This is the sixth book in the 'DI Adam Fawley' series by Cara Hunter set in and around Oxford. I have now read all of the instalments except book two - In The Dark - which I hope to get around to soon. I think there is some benefit in reading at least one of the other books first for character development and to maximise the enjoyment of the story, however, each of the stories has its uniqueness. The author helpfully provides a little background of the central characters at the start of the book, a great touch which shows thoughtfulness to her audience.

Hope to Die was a compulsive read with plenty of turns and shocking discoveries. The story followed the format of a dual, past and present timeline as it developed through changing scenes, told from the points of view of Adam and various others, who each had their dilemmas and difficulties to bear, though Adam is in a better place now. Everything was all so well executed by Cara Hunter and this kept me reading enthusiastically.

Cara Hunter's writing style continues to be very natural, realistic and absorbing. Similar to previous instalments, the author has effectively peppered the tale with the inclusion of documents and materials, for example, police interview details, emails and transcripts that really embellish and enhance the overall impact of the book. With ups and downs in pacing the plot was cleverly constructed and it was impossible to predict what was coming next, making Hope to Die all the more compelling right until the satisfying ending. Cara Hunter's characterisation was tremendous and certainly not neglected in favour of the plot or anything else. I love this team of characters and need to read more in the series, eager for book seven.

I received a complimentary copy of this novel at my request from Penguin Books (UK) via NetGalley. This review is my own unbiased opinion.

A brilliantly engaging read full of plot twists and turns. Gripping, exciting and fast paced, Recommended.

I really enjoyed this police thriller book, you don't have to read the other books in this series to read this one, This is the 1st book I have read by the author and it won't be the last, I won't ruin this review with any spoilers but i recommend this book, many thanks to netgalley and publisher for the arc of this book in exchange for this honest review

Hope to Die by Cara Hunter.
Book 6 of the DI Adam Fawley series.
A burglary gone wrong or is it? DI Adam Fawley suspects there's something more to it. He's determined to find out.
I really enjoyed this book. I love this series. I loved the newspaper clippings and text bubbles. Omg bring on the next book quickly cara. What an ending. Cliffhanger. 5*.

I love this series and this latest addition did not disappoint. The inclusion of the ‘who’s who’ at the beginning is a fantastic idea and I’m glad to see it again. I note that the author was inspired by an actual criminal case and this book definitely had a ‘true crime’ feel to it. No doubt that feeling was added to by the extracts from the ‘Netflix’ series dotted through the book. DI Fawley is a great character and I hope there’s plenty more to come from him and his team.

Another fab episode from the very talented Cara Hunter in her DI Adam Fawley series.

In a completely baffling mystery the Oxfordshire police have to use all of their resources to work out why an elderly couple have a dead body in their kitchen, one who neither admit to knowing. This story is right up their with the best of the genre's ingeniously plotted storylines which is combined with a deeply satisfying conclusion.

I highly rate this series which really embraces the contemporary whilst losing none of the police procedural's appeal in the process. This story has a Netflix documentary running alongside the different viewpoints of the team investigating the case which adds a nice touch that we can all relate to.

I'm already looking forward to my next trip to Oxford.

DI Adam Fawley is back for a very welcome sixth time. The Oxford based police officer is called to a very remote farmhouse after a passerby reported hearing a gunshot. The elderly residents, Richard and Margaret Swann, claim to have disturbed an intruder who Richard admits to shooting in self defence. However, as evidence emerges it seems that this is highly improbable. Why is Richard lying?

A great, twisty plot with astutely created characters and an atmosphere thick with tension make for a brilliant read.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Books for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Called out to an isolated farm in the middle of the night, Adam Fawley’s latest case involves an elderly couple and a dead body. Informed by the couple that, when faced with a burglar armed with a knife, he was shot, something just doesn’t feel right to the Detective Inspector and before long he and his team are involved in investigating a previous crime – and the surprises just keep on coming.

I’ve loved this series from the very beginning, but something about this one just didn’t sit well with me. I’m not sure what it was, but it took a while for me to settle with this sixth novel. The reports of the previous crime were in tiny print and it was irksome to continually have to alter the font size continually just as I was getting into the story. There is no doubt this is an awesome crime thriller, full of twists and turns galore and a riveting read but somehow it just didn’t feel the same as the rest of the series. Still, one I’m happy to recommend and give 4.5*.

My thanks to the publisher for my copy via NetGalley; this is – as always – my honest, original and unbiased review.

From the start of this series we have observed DI Adam Fawley's life in various stages, sometimes sad, sometimes crazily mixed up, occasionally misdirected, but always absorbing, so it's a real pleasure in Hope to Die to see him enter a more settled period in his life. However, that doesn't mean that his professional life is any less exciting, far from it as Hope to Die hits the ground running with a gruesome discovery in an isolated farmhouse. The elderly couple who live at Gantry Manor are naturally bewildered by what appears to be a burglary gone wrong at their rural hideaway but there's something about Mr and Mrs Swann which just doesn't quite add up. As always, Fawley and his team are soon on the case and are determined to leave no stone unturned and no clue uninvestigated but even these hardened detectives are unprepared for what they are about to discover about the couple at Gantry Manor.

