I have been a fan of Faith Martin’s books for quite a while now. I absolutely adore reading her Hilary Greene books (published by Joffe Books) and I can safely say that I adore the series featuring Dr. Clement Ryder and Probationary WPC Trudy Loveday. I absolutely loved reading ‘A Fatal Mistake’ but more about that in a bit.
WPC Trudy Loveday truly is a woman trying to make her way in a man’s world. The story is set in 1960 when female police officers were not exactly welcomed with open arms. She cops for all the rubbish and boring jobs. It’s as if they give Trudy the jobs that nobody else will do. Trudy doesn’t let that put her off though and she is still as determined as ever that she will impress her bosses and she will become a successful and well respected police officer. Trudy is one tough, feisty and determined young lady. I also loved the way in which she got on with Dr. Clement Ryder, who is the local coroner. They have worked together before and Dr. Ryder is one of the few men, who actually respect WPC Trudy Loveday and he values her opinions. Dr. Ryder did get on my nerves a bit to start with as he seemed a bit up himself but I soon changed my opinion. Dr. Ryder is just a doctor, who has a need to get to the truth of how and why somebody has died, no matter how ugly that truth might be. Together they make a fantastic working partnership and I look forward to reading many more of their joint investigations.
Oh my days it didn’t take me long at all to get into this book. I picked up this book at an ideal time for me because I was suffering a flare up of my chronic back pain and I was in need of a distraction. Well ‘A Fatal Mistake’ was certainly a distraction and a half. The first chapter started a little slow but it didn’t take long for the action and investigation to take off. When it got going, boy did it get going. I soon became addicted to reading ‘A Fatal Mistake’. The more I read, the more I got into the book and the more I wanted to read. I just couldn’t put the book down. My Kindle wasn’t glued to my hand but it might as well have been because it came everywhere with me. I couldn’t bear to be parted from the book and I seriously begrudged having to put the book down, which didn’t go down well with my Labradors. The story kept me hooked from the moment I got into the book and kept my attention throughout. Usually when I read a book, my mind wanders part way through and I have to re-read certain parts but not in this case. There were twists, turns and little surprises on almost every page. Reading ‘A Fatal Mistake’ was a lot like riding a sometimes scary and unpredictable rollercoaster ride. ‘A Fatal Mistake’ certainly kept me guessing. I smugly thought that I had worked out who the murderer was and what their motives were, only to realise that I was wrong and the story took me down another path entirely.
In short, I absolutely loved reading ‘A Fatal Mistake’ and I can’t wait to read more cases involving Dr. Clement Ryder and WPC Trudy Loveday. Faith Martin is a fantastic writer, who is right up there on my ‘drop everything to read their next book’ favourite authors list. I can’t wait to read what she comes up with next. I adore the series involving Ryder and Loveday just as much as I adore the Hilary Greene series. I would definitely recommend this author and her books to other readers. The score on the Ginger Book Geek board is a well deserved 5* out of 5*.
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Another case for Ryder and Loveday
Beoordeeld in het Verenigd Koninkrijk op 14 september 2018Mr. P. F. Field
Excellent plot and characters marred by a few errors
Beoordeeld in het Verenigd Koninkrijk op 25 september 2018Barb Dee
A Good Mystery
Beoordeeld in het Verenigd Koninkrijk op 17 oktober 2018Lexa L.
Excellent Book!
Beoordeeld in het Verenigd Koninkrijk op 10 november 2021Peter Piper
Poorly Written, Poorly Researched
Beoordeeld in het Verenigd Koninkrijk op 30 augustus 2019