Murder Most Final by Faith Martin

4 Stars from me

Setting out to tackle a cold case to find out what happened to 16 year old Angela Manning who stepped off her school bus 10 years ago, and was never seen again.

Detective Hillary Greene and her cold case team meet the challenge head on and go over every single step from the very beginning in their quest to uncover the truth.

The passage of time hasn’t dimmed the mystery in the eyes of the those involved and people seem keen to unburden and obfuscate in equal measure as Greene slowly and steadily stalks her quarry.

I particularly enjoyed the growing sub plot featuring ex-forces Gareth – I feel like a flame has been lit under this one and I look forward to seeing how it burns.

My thanks to the author and Zooloos Book Tours for my place on the on the tour for Murder Most Final.

Blurb: One of the world’s favourite detectives returns . . . for the final time? A mystery from bestselling Faith Martin. Set in the beautiful Oxfordshire countryside.

Former Detective Hillary Greene has solved some of the toughest cases in Thames Valley Police’s cold case history.

But this could be the one that breaks her. Ten years ago, sixteen-year-old Angela Manning stepped off her school bus, and vanished. By morning, her broken body was found at the bottom of a disused Oxfordshire quarry.

The inquest returned an open verdict. No murder weapon. No forensic evidence. Only one elderly witness, who glimpsed two shadowy figures standing on the cliff moments before Angela fell. Now Hillary and her team must uncover what really happened that night. Someone knows the truth about what happened on that lonely cliff edge.
And they’ll do anything to keep Hillary from discovering it.

This is the case that Hillary’s boss, Superintendent Rollo Sale, has never been able to forget. Now he’s about to retire, he asks the cold case team to pull out all the stops. This could be Hillary Greene’s final investigation. Don’t miss it!

Faith Martin is one of the most read authors of the decade, with over four million books sold. Perfect for fans of Betty Rowlands, Agatha Christie, L.J. Ross, P.F. Ford, J.R. Ellis, M.C. Beaton, or Clare Chase.