
A Fatal Obsession
Ryder and Loveday, Book 1
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Stephanie Racine
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Faith Martin
About this listen
Don’t miss Faith Martin’s fiendishly clever new novel, Murder by Candlelight, set in the 1920s and described as ‘the perfect village mystery’ by J.M. Hall
‘A brilliant book! The pairing of Ryder and Loveday is a stroke of genius.’ Clare Chase, author of the Eve Mallow and Tara Thorpe mysteries
Oxford, 1960. There's a murderer on the loose and two unlikely heroes are poised to solve the case.
Meet Probationary WPC Trudy Loveday – smart, enthusiastic and always underestimated.
In the hope of getting her out of the way, Trudy’s senior officer assigns her to help coroner Clement Ryder as he re-opens the case of a young woman's death. She can't believe her luck – she is actually going to be working on a real murder case.
Meanwhile, the rest of the police force are busy investigating a series of threats and murders in the local community, and Clement can't help but feel it's all linked.
As Trudy and Clement form an unlikely partnership, are they going to be the ones to solve these crimes before the murderer strikes again?
A gripping, twisty cozy crime novel that you won't be able to put down. Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Richard Osman and M.C. Beaton.
‘Absolutely loved it… The characters were some of the best I’ve read in a long time.’ Angela Marsons, no. 1 bestselling author of the Kim Stone series
The Ryder and Loveday Series
Book 1: A FATAL OBSESSION
Book 2: A FATAL MISTAKE
Book 3: A FATAL FLAW
Book 4: A FATAL SECRET
Book 5: A FATAL TRUTH
Book 6: A FATAL AFFAIR
Book 7: A FATAL NIGHT
Book 8: A FATAL END
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Boring
- By Grammarian56 on 12-01-19
By: Ann Granger
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The Doll House
- By: Phoebe Morgan
- Narrated by: Stephanie Racine
- Length: 12 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Corinne’s life might look perfect on the outside, but after three failed IVF attempts it’s her last chance to have a baby. And when she finds a tiny part of a doll house outside her flat, it feels as if it’s a sign. But as more pieces begin to turn up, Corinne realises that they are far too familiar. Someone knows about the miniature rocking horse and the little doll with its red velvet dress. Someone has been inside her house...How does the stranger know so much about her life? How long have they been watching? And what are they waiting for...?
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Can you say, Drama!
- By Tina on 10-05-18
By: Phoebe Morgan
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The Birthday Mystery
- Jenny Starling, Book 1
- By: Faith Martin
- Narrated by: Charlotte Worthing
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Meet Jenny Starling: travelling cook and reluctant amateur detective. Jenny Starling is catering the 21st birthday party of upper-class twins Alicia and Justin. She arrives at their parents' country house and is immediately met by the police. A young man has drowned in the pond. Was it an accident or murder? But the birthday party goes ahead. Then, just after midnight, everyone gathers for a champagne toast...and one of the guests falls down dead. The police are baffled, and there is a whole party full of suspects.
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VERY easy to guess the murderer and fat shaming
- By Nicole Gant on 02-24-20
By: Faith Martin
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A Body on the Beach
- The West Wales Murder Mysteries, Book 1
- By: P. F. Ford
- Narrated by: Andy Cresswell
- Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
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Former detective sergeant Norman Norman’s retirement is boring him to tears. So when he’s asked to assist an upcoming female DI and mentor a new team of misfits in a sleepy Welsh coastal town, he jumps at the opportunity. But the training has barely begun when a woman’s corpse washes up on the sand. With no reports of missing persons, DS Norman is stumped...until the post-mortem reveals a shocking hint to the culprit being local. But with a growing list of suspects who all have alibis, the experienced cop and his fledgling team’s first case could be their last.
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- By Donna on 01-16-22
By: P. F. Ford
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North River
- By: Pete Hamill
- Narrated by: Henry Strozier
- Length: 11 hrs and 59 mins
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Haunted by the horrors of World War I, Dr. James Delaney's personal life is a nightmare. But everything changes when he returns home one day to find his three-year-old grandson on his doorstep.
