A Fatal Mistake: A gripping, twisty murder mystery perfect for all crime fiction fans

A Fatal Mistake: A gripping, twisty murder mystery perfect for all crime fiction fans
Faith Martin

A brand new Ryder & Loveday mystery from global bestseller Faith MartinSummer 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 FLAWReaders LOVE Faith Martin’s books:'Have become an addict of Faith Martin – love her novels.'‘Excellent writing by Faith Martin.’‘If you haven't yet read Miss Martin you have a treat in store.’‘Love Faith Martin’s books. Keeps you guessing from start to finish.’‘I can't get enough of Faith Martin’s books. Great mystery writer.’‘Love all Faith Martin books.’‘I love Faith Martin's characters. Her plots just keep the reader thinking.’

About Faith Martin (#ubea3307b-e6e5-5fe8-ab40-51422502cd32)

FAITH MARTIN has been writing for nearly thirty years, under four different pen names, and is about to have her fiftieth novel published. She began writing romantic thrillers as Maxine Barry, but quickly turned to crime! As Joyce Cato she wrote classic-style whodunits, since she’s always admired the golden-age crime novelists. But it was when she created her fictional DI, Hillary Greene, and began writing under the name of Faith Martin, that she finally began to become more widely known. Her latest literary characters, WPC Trudy Loveday and city coroner Dr Clement Ryder, take readers back to the 1960s, and the city of Oxford. Having lived within a few miles of the city’s dreaming spires all her life (she worked for six years as a secretary at Somerville College), both the city and the countryside/wildlife often feature in her novels. Although she has never lived on a narrowboat (unlike DI Hillary Greene!), the Oxford canal, the River Cherwell, and the flora and fauna of a farming landscape have always played a big part in her life – and often sneak their way onto the pages of her books.

Readers love Faith Martin: (#ubea3307b-e6e5-5fe8-ab40-51422502cd32)

‘A must read for all crime fiction fans’

‘Have become an addict of Faith Martin – love her novels’

‘Cracking good read’

‘Plenty of action and drama to keep the reader gripped through to the end’

‘I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys crime fiction’

‘Compelling murder mystery’

‘Fabulous police procedural’

Also by Faith Martin (#ubea3307b-e6e5-5fe8-ab40-51422502cd32)

A Fatal Obsession

A Fatal Flaw

A Fatal Mistake

FAITH MARTIN

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First published in Great Britain by HQ in 2018

Copyright © Faith Martin 2018

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This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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E-book Edition © September 2018 ISBN: 9780008297770

Version: 2018-10-17

Table of Contents

Cover (#u5b9b6e9d-08b3-51e7-ae40-c0780c772803)

About Faith Martin (#ub829a063-0e79-54f1-8d2a-4bae7d5fed1a)

Readers Love Faith Martin (#uc5c017c6-245c-5958-a0fc-4102d4d5cd56)

Also by Faith Martin (#uff4e4c04-f22c-57c8-89d0-0256b07ee642)

Title Page (#u2e7fcb14-d23e-5b7f-9064-760d0f2adc51)

Copyright (#u93a254eb-e433-5e81-bb10-ebc7f94b4c6a)

Dedication (#uc6a7e34c-c783-5e12-9cf6-f870ab59b5c9)

Chapter 1 (#u3645c051-a85b-524d-886e-16bb823df183)

Chapter 2 (#u04bd6182-c07e-5893-80aa-dfbffabdde15)

Chapter 3 (#uc27462f1-48ef-5179-8cb7-19ff64fd3eab)

Chapter 4 (#ub0917185-657a-516d-9cd2-3b647bab6313)

Chapter 5 (#uc0d0c6c9-6166-527e-adac-8bc2537dda8d)

Chapter 6 (#uf6b60e64-8c65-5f21-abb1-890973b3c9a8)

Chapter 7 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 8 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 9 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 10 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 11 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 12 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 13 (#litres_trial_promo)