Faith Martin > Quotes

“That so-called master of hounds was about as much use as a fart in a colander.”
― Faith Martin, Murder in the Village

“much older than you knew”
― Faith Martin, Murder on the Oxford Canal

“Hope was a bitch. It tormented you far more than pain or grief ever did.”
― Faith Martin, Hillary's Final Case

“Hey,’ she said, shutting the door behind her, and making herself comfortable in the large padded chair facing his desk, without being asked. She had no need to stand on ceremony with Mel, who was one of her oldest friends. ‘How’s Janine?’ A few months ago, he’d married DS Janine Tyler, who’d been working on Hillary’s team for three years. Now, with the marriage, Janine had moved to Witney nick, and Hillary had a new DS.”
― Faith Martin, Murder in the Mansion

“Ah, Val, you’re just the ticket,’ Arbie said gratefully. Val put one sturdy foot on the ground to balance herself and looked at him suspiciously. ‘Oh?’ This was not the sort of greeting she’d been expecting. In her experience, Arbie Swift usually lived up to his name whenever he saw her, and swiftly made excuses to depart.”
― Faith Martin, Murder by Candlelight

“Martha had never trusted skinny cooks.”
― Faith Martin, The Birthday Mystery

“inestimably”
― Faith Martin, The Jenny Starling Mysteries Books 1–4

“Gemma crossed a pair of legs, clad in expensive hosiery,”
― Faith Martin, Murder in the Village

“Angela”
― Faith Martin, A Fatal Affair

“that you had always felt to be safe before, it tended to leave a scar. ‘But you knew her sister, I believe?’ she pressed on. Diane looked puzzled. ‘No, I don’t think so.’ And she wasn’t lying either, Hillary thought instantly. She knew this type of witness. All her life, Diane Burgess had respected the law — she’d probably been taught it by her respectable working-class parents, and then had it reinforced by her school teachers, and would no doubt have drummed the same mindset into any children she may have had. Added to that, she was a genuinely timid soul, and they tended to avoid confrontation out of habit. More than anything else, she would be uncomfortable lying, especially to someone in authority. It was far easier for someone like this to simply tell the truth. It required less effort. Hillary would have bet her first pay cheque — when she got it — that this woman was going to answer anything and everything put to her as honestly and as simply as she could hope for. ‘You used to work at Tesco didn’t you? In the town?’ ‘Oh that was years ago.’ ‘But you used to serve Anne”
― Faith Martin, Murder Never Retires

“stultifying”
― Faith Martin, Murder at Work

“two”
― Faith Martin, Murder at Home

“to take over his old role at CRT, on paper at”
― Faith Martin, Murder in Mind

“gaol.”
― Faith Martin, Detective Hillary Greene Books 6–10

“Jenny beamed at him. She liked to see a man eat. Well, she liked to see anybody eat.”
― Faith Martin, The Teatime Mystery

“She told herself she didn’t need breakfast, and ignoring her rumbling tummy, reached for the coffee jar. She flicked on the radio and spooned some instant into a mug, searching her fridge for milk. Someone further along the towpath was frying bacon. The bastard.”
― Faith Martin, Murder in the Mansion

“who want to run as MPs?’ Janine said, clarifying her shorthand. ‘And the current MP for this area suddenly announced that he is retiring next year, and”
― Faith Martin, Murder in the Village

“lay”
― Faith Martin, Murder in the Parish

“Hillary thought. Someone get me”
― Faith Martin, Murder on the Oxford Canal

“précis.”
― Faith Martin, Murder at the University

“chignon,”
― Faith Martin, Murder at the University

“supercilious”
― Faith Martin, The Jenny Starling Mysteries Books 1–4

“plebeian”
― Faith Martin, A Fatal Mistake

“they knew more than he thought they possibly could? Not that he could see how. As far as he was aware, nobody knew how much he had hated Iris Carmody – or why. But if they were to find out … Would he be arrested? And if he was, how could he possibly defend himself?”
― Faith Martin, A Fatal Affair

“antimacassars”
― Faith Martin, A Fatal Obsession

“oik”
― Faith Martin, Murder in the Village

“irascible,”
― Faith Martin, A Fatal Obsession

“What was she supposed to do now? Swoon at his feet? Jenny bit back a grin as she wondered what he’d do if she did. If he attempted to catch her, she’d squash him flat.”
― Faith Martin, The Oxford Mystery

“come a cropper”
― Faith Martin, The Jenny Starling Mysteries Books 1–4

“bonhomie”
― Faith Martin, A Fatal Secret