I'm sorry for having to say it, but this is the first Faith Martin title that I couldn't bring myself to finish.
I really love the Hillary Greene series; I think the Jenny Starling series comes a good second.

But this... I have some books that were written in the 1940's and 1950's, books my mother read as a young teenager and woman. A Fatal Flaw has the same style of writing and the same atmosphere. And where this is endearing in those old books, here, it makes the book read as a parody on Agatha Christie. The best word I can find is 'frumpy'. It reads like the first book of a 16-year old with writing aspirations.

I hope Mrs. Martin will finish her next Jenny Starling book soon, so I can read it to make me forget this 'fatal flaw'.

In Oxford in 1960, probationary WPC Trudy Loveday and coroner Clement Ryder have yet another case to solve. This time, the pair are mixed up in bizarre behaviour and suspicious deaths involving the Miss Oxford Honey beauty pageant

A fitting addition to the series

I'm not familiar with Faith Martin's work, but I enjoyed A Fatal Flaw. A contestant in a pageant at Oxford in 1960 is found dead, Who killed her? As a former pageant queen, it's very easy to imagine some contestants resorting to murder. It's a mystery with enough twists to keep your interest. The characters are likeable and engaging. I will read more from this author. Thanks to NetGalley for an arc in exchange for an honest review.

A great story line with brilliant main characters.. I read this book in one sitting as I couldn't put it down.