The Coroner, M. R. Hall
The Coroner, M. R. Hall
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The Coroner

Author: M. R. Hall

Narrator: Sian Thomas

Unabridged: 12 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/01/2009

Synopsis

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 in custody of a young boy be linked to the apparent suicide of a teenage prostitute and the fate of Marshall himself? Jenny's curiosity is aroused. Why was Marshall behaving so strangely before he died? What injustice was he planning to uncover? And what caused his abrupt change of heart? 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 which threatens not only her career but also her sanity.

About M. R. Hall

M. R. Hall is a screenwriter, producer, and former criminal barrister. Educated at Hereford Cathedral School and Worcester College, Oxford, he lives in Monmouthshire, England, with his wife and two sons.

About Sian Thomas

Sian Thomas, actress and Earphones Award–winning audiobook narrator, was nominated for a 2003 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role for her role in Up for Grabs. She appeared as Amelia Bones in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bill on December 04, 2020

The Coroner by M.R. Hall is the first book in British author Hall's Jenny Cooper mystery series, set in the Severn Vale. I first discovered the series from a Canadian TV version based on the books. The TV series is set in Toronto, Canada, but seems to respect the basic premise of the book. Jenny Coo......more

Goodreads review by Melinda on July 10, 2011

This was a fairly bland procedural crime novel... I assume the author is setting up storylines for further novels, but it would have been nice to tie up some of the loose ends. There was just too much whinging and dragging, boring stories in this book to be good. If it had stuck with the coronial pa......more

Goodreads review by Pat on January 28, 2009

Not bad, not great. Definitely too long (450 pages), in spite of the rather sparse script-like writing style. The villain of the piece and the nature of his/her villainy was spottable from a fair distance. And, by the way, Temazepan is not an anti-depressant. It sends you to sleep.......more

Goodreads review by Gerald on April 09, 2010

Brave of a male author to make a female character the main protagonist, but M R Hall succeeds well enough. Though Jenny Cooper, the coroner of the title, isn't easy to like. She is in psychiatric consultation for some childhood trauma, suffering guilt pangs after a custody struggle from a messy div......more

Goodreads review by Donna on February 25, 2020

I felt that this book is more a set up for the series to come. We are only just getting to know the coroner, Jenny Cooper and I did like that she wasn't all that put together, she has her own issues but fights them to make sure that she gives her job 100%. I did find the repetitiveness, of her takin......more

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