Charlotte's Reviews > A Fatal Affair

I saw this on Netgalley and liked the sound of it so promptly requested, it was only when I downloaded it that I realised it was several books in to a series. I decided to give it a go anyway and was pleased to find that it acted nicely as a stand alone story as well and I was easily able to fill in the bits of backstory from the information provided. having thoroughly enjoyed this book I will definitely be working by way through the previous books in the series as well.

I really like the setting and feel of this book. Setting the series in the 60’s means that the book feels quite gentle even as the crime dealt with is the murder of a teenage girl. There is no worrying about tracking mobile phone records or internet searches instead we get to enjoy our duo driving round the local area talking to people and examining crime scenes.

WPC Loveday has to work to prove herself to her male colleagues who treat her as something of an oddity and aren’t quite sure what to do with her. Ryder however has no trouble seeing her skills and potential and works easily with her.

The professional relationship and friendship between Ryder and Loveday was delightful. It’s so nice to have a ‘detective’ pairing with absolutely no suggestion of romance.

I did arrive at some of the correct conclusion before our duo but only just and at the point where the information was all available.

An enjoyable read with a well plotted crime to solve.

With thanks to HQ Digital and Netgalley for a digital copy in exchange for honest review.

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