Hope to Die

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However, this book featured more characters than narrators and at times, it was momentarily difficult to discern who was saying what. After realizing I'm a certified dumb ass and getting the answers I needed, I can confidently rate this 4 stars. Having already had one baby adopted, she claimed to have left her son with his father after giving birth, but no trace of him was found and she was eventually found guilty of murder.

Their back stories are kept ticking over so that there is a promise of developments to come, but here, the case of a woman dubbed Milly Liar and what happened to her new-born son takes centre stage. He has a dependable team who work hard to identify the mystery ‘burglar’ and his link to the Swanns. The story does a draw comparison between the workings of two very different mothers within the story, one of which is Adam’s wife and the other the wife under suspicion.

At first it seems that a burglar has had his head blown off by the elderly man who disturbed him, but when DI Adam Fawley and his team get involved, it soon becomes clear that this case might not be as cut and dried as it first appeared. However, the case does not add up on several fronts and a major challenge is underway as the mystery deepens as Adam and his team enter a veritable minefield. Along with such a well crafted plotline that is made to flourish even more by the familiar multimedia format, the series arc moves along impressively too with good development of existing characters complemented by the arrival of several new faces, who are well fleshed out. We are introduced to some new characters in this installment and I really liked seeing how they fit into the dynamics of Fawley’s team. muito fácil gostar desta equipa de investigação, sofrer e vibrar com os acontecimentos pessoais de cada um deles.

As we should all be aware by now, feeding ducks bread is bad because the food has little nutritional value and can harm ducklings' growth, pollute waterways and attract rodents and other pests. The shooter and his wife claim self-defense, but when a connection is made to a decade's old case, DI Adam Fawley and his team are under immense pressure to discover the truth. But, their version of events just doesn’t add up, the major flaw being that they didn’t phone the police neither prior nor after the incident.After the previous book, Fawley's personal and professional life is far more settled, there is joy to be found in baby daughter, Lily Rose, for both him and his wife, Alex, and he is more focused on fulfilling his ambitions for his police career. They changed their name and moved to Oxford seventeen years ago after their daughter Camilla was convicted on circumstantial evidence of killing her baby. Cara Hunter also makes great use of some literary / publishing mechanics that really embellish and enhance the overall impact of the book.

An all round winner, and I have no hesitation in recommending this book, and the entire series, to mystery, crime, thriller, psychological suspense, domestic drama, and police procedural fans. I object to authors, especially women authors, describing someone’s status as “married, but no children”, marriage and children are not conjoined, having children isn’t part of your marital status!It’s full of very good twists and turns, it’s exciting and unpredictable and as yet another excellent addition to this outstanding series. The story opens with a murder in a remote farmhouse – the police arrive, alerted to a gunshot, and find a body plus two householders who can’t quite explain what happened. It not only serves as a handy reminder for anyone already familiar with the series, but it means that any new readers can happily pick up "Hope to Die" and enjoy it as a standalone without being disadvantaged. And despite a large cast of characters, I feel connected with them after reading 5/6 books in this series.

As the police investigate we discover the Swann's are indeed hiding a secret from their past and are not the bland couple they appear to be. Whittling my suspects down with very clever story telling, a very entertaining read and another hit from one of my favourite authors. Tbh there were just a bit too many filler scenes and I didn't feel the main baddie's motive was clear enough. Close to Home was a Richard and Judy Book Club pick and was shortlisted for Crime Book of the Year in the British Book Awards 2019. It’s good to see that Fawley is in a much better place than in the previous book, where he was being framed for a shocking crime.

At first DI Adam Fawley’s team is pretty stumped, there is not much to go on but gradually through a lot of hard graft they learn that the couple had changed their names some years ago.