I read the 1st book in this series —Murder on the Oxford Canal (2004) — and got pissed off with Faith Martin, the author.
I was turned off by the barrage of (mostly negative) comments about the looks of the female characters.
Trying again, I jumped to more recent books:
- Murder Never Retires (2012)
- Murder of a Lover (2013) … a sequel
The super star of the book series is Detective Inspector (DI) Hillary Greene.
Though she’s the best investigator by far anywhere near Oxford, England — I’m irked by Hillary’s ego.
Just like the author.
There’s still far too much criticism of the looks and weight of characters in the book, both women and men now.