I raced through Hope to Die at top speed, not because it's light on content, far from it, it's just that once started it's very easy to become so immersed that you don't notice time passing. I love the speed of the story, the way it enfolds you, quickens your imagination and all credit to this talented writer for keeping everything so realistic, from police interviews, emails, news and Netflix documentary transcripts it reads like a true crime broadcast. There are twists and turns aplenty, lots of emotional content, and a family drama which reveals its secrets ever so slowly but when all is revealed it makes you gasp out loud.

Clever , sophisticated, and brilliant, long may DI Adam Fawley and his team reign supreme. I'm already looking forward to the seventh in the series, and beyond, as this creative author has the unique ability to keep the stories fresh and true, and cunningly addictive.

Another case for Detective Adam Fawley and his team.
When a member of the public calls to report a gun shot at a house in the middle of nowhere, late at night, Adam and his team find what looks like a burglary gone wrong, but upon investigating closer it soon becomes clear that this couple in their seventies have a lot to hide and their story isn't quite adding up.
I always enjoy catching up with Adam and Co. I've read all of the books in the series and this one was absolutely brilliant. Such an interesting storyline with greats twists and clever detective work. Would highly recommend this and all other Cara Hunter books.

Amazing read! I loved the characters, loved the storyline and loved the added inserts into the narrative. I stayed up late into the night to finish this one and can’t wait for the next in the series!

DI Adam Fawley and his team are back in book six of the series.
When the team are asked to investigate a fatal shooting at a remote location not everything is what it seems.

Richard Swann and elderly man said he shot the burglar as he was afraid for his and his wife lives.
But this case just gets more twisted as the team investigate. It doesn't help matters that the young man was shot in the face and had absolutely on ID on him.

As the case progresses not everyone is telling the truth about who there are and the dead man.
Also what has an old case about a young woman in prison for murdering her newborn baby have to do the the Swanns?

Cara Hunter has a brilliant way of writing such mesmerising stories and have such a fantastic set of characters.

Cara Hunter is an auto-buy for me and one of my favourite series.

I absolutely love the DI Fawley series and the whole team that support the plot. #HopeToDie might be my favourite book in the series so far with its twists and turns. I loved the way Cara Hunter included the excerpts from the Netflix documentary on an old case - it fitted the story perfectly.

A man shot in the head halts quick identification. A woman in prison for the murder of her newborn son. Can these be linked?
Tension from the start of this fast paced novel. DC Adam Fawley is on the case but it will not be an easy investigation.
Loved this book with it’s twists and turns, truth and lies. Enjoy the ride.

This author never disappoints and serves up another fantastic instalment in the DI Adam Fawley series. At times I was confused as the crime committed is so intricate however, all becomes clear and kept me gripped. I highly recommend this book.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review

This is book 6 in the series and I think it's the best one yet! It had a unique storyline that kept me gripped and I found it easy to follow. All the characters are so relatable and I definitely recommend you read the whole series in order to benefit the most from the books. Look forward to the next one.

This is the best Cara Hunter novel I read so far: an excellent police procedural that kept me turning pages and being surprised by all the twists till the final part.
I was glad to catch up with the characters and was fascinated by the possible culprits. Camilla, the chameleon girl, is the epitome of the unreliable narrator. A woman who prefer to spend her life in prison rather than saying what happened to her child. Her mother, a chilly woman obsessed by the social standing and the reputation.
There's not a lot of likeable or "good people", there's plenty of secrets and rage.
I liked how the author used different media (mail, newspapers, calls, tv program) to make us understand what is happening.
A gripping and excellent story that I strongly recommend.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

I’m an avid mystery reader, so I was super excited to be on the blog tour of Hope to Die by Cara Hunter. This has been a very complex story with lots of twists and turns.

✨Here’s what I liked:

✨The Swans were a very weird-acting couple.
✨I loved the who done it? and who is dead? mystery.
✨The story gets better and better and there are lots of visual aids and clues, which made this a very interactive read.
✨Based on real life events - I won’t mention which one, as I don’t want to give any spoilers, but it was definitely shocking to know that something similar has happened.

💫Nothing that I didn’t enjoy about this one.

This is the sixth book in Fawley series, but can be easily read as a standalone.

I've read all of the Cara Hunter books and they've all been amazing. This one was no exception to that rule. Can't wait for the next one

Wow! Are we really at book six in this, one of my favourite series? And with absolutely no signs of flagging at all.
So... we start with an elderly couple having shot dead a burglar in, what the man claims, was self-defence. On the face of things, this stacks up. Until little things in their story, particularly the timeline, fail to stack up and DI Adam Fawley and his team start to investigate.
It appears that the couple have a past. Well a past that is provided by their daughter Camilla who is currently serving life at Her Majesty's Pleasure... A past that they have tried very hard to erase. Except now it has come back to bite them in the face...
An so begins a crackingly plotted, interconnected, tale of two timelines. One following the investigation in the present, the other going back to Camilla's past and the events that shaped what is happening in the now. It's fast paced and contains everything I love about this author's use of information delivery. Using transcripts, Wiki entries, media reports, social media and the like. A very neat and effective way of bringing the reader up to speed. Meaning that the story gets on with itself very nicely indeed and, well, for me anyway, the book practically reads itself to you!
Characters were well crafted and all played their parts well, both series cast and episode extras. It was lovely to reconnect with Fawley and his team. Plotting was tight and well executed and there was no superfluous waffle or padding. The ending when it came both shocked and delighted, and wholly satisfied. In fact the only bad thing about the book was finishing it and having to say goodbye to them until the next time. Hopefully we'll reconnect soon for more of the same.
My thanks go to the Publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book.