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Murder in the Village
- DI Hillary Greene, Book 4
- Narrated by: Gemma Dawson
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
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Summary
'Well, he’s dead', Doc Partridge said flatly, making a note of the time […] death occurred due to a blow or blows to the head.
Looking for a brilliant best-selling murder mystery with a feisty female detective? Then meet DI Hillary Greene, a policewoman struggling to save her career and catch criminals.
A would-be politician is found battered to death in the kitchen of his expensive home in a lovely Oxfordshire village. His wife’s alibi is full of holes and there’s another woman in the background. And what about his seemingly mild-mannered political rival? DI Hillary Greene tries to get to the bottom of this perplexing murder. She certainly doesn’t think the prime suspect is as guilty as everyone thinks. Just as she’s about to make a breakthrough, everything is turned upside down by a fatal development in another case she is working on....
Can Hillary find the murderer and will she survive a brush with one of Oxford’s most dangerous criminals?
This crime mystery will have you gripped from start to finish.
Murder in the Village is the fourth in a series of crime thrillers set in Oxfordshire.
The location: the picturesque village of Lower Heyford, set in North Oxfordshire's Cherwell Valley, nestles close to the Cotswolds, an area of outstanding natural beauty. Farming country, the village has been in existence in one form or another for over a thousand years, providing a natural 'ford' for oxen over the river since medieval times. A mix of thatched and old stone and slate cottages, it is home to local families and rich 'incomers' alike. It's proximity by train to both London and Birmingham make it a very desirable place to live indeed, and both the Oxford canal and the river Cherwell run close to it, making it haven for walkers, boaters and wildlife.
The detectives: DI Hillary Greene An attractive woman in her 40s, Hillary Greene is a police officer of many years’ experience, and came up through the ranks. Consequently, she knows how the system works, and is fiercely loyal to the force without being blinkered to its faults. She is a long-standing friend of her immediate superior officer, 'Mellow' Mallow and enjoys a rather enigmatic relationship with the steely Superintendent Marcus Donleavy. Popular with the rank and file for her no-nonsense attitude and competence. DCI Philip 'Mellow' Mallow Mel appreciates Hillary's first-rate ability to solve her cases, and isn't happy about her harassment by the officers from York. Known for his sartorial elegance and laid-back manners, he has a sharp mind, and an eye for the ladies. A good friend and ally for Hillary in her recent tribulations, he's determined to keep his best investigator focused on the problems at hand.
Please note: this is a revised edition of a book first published as By a Narrow Majority.
Discover your next favourite mystery series now, because once you start, you won’t want to stop. Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Colin Dexter or Ruth Rendell.
Faith Martin has been writing for over 25 years, in four genres and under four pen names. She was born in Oxford and sets most of her crime novels within sight of the city of dreaming spires.
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- caroline
- 15-03-24
Brilliant bingeable series
Still enjoying the series and having a good binge listen. I really do like the characters and how they are developing.
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- vandra costello
- 24-01-24
Good story but badly read
Terrible reading! Mispronounced lots of words noticed in others too a pity as good story
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- Teresa Harwood
- 17-04-20
Excellent
Another excellent Hilary Green book - I am totally addicted to this series. Great characters, great plot line and great resolution.
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- Nicola
- 14-06-23
Great story..
..but let down by the narrator somewhat. Really getting to know the characters though and that adds depth..
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- Barbara
- 17-03-24
Good
A good read for a wet Sunday with chocolate biscuits. Shame about the money life
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- Finn
- 09-01-24
Great read, poor listen
Started this great series on Kindle and really enjoyed every aspect . Needed to travel so uploaded audible version. Clear diction but considering so many male characters the narrators voice seemed almost the same for the narration plus the female characters and also the male ones. Almost ruined it with the lack of variety in the voice narration. maybe i was spotted c recently with a narrator who had huge capacity for different voices Happy I went back to reading it. Plots are clever and three office dynamic is interesting
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- Mrs W.
- 08-06-24
Narration runs as slow as glue
I can only advise to speed up narration to 1.2… at that speed entirely possible to listen to it. I’m hooked at wanting to know how the anti-hero finally dies… otherwise not really your best use of credits. Wish the series were in the ‘free’ section, would advise to put at least 60% of the books into free section or publish the entire series in anthology of no more than 4 credits’ worth. I’m an avid series fan, but each credit hurts a bit. Sadly.
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- Mary
- 16-09-18
narration vastly improved
at last the narrator got very little wrong which made the book very enjoyable as it should be
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- G. M. Sidoli
- 06-11-18
Repetition ruins a decent story
I’m afraid I’m going to steer clear of Faith Martin’s D I Greene novels for a while. The stories themselves aren’t the issue so much as her excessive use of adverbs and frequent repetition of words, often within a sentence. I can’t believe an editor wouldn’t have picked up on this rather irritating habit.
This story starts with the eponymous “Murder in the Village” - I think the original title of By a Narrow Majority is better- of a prospective Tory candidate, who is almost forgotten for the rest of the book. The bulk of the story is then taken up with a drugs raid gone bad and the ramifications from said raid. I thought the resolution of both the murder and drugs raid a bit trite but preferable to an open ending which is really annoying.
Her protagonists are often no more than thumbnail sketches or stereotypes and as crime fiction is quite a crowded field I shall read more Rankin, Billingham, Slaughter et al for a while..They share a better ear for dialogue and have more fully developed characters.
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- Angela
- 30-05-23
Great series
Well written and nicely read. I really like Faith Martins books and will definitely be back for more.
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