Another cold case for Hillary Greene and her team. That of seventy-five-year-old Sylvia Perkins found murdered in her own home. But what of Jake Barnes, one of her team, what really is he up to. We start finding out.
Again another well-written, interesting and entertaining mystery in this series, with its varied characters. Always a joy to read.
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Hillary Greene is back on the scene working on another cold case. She spent several years on the police force as a detective. Two years previously, Hillary took early retirement. Being tired of boredom, she returned and is now working with the Crime Review Team, with a small team of officers. Hillary is invaluable because while in her previous job as a DI she was second to none, with an exceptionally high solve rate.

Hillary's newest case is that of seventy-five-year-old Sylvia Perkins who was found killed in her home in 2010. Sylvia had a reputation of sorts as she was quite popular with the older gentleman. So there is no shortage of suspects. However, the primary suspect is her grandson Robbie who has inherited everything. However he cannot be placed at the scene of the crime so the investigation takes Hillary and her team on a lot of turns.

Meanwhile Hillary is a bit distracted because she recently received a marriage proposal from Superintendent Steven Crayle, who was formally her boss. She is not so sure that she wants to get married again and takes a lot of time to make her decision.

In Murder at Midnight, book 15 in this series, readers were left wondering about one of her team members, Jake Barnes. His actions are rather suspicious and may even bring danger to Hillary. Fortunately, actions he took previously have not gone unnoticed especially since he does not fit well with the team. He is well-to-do and certainly does not need the civilian job. Also he was caught snooping on Hillary‘s computer. Hillary must also contend with a new boss, Roland Sale.

Murder in Mind is an exceptionally quick read. It is a great crime mystery where we get to see Hillary using her exceptional wits to solve this heinous crime. Character development is done quite well in this book. As the book was set some time ago, a lot of footwork and interviews were necessary for this murder to be solved. It was done quite well and the story flowed quickly. However, just as in each book in the series, we are left with unanswered questions. No doubt the final book in the series will wrap things up.

Many thanks to Joffe books and to NetGalley for this ARC for review in exchange for my honest opinion. ( )

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! ( )