Hillary is taking a well earned holiday to Wales with maybe a little book promotion along the way. Her police career is far from her mind until a tourist trip ends with the discovery of a body…
Murder on the Train is the 21st book in the Hillary Greene series of police procedurals.
Hillary Greene has just written her first book, a crime fiction novel based on one of her early cases. She heads to Wales to a town densely populated by bookshops but her plans go awry when a day trip on a train ends in murder. The victim and suspects are all her fellow hotel guests so she is straight in the midst of the case.
I have only read one book from the series before but I really need to read them all! Hillary’s character is brilliant: she is clever, methodical and exudes a quiet strength. I liked the mutual respect between Hillary and the local police officers. She is mindful of her civilian role but they appreciate her expertise.
I adored the setting and premise of this book. Our family have been to Wales a few times and steam train journeys are enjoyed a couple of times a year! So I was immediately immersed in the plot as Hillary’s vacation quickly turns to a criminal investigation. There are a limited number of suspects but HIllary and the police explore them all to uncover potential motives. I thought the mystery was well sustained (no idea at all how HIllary figured it out…) and the book as a whole gave me Agatha Christie vibes.
Murder on the Train is an enjoyable murder mystery and police procedural with a strong lead detective.
MURDER ON THE TRAIN by Faith Martin
ONE OF THE WORLD’S FAVOURITE DETECTIVES RETURNS.
SIX MILLION BOOKS READ.
A BRAND-NEW MYSTERY FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR. SET IN THE BEAUTIFUL WELSH COUNTRYSIDE.
Six passengers in a locked train carriage. One of them is dead. No one saw a thing.
Former Detective Hillary Greene is off on holiday. For a blissful two weeks, her life will be free of murder victims, murder suspects — and, best of all, no paperwork. She’s heading for the beautiful Welsh town of Hay-on-Wye, where she plans to spend her time browsing old bookshops and generally relaxing.
Hillary arrives at the picturesque Riverside Inn where she finds the residents an eclectic bunch: a charming Irishman, a rich American and his spoilt daughter, a thrice-married Canadian influencer, a wealthy widow and a taciturn taxidermist.
The next day, Hillary and her fellow guests set off on a steam train ride through the stunning Cambrian Mountains. But when the train arrives at its final destination, not all the passengers get off.
One of them has been stabbed neatly and cleanly through the heart.
Which of the five passengers who shared the carriage is the killer? And how come no one saw a thing . . . ?
Perfect for fans of Betty Rowlands, Agatha Christie, L.J. Ross, J.R. Ellis, M.C. Beaton, or Clare Chase.
READERS LOVE THE HILLARY GREENE SERIES:
‘Fabulous . . . I recommend this book to everyone.’ Anna R.
‘This is perhaps my favourite novel of the series.’ Joyce F.
‘Excellent . . . Keeps the reader guessing until the final pages.’ Rita H.
‘A cracker of a read I would happily give 10 stars to if I could.’ Misfits Farm
THE DETECTIVE DI Hillary Greene: An attractive, single woman in her fifties, Hillary Greene was a police officer of many years’ experience (earning the rank of DI) and came up through the ranks. Consequently, she knew how the system worked, and was always fiercely loyal to the force without being blinkered to its faults. Forced to retire early through no fault of her own, she has now returned to the force as a civilian consultant on cold cases.
FAITH MARTIN
OVER 2 MILLION BOOKS SOLD AND 400 MILLION PAGES READ ON KINDLE UNLIMITED!
Faith Martin was born in Oxford, and has spent all her life within twenty miles of the university city, even working at Somerville College for six years before turning to writing full-time.
Faith has been writing for nearly 30 years under four different pen names and has had nearly 50 books published so far. She began writing romantic thrillers as Maxine Barry, which Joffe Books are in the process of re-releasing as brand new eBooks. Then she turned to crime, and as Joyce Cato 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 1960’s and the city of Oxford. Having lived within a few miles of the city of dreaming spires for all her life, both the city and the countryside/wildlife often feature in her novels. Although she has never lived on a narrow boat (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.
Her hobbies include walking her now ageing dog, wildlife-watching, reading and (reluctantly) gardening.
