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judyward's review
4.0
The final case of Detective Inspector Hillary Greene. Please, Faith Martin, continue the story of this intriguing woman.
isalaur's review
fast-paced
5.0
It appears this is the end of the DI Hillary Greene series but we all know there’s no way Hillary is going gently into that good night. Several storylines are wrapped up here and the team disbands but the door is also left open for future books.
In this book we start with the reappearance of one of the more dislikable character in the series making a return appearance. Being his typical lazy, s he,sing self he ends up discovering a body and neither he nor Hillary are happy when Hillary gets assigned the murder case.
Hillary is only a couple weeks from her retirement. She’s wrapping things up so she doesn’t leave anything hanging when she goes. No one can really believe she’s going (neither can she) but the author does a good job of conveying the emotion that lies behind her decision. You can feel the qualms in your own gut as you read. She’s also still dealing with fallout from the Myers shooting and Janine’s actions that put her in the middle of it. She’s got one of her bosses out to get her and her big boss scheming to keep her around.
This book does a great job of blending the crime story with the personal/professional stories. I twigged to the motive behind the murder pretty early but it took a while to figure out the who. I got it just before Hillary did. There are some great red herrings and I was all in on one of them until a new piece of information was introduced and led me to change my focus.
I’m really looking forward to where the series goes from here. I normally genre hop to keep things fresh but I’m all in on a binge right now with this series.
In this book we start with the reappearance of one of the more dislikable character in the series making a return appearance. Being his typical lazy, s he,sing self he ends up discovering a body and neither he nor Hillary are happy when Hillary gets assigned the murder case.
Hillary is only a couple weeks from her retirement. She’s wrapping things up so she doesn’t leave anything hanging when she goes. No one can really believe she’s going (neither can she) but the author does a good job of conveying the emotion that lies behind her decision. You can feel the qualms in your own gut as you read. She’s also still dealing with fallout from the Myers shooting and Janine’s actions that put her in the middle of it. She’s got one of her bosses out to get her and her big boss scheming to keep her around.
This book does a great job of blending the crime story with the personal/professional stories. I twigged to the motive behind the murder pretty early but it took a while to figure out the who. I got it just before Hillary did. There are some great red herrings and I was all in on one of them until a new piece of information was introduced and led me to change my focus.
I’m really looking forward to where the series goes from here. I normally genre hop to keep things fresh but I’m all in on a binge right now with this series.
syren1532's review against another edition
4.0
Detective Inspector Hillary Greene is two weeks away from retirement and winding things down at the station when she is given a murder case. A man’s body has been found at an industrial park - he’s suffered blunt force trauma to the head. The victim - Michael Ivers was a ladies man and a gambler but Hillary and her team are struggling to find anyone with a motive to kill him. The case also brings Hillary back in touch with her former colleague Frank Ross - he’s the night watchman at the park and he found the body. Hillary finds is difficult to concentrate on the case as she is still trying to stop her superior, Brian Vane, investigating the shooting of a murderer by Janine Mallow. Absolutely love this series - would love it if it was turned into a tv series. Hope Hillary doesn’t stay retired for long.
Thanks to Joffe Books and Faith Martin for the ARC of this book.
Thanks to Joffe Books and Faith Martin for the ARC of this book.
ljwrites85's review
5.0
Hillary has decided it’s time to retire and nothing is going to change her mind but Commander Marcus Donleavy is giving it one last try to get her to stay, a murder case. Michael Ivers works for newspaper distribution warehouse and is widely known to be a Lothario, an awful boss and a gambler that was until he is found dead with his head caved in. There is an unpleasant surprise when Hillary and her team arrive at the warehouses in the form of her old DS and general pain in her backside Frank Ross. Will she solve the case before she retires?
Another entertaining and enjoyable read from Faith Martin! Last year, when I read the first novel in the series, Murder On The Oxford Canal, I honestly didn’t think I’d enjoy these books as much as I have done so far. I want to thank Jill Burkinshaw and Joffe Books for introducing me to the fantastic series.
Poor Hillary! In her heart she doesn’t want to retire, the thought terrifies her but after the majority of her team has left and feeling that she is compromised as an officer she feels this is the only way.
I loved the re-introduction of Frank Ross, a character, even though he’s a nasty piece of work, I kind of missed from the last book. The obvious antagonism between him and the rest of the team makes it even more entertaining to read.
The case is a tough one, with no obvious suspects. Then we have Brian Vane in the background, her former boss who’s being transferred up to Hull but still wants to take revenge on Hillary (see previous two books, I don’t want to spoil it for you). Altogether it makes a gripping and enthralling read.
I think this has to be one of my favourites in the Hillary Greene series and while I know there are more books, which I’m happy about, even if there wasn’t this still would have been a good ending.
Another entertaining and enjoyable read from Faith Martin! Last year, when I read the first novel in the series, Murder On The Oxford Canal, I honestly didn’t think I’d enjoy these books as much as I have done so far. I want to thank Jill Burkinshaw and Joffe Books for introducing me to the fantastic series.
Poor Hillary! In her heart she doesn’t want to retire, the thought terrifies her but after the majority of her team has left and feeling that she is compromised as an officer she feels this is the only way.
I loved the re-introduction of Frank Ross, a character, even though he’s a nasty piece of work, I kind of missed from the last book. The obvious antagonism between him and the rest of the team makes it even more entertaining to read.
The case is a tough one, with no obvious suspects. Then we have Brian Vane in the background, her former boss who’s being transferred up to Hull but still wants to take revenge on Hillary (see previous two books, I don’t want to spoil it for you). Altogether it makes a gripping and enthralling read.
I think this has to be one of my favourites in the Hillary Greene series and while I know there are more books, which I’m happy about, even if there wasn’t this still would have been a good ending.
vesper1931's review
4.0
Detective Inspector Hillary Greene has only a few weeks left before her early retirement. Commander Donleavy is reluctant to see her go, and so when a suspicious death case arrives it is handed to Greene. The victim is Michael Ivers, warehouse manager, a gambler and a notorious womaniser. Complications might arrive because her ex-sergeant Frank Ross is the nightwatch man at the scene.
Another enjoyable read in this series with its interesting plot and believable characters.
Another enjoyable read in this series with its interesting plot and believable characters.
pgchuis's review
4.0
I received a copy of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley.
Hillary works her last case as a DI before her early retirement - a murder on a business park - and pleasingly Frank Ross turns up as the night watchman. There is the murder investigation, the scam Frank is involved in, and the continuing saga of the mess Janine has got Hillary into. Each of these novels includes chunks filling the reader in on Hillary's ex-husband etc from way back before book 1 starts and I wonder if it is really necessary, although at least references to the infamous Dick Francis novel have petered out.
A quick enjoyable read. I look forward to the series where Hillary works on cold cases.
Hillary works her last case as a DI before her early retirement - a murder on a business park - and pleasingly Frank Ross turns up as the night watchman. There is the murder investigation, the scam Frank is involved in, and the continuing saga of the mess Janine has got Hillary into. Each of these novels includes chunks filling the reader in on Hillary's ex-husband etc from way back before book 1 starts and I wonder if it is really necessary, although at least references to the infamous Dick Francis novel have petered out.
A quick enjoyable read. I look forward to the series where Hillary works on cold cases.
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