The Coroner
31 March 2013Imprint: Pan
Synopsis
The Coroner is the first gripping installment in Matthew Hall's twice CWA Gold Dagger nominated Coroner Jenny Cooper series, from the creator of BBC One's Keeping Faith.
When those in power hide the truth, she risks everything to reveal it.
When lawyer, Jenny Cooper, is appointed Severn Vale District Coroner, she’s hoping for a quiet life and space to recover...
Details
31 March 2013464 pages
9780330458368Imprint: Pan
Reviews
It's a tribute to the author's skill that I read this book supposing it to be autobiographical . . . He really gets under the skin of his heroine . . . Good and imaginative writing (and some political implications) to make an outstandingly interesting first novelThe Literary Review
A compelling debutSainsburys Magazine
This big, well-executed debut novel by screenwriter and producer Matthew Hall has meaty characters and a chewy plot in the Lynda La Plante styleGuardian
A brilliant, original and gripping crime novel – I can't wait for Matthew Hall's next one!Sophie Hannah
