Looking for a brilliant murder mystery with a feisty female detective?MEET DI HILLARY GREENE, A POLICE WOMAN WITH A THIRST FOR JUSTICE AND A CAREER ON THE ROCKSA pretty French student is found dead in her room at an exclusive Oxford college. Everyone thinks it is another tragic case of accidental drug overdose.But Detective Hillary Greene has a nose for the truth. She quickly discovers that the … for the truth. She quickly discovers that the student was involved in some very unusual activities.
With a shocking cause of death found, the case becomes a high-profile murder investigation.
Adding to the pressure, Hillary’s nemesis is transferred to work with her at the station.
Can Hillary keep her cool and get justice for the unfortunate student?
This is a crime mystery full of well-observed characters, which will have you gripped from start to finish.
MURDER AT THE UNIVERSITY is the second in a series of page-turning crime thrillers set in Oxfordshire.
Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Colin Dexter, or Ruth Rendell.
What readers are saying about MURDER AT THE UNIVERSITY
“Really enjoying this series and love Hillary and her team.” Nerys
“I like Hillary and her team and love the Oxford setting.” Hannelore Cheney
“I’ve got to say, Faith Martin is becoming one of my favourite authors. . . Move over Inspector Morse, make way for D.I. Greene.” Carole Gourlay
“An excellent plot, a well told story and an enjoyable read” Nerys
THE LOCATION
Oxford is a city of two halves — town and gown. In the town, you have Cornmarket street full of shops and shoppers that could be found in any city in the country. But Oxford’s ‘dreaming spires’ are the real draw for the tourists, romantics and those with intellectual aspirations to wear the gowns of students and dons. In centuries-old quads, croquet can still be played on lawns as smooth as velvet. Here, ‘New’ College’s walls are actually over 500 years old, and Cotswold stone gleams in even the wateriest of winter sunlight. A city of bicycles, with undergraduates (and fellows) flapping about in faded, black gowns; the Martyrs’ Memorial, and fabled inns where the likes of J.R.R Tolkien sat and wrote about a Hobbit who lived in a hole in the ground. Everywhere you turn, you see history staring back at you. And of course there has always been murder!
THE DETECTIVE
DI Hillary Greene
An attractive woman in her forties, Hillary Greene is a police officer of many years’ experience, and came up through the ranks. Consequently, she knows how the system works, and is fiercely loyal to the force without being blinkered to its faults. She is a long-standing friend of her immediate superior officer, ‘Mellow’ Mallow and enjoys a rather enigmatic relationship with the steely Superintendent Marcus Donleavy. Popular with the rank and file for her no-nonsense attitude and competence.
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A REVISED EDITION OF A BOOK FIRST PUBLISHED AS “ON THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW.”
DI HILLARY GREENE SERIES
BOOK 1: MURDER ON THE OXFORD CANAL
BOOK 2: MURDER AT THE UNIVERSITY
BOOK 3: MURDER OF THE BRIDE
BOOK 4: MURDER IN THE VILLAGE
BOOK 5: MURDER IN THE FAMILY
BOOK 6: MURDER AT HOME
BOOK 7: MURDER IN THE MEADOW
BOOK 8: MURDER IN THE MANSION
BOOK 9: MURDER IN THE GARDEN
BOOK 10: MURDER BY FIRE
BOOK 11: MURDER AT WORK
BOOK 12: MURDER NEVER RETIRES
BOOK 13: MURDER OF A LOVER
BOOK 14: MURDER NEVER MISSES
BOOK 15: MURDER AT MIDNIGHT
BOOK 16: MURDER IN MIND
BOOK 17: HILLARY’S FINAL CASE
BOOK 18: HILLARY’S BACK! (NEW)
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Tried, tried, tried to read this but just could not get interested.
I fell in love with this series. I am on #10 out of 18 books. DI Hillary Greene is brilliant. Love her powers of deduction.
I like the characters. Good development
Excellent
Didn’t find a whole lot to like–rather simplistic plot-just happened to find address in trash can-really ?? Had to force self to finish..
I admired the no nonsense Detective Hillary Green . Seems she is constantly underestimated by her male superiors and then solves the crimes they cannot . She is such a flawed character the reader can’t help loving her . I read the entire series and was sorry when the last book ended . I highly recommend this series.
Great read but some of the British words I didn’t understand. The British glossary is at the end of the book. That’s great if you are reading a paperback and not a kindle.
Fun read with plenty of red herrings.
Such glorious honesty!
Good book. Wanted to keep reading which is always a positive. The descriptions of different elements triggered minds eye visions which is another positive. There is an underlying story which was nicely bubbling under the main plot. Clearly this will be carried over into the next book of the series. Interesting tale and informative about Oxford ‘University’. Yes I would recommend it.
Good read. Good characters. Good plot.
Good mystery
Crime solving with memorable characters. Not quite a tidy ending for the heroine. Looking for the next challenge
Good mystery – well written. I’ll read more by this author.
This was the first book I read by this author and I really enjoyed it. It was a good murder mystery set in England and really had a lot of twists and turns. Great plot!
superb!! juicy characters and plot.
Looking forward to reading the entire series.
Fun read
Miurder at the University sheds light on the complexity of the Oxford college system as well as telling a very entertaining story with lots of twists and interesting characters.
smart woman DI. knows how to organize her team and gets the job done!