DS Janine Tyler married Philip Mellow Mallow six months ago and transferred out (in MURDER AT HOME), leaving Hillary with DS Frank Ross and new DC Keith Barrington.

Interesting plot with intricately woven subplots. The main story was the murder investigation and there were other storylines that were just as intriguing… Who wanted Wayne Sutton dead and why? Who has ulterior motives a secret agenda? Who is keeping big secrets? Who catches on quickly? Who is distracted and why? You will have to read the book to get those answers…

I figured out the whodunnit early on, but not why. I thought the guilty party was made pretty obvious in this one. There were the usual twists and turns a good mystery needs and a few surprises, as well. I did not see the why coming, so that made the big reveal worth the wait. A pleasant afternoon read…

AfterThought: I loved the description of the “Oodunnit” (read the book!)…

This is the seventh in the DI Hillary Greene series. I give 4 stars only because I didn’t completely like the solution of the crime and I am a bit tired of Frank, the lazy, alcoholic DS whom Hillary Greene seems to tolerate rather than pushing him toward retirement. That being said this case was enjoyable to read. The writing is first class as usual from Faith Martin. The rest of the cast of characters, including the victim, held my interest throughout; although I do miss Janine. And there are some surprises for the reader who has kept up with the series.

I love Hillary Greene books by Faith Martin. I love the way that Joffe books is making them available at way less than they have been. Actually I don’t think this book was even available before.

I enjoy the realism, people grow in their job and move on, new people move in, the investigation goes down the wrong rabbit trail at times, things aren’t always as they seem. This book has that and more. A new team member that may or may not be trusted, the loss of a friend, and much more.

I really liked this book and highly recommend it.

I’ve read all of the ‘DI Hillary Greene’ series from the beginning & enjoyed them all as Faith Martin expands on the ‘life & times’ of Hillary’, her team & their exploits in solving crime. The plots are believable, the bad language is minimised & the romance element barely woven into the series is not lurid & the ‘crime’ the team investigates remains as the main focus while at the same time involving the personalities of her team & her superiors.
The whole series is an absorbing & easy read that holds your interest throughout thereby making the books hard to put down until their end is reached.

This is the seventh book in this series and like the others, it is a good read! The characters and the setting for the story are well drawn and Hillary Greene as the protagonist is a competent and likable heroine.
I have read all of the books in the series and I look forward to the next book’s publication.

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