I received a copy of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley.

This instalment, despite the inevitable reciting of Hillary's life story, doesn't really stand alone. There are three threads to the narrative: the cold case concerning the murder of a seemingly well loved old lady, which Hillary solves somewhat out of the blue; the continuing explanation of "exactly what Jake is up to", which was the most interesting part of the book, but which ends on a cliff-hanger; and finally, "will Hillary marry Stephen?", which also ended without resolution.

Whilst effective at enticing me on to read the final instalment, this novel ended abruptly at less than 100% on my Kindle, leaving me feeling a bit put out!

Thankyou to NetGalley, Joffe Books and the author, Faith Martin, for the opportunity to read an advanced readers copy of Murder In Mind in exchange for an honest and unbiased opinion.
I thought this book was well written and intriguing. It was a quick, easy read with a good character ensemble. Faith Martin always leaves you wanting more. 3.5 stars.

Thank you NetGalley and Joffe Books for this arc.

I'll keep reading the Hilary stories as fast a Joffe gets them out. Am a very big fan of this series.

Another nicely paced easy read with some very familiar characters and some that are not so familiar as well as an assortment of "persons of interest" and bad guys. Hilary's "new" trainees are coming along nicely, though there are still some questions about them. I think this was meant to be the official end of Steven's supervision of the team as he was breaking in his replacement Rolle in this story. Rolle seems to be okay, but still an unknown.

The case itself was intriguing as always with a kind of sad resolution in the end. As always, there were big questions left unanswered. I want more!