Meet Coroner Jenny Cooper, a fearless yet human heroine and the last hope for the unjustly killed. Matthew Hall's novels have now been adapted into the hit TV series, Coroner.

Shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger Award for
THE BEST CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR

When lawyer Jenny Cooper is appointed Severn Vale District Coroner, she's hoping for a quiet life and space to recover from a traumatic divorce, but the office she inherits from the recently deceased Harry Marshall contains neglected files hiding dark secrets and a trail of buried evidence.

Could the tragic death of a young boy in custody be linked to the apparent suicide of a teenage prostitute and the fate of Marshall himself?

In the face of powerful and sinister forces, determined to keep both the truth hidden and the troublesome coroner in check, Jenny embarks on a lonely and dangerous one-woman crusade for justice that threatens not only her career but also her sanity . . .

Now a hit TV series from CBC

'Unputdownable' Woman & Home

'A fast-paced debut thriller' The Times

'This big well-executed debut has meaty characters and a chewy plot' Guardian

CORONER JENNY COOPER INVESTIGATES . . .

[Thumbnails of The Disappeared, The Redeemed, The Flight, The Chosen Dead, The Burning, A Life to Kill]

Hall's heroine is believable enough to care about, and it's good to see a novel niche being carved in the crowded realm of whodunits. Perhaps it'll do for coroners' courts what CSI did for forensic science