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Books by Cara Hunter
Cara Hunter is a bestselling British crime novelist, author of the DI Fawley series and Murder in the Family.
Murder in the Family
by Cara Hunter
Murder in the Family is a standalone novel by Cara Hunter, author of the excellent DI Fawley series, and has already hit the bestseller lists in the UK. Like a number of UK mystery writers at the moment, the book experiments with a new format, so if you like your mysteries more traditional, it's better to read her latest Fawley novel, Hope to Die (2022). In the case of Murder in the Family, the scenes play out as a script from a reality TV show. Instead of Hercule Poirot gathering everyone into a room and revealing all, the suspects are gathered together on TV by the producers and work out the crime for themselves. Hunter is great at building atmosphere and this book, set in a wealthy part of London, is no exception.
Interviews with Cara Hunter
The Best Crime Novels Set in Oxford, recommended by Cara Hunter
The city of Oxford has been a popular location for fictional murders for nearly a century, the ancient university and its beautiful buildings also lending themselves to wonderful screen adaptations. Bestselling British novelist Cara Hunter—author of the DI Fawley series and Murder in the Family—talks us through some of her favourite crime novels set in the city of dreaming spires. (If you’d like to see Cara in person, she’s speaking at two events at the Oxford Literary Festival on 16 March, 2024)