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Good but...
- By Eileen on 08-01-08
By: Pete Hamill
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The Trouble with Secrets
- The Kilteegan Bridge Story, Book 1
- By: Jean Grainger
- Narrated by: Siobhan Waring
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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For eighteen year old Lena O'Sullivan, life is predictable and dull. A future of hard work, marriage to a local boy, and a family of her own one day is all she has to look forward to. People from her background know not to expect too much, but Lena yearns for something different. Malachy Berger was different, for him, the world is at his feet. An only child of a wealthy, if peculiar father, a large inheritance, a beautiful house and a fine education are his due. Nobody is in favour of Lena and Malachy’s friendship, but why not? What harm are they doing? Why is everyone so dead set against it?
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Another wonderful story
- By M. from Florida on 09-21-22
By: Jean Grainger
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The Good Guy
- By: Dean Koontz
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
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Timothy Carrier, having a beer after work at his friend's tavern, enjoys drawing eccentric customers into amusing conversations. But the jittery man who sits next to him tonight has mistaken Tim for someone very different and passes to him a manila envelope full of cash. "Ten thousand now. You get the rest when she's gone."
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Dawn
- By Dawn on 06-14-07
By: Dean Koontz
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A Quiet Life in the Country
- A Lady Hardcastle Mystery, Book 1
- By: T E Kinsey
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
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Lady Emily Hardcastle is an eccentric widow with a secret past. Florence Armstrong, her maid and confidante, is an expert in martial arts. The year is 1908 and they've just moved from London to the country, hoping for a quiet life. But it is not long before Lady Hardcastle is forced out of her self-imposed retirement. There's a dead body in the woods, and the police are on the wrong scent. Lady Hardcastle makes some enquiries of her own, and it seems she knows a surprising amount about crime investigation...
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excellent!
- By J.L. on 02-27-17
By: T E Kinsey
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Deadly Scandal
- The Deadly Series, Book 1
- By: Kate Parker
- Narrated by: Henrietta Meire
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
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Olivia Denis is a content young wife with a carefree life in late 1930s London. Then her world is shattered with the violent death of her husband, Reggie. The police want to call it a suicide and close the case, but Olivia knows Reggie couldn't possibly have fired the fatal shot. Further mysteries surface surrounding her husband's death. Did the trustworthy Foreign Office employee betray government secrets? Was his murder linked to the death of a German embassy clerk the same night? And who searched their flat?
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Insipid Heroine
- By James on 08-14-17
By: Kate Parker
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Lane
- A Case For Willows And Lane, Book 1
- By: Peter Grainger
- Narrated by: Henrietta Meire
- Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
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"So I thought I might take up paragliding. You know, buy one on eBay and just jump off the cliff one morning." Emily Willows is middle-aged, widowed, wealthy, and bored. When she makes those flippant remarks to her son over coffee one Friday, she has no inkling that within a few hours she will be facing the most terrifying situation of her life.
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Good, and hopefully the series will improve
- By Jonathan Berger on 08-06-18
By: Peter Grainger
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Very Very Lucky
- By: Amanda Prowse
- Narrated by: Amanda Prowse
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
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With kids to look after, an ailing mother and a neglected husband, life is full for Emma Fountain—too full, she realises, when she wakes up in IKEA after falling asleep in one of the show beds. Only her crazy, funny best friend Roz keeps her sane. But when Roz climbs in through her bathroom window one day to deliver terrible news, Emma’s belief that she can find a way around any obstacle crumbles in the face of a problem she just can’t fix.
