The Coroner

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