Murder in the Family
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3.2 • 37 Ratings
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- £11.99
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- £11.99
Publisher Description
**Don't miss MAKING A KILLING, the new DI Adam Fawley thriller, AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW**
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THE *INSTANT* NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY AND TORONTO STA BESTSELLER
*THE FIRST EVER STAND-ALONE FROM AUTHOR OF THE DI ADAM FAWLEY MILLION-COPIES-SOLD SERIES*
**A Financial Times Best Book of 2023**
**A Guardian Best Crime and Thriller book of 2023**
‘This devilishly clever, ground-breaking novel will keep you guessing’ IAN RANKIN
‘This book had me riveted to the page. It is original, inventive and totally 21st Century… Just brilliant!’ JANICE HALLETT
From the author of IN THE DARK and CLOSE TO HOME comes a brilliant standalone thriller you’ll never forget
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IT WAS A CASE THAT GRIPPED THE NATION
LUKE RYDER’S MURDER HAS NEVER BEEN SOLVED
In October 2003, Luke Ryder was found dead in the garden of the family home in London, leaving behind a wealthy older widow and three stepchildren. Nobody saw anything.
Now, secrets will be revealed – live on camera.
Years later a group of experts re-examine the evidence on Infamous, a true-crime show – with shocking results. Does the team know more than they’ve been letting on?
Or does the truth lie closer to home?
Can you solve the case before they do?
The truth will blow your mind.
Over a million copies sold of Cara Hunter books across all formats (paperback, ebook and audio) as of 1st July 2023
MURDER IN THE FAMILY was a #7 Sunday Times bestseller for week ending 3rd September 2023
*PRAISE FOR MURDER IN THE FAMILY*
‘Unique and hugely enjoyable.’ Sunday Express
'Addictive’ Sunday Times
‘An excellent, wholly original whodunnit!’ Gilly MacMillan
‘Genius premise with all the twistiness you’d expect from Cara Hunter. Her best yet!’ Victoria Selman
‘Reads like True Crime—relentlessly twisty and utterly compelling’ Shari Lapena
About the author
Cara Hunter is the author of the Sunday Times bestselling crime novels Close to Home, In the Dark, No Way Out, All the Rage, The Whole Truth and Hope to Die, all featuring DI Adam Fawley and his Oxford-based police team. Close to Home was a Richard and Judy Book Club pick, as was The Whole Truth, and was shortlisted for Crime Book of the Year in the British Book Awards 2019. No Way Out was selected by the Sunday Times as one of the 100 best crime novels since 1945. Cara's novels have sold over a million copies worldwide, and the TV rights to the series have been acquired by the Fremantle group. She lives in Oxford. Murder in the Family is her first stand-alone crime novel. The Fawley series will also continue.
Customer Reviews
*Disappointing*
This story for me was a bit hard to get into at first. The premise intrigued me, a case about a man Luke Ryder who was found dead in the garden of the family home. He left behind an older widow and three stepchildren. No one saw anything. Now years later the youngest stepchild Guy is now a producer. He wants to get to the truth and as the case is still unsolved along with a team of experts they attempt to trawl through the evidence and solve the crime.
I did not like any of the characters and the format was in the style of a true life podcast/documentary. I am not sure how the book came over but I listened to the audiobook. I really did not like how some of the experts seemed to be holding back a secret relative to the case.
I must say I love the Di Adam Fawley series by Cara Hunter which I still have more to read. I was not a complete fan of this standalone although I can understand the appeal. The ending for me was disappointing.
Could have been so much more
I was really really disappointed by this book. Great set up and plenty to keep you guessing but then the ending is way too obvious and guessable. I really want to love this author but this is about the 5th book from her that I have ‘read’ that I have felt let down by right at the end.