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Heartwarming story
- By Gillian Moss on 03-31-25
By: Amanda Prowse
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Heathcliff Lennox - France 1918
- By: Karen Baugh Menuhin
- Narrated by: Sam Dewhurst -Phillips
- Length: 1 hr
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Spring, 1918. The Great War is at a crucial stage, the Germans are making one last push into France, and the Allies are struggling to hold them back. Battle lines are shifting, and men, and their machines, are being sent up and down the front to shore up defenses. Major Heathcliff Lennox, and his batman Greggs, are told to report to their new HQ. They set off on a sunlit day to fly the distance, but the enemy is never far away, and disaster strikes. They're sent crashing to the ground behind enemy lines, where life, death, and love await.
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Another great Heathcliff Lennox
- By Katydid65 on 06-04-21
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Elementary, She Read
- By: Vicki Delany
- Narrated by: Kelly Clare
- Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
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When Gemma finds a rare and potentially valuable magazine hidden in the bookshop, she and her friend Jayne set off to find the owner, only to stumble upon a dead body. The highly perceptive Gemma is the police's first suspect, so she puts her consummate powers of deduction to work to clear her name, investigating a handsome rare books expert, the dead woman's suspiciously unmoved son, and a whole family of greedy characters desperate to cash in on their inheritance.
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A great read, but only for some
- By TK on 12-05-19
By: Vicki Delany
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Daisy Darker
- A Novel
- By: Alice Feeney
- Narrated by: Stephanie Racine
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
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After years of avoiding each other, Daisy Darker’s entire family is assembling for Nana’s 80th birthday party in Nana’s crumbling gothic house on a tiny tidal island. Finally back together one last time, when the tide comes in, they will be cut off from the rest of the world for eight hours. The family arrives, each of them harboring secrets. Then at the stroke of midnight, as a storm rages, Nana is found dead. And an hour later, the next family member follows…
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Ok story idea; juvenile writing
- By will33 on 09-01-22
By: Alice Feeney
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- KoKee
- 02-16-20
very good
An excellent story, interesting and has twists and turns. I look forward to another story by this author, one for woman's lib in the beginning days.
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-21-19
A fantastic murder mystery!!!!
A must read, different way of writing and brings the reader in wondering what the ending will be. 100% recommend!
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- Renata Sujto
- 11-03-20
Could not stop listening!
I became a Faith Martin’s fan. Awesome story (I will not say what I liked about the story to not give away any spoilers) with a great style. Enough detail to give color on characters and not too much to be boring. Great hints of humor. Perfect narration.
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- roseanna banana
- 03-20-22
That was excellent
I absolutely love Faith Martin's writing. She does a marvelous job with character building. There were so many surprises in this book. The book absolutely flows through to the end where everything makes sense. Just another great book. The narration was so well done I could forget that I was listening to someone reading to me. Excellent narration.
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- DebbieDD
- 08-30-21
Another great start of a series
PC Loveday and Dr Reilly are going to be a great team, I look forward to more of their stories.
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- Cindy
- 01-24-23
Excellent story and fresh take on an old classicand narration
Interesting characters and a slightly different take on the classic mentor/student relationship. Here the elder, we’ll experienced older man takes on what he thinks will be a token police presence to legitimize his sleuthing. Instead he appreciates and develops a young female probationary constable without condescending to traditional tropes. As a female who worked in a very similar male workplace that was not so much hostile as skeptical and tradition bound, I could relate to the WPC’s quiet, dogged determination to succeed and her willingness to learn from those who had. I was very relieved to see more volumes in the series.
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- matt harrington
- 02-12-19
Great new series
Enjoyed it. Would recommend it. Would listen to another. Not too corny and the ending is possibly which a lot of books don't have these days.
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- Mary Youngblood
- 02-20-21
Another good read by Faith Martin!
I miss my Hillary Greene and Jenny Starling series, but maybe this series woul end up being just a good. This book is definitely not a bad start to a new set of mysteries!
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- Luana G
- 02-13-25
well done!
i enjoyed the Narration very much. The story kept my attention because it was darn good!
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- John
- 07-25-18
So Glad I Bought This Book
Faith Martin is a new author to me ,.. and I am so very glad to have found this book .. I am looking forward to her other series,.. and hope that Audible will purchase the other book in this very short ,.. but satisfying series.
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