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The Chosen Dead

By: Matthew Hall
Narrated by: Sian Thomas
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The Chosen Dead is the fifth gripping installment in Matthew Hall's twice CWA Gold Dagger nominated Coroner Jenny Cooper series, from the creator of BBC One's Keeping Faith.

An unlikely suicide or a deadly conspiracy?

When Bristol Coroner Jenny Cooper investigates the fatal plunge of a man from a motorway bridge, she little suspects that it has any connection with the sudden death of a friend’s thirteen year old daughter from a deadly strain of meningitis. But as Jenny pieces together the dead man’s last days, she’s drawn into a mystery whose dark ripples stretch across continents and back through decades.

In an investigation which will take her into the sinister realms of unbridled human ambition and corrupt scientific endeavour, Jenny is soon forced to risk the love and lives of those closest to her, as a deadly race to uncover the truth begins . . .

The Chosen Dead is followed by the sixth novel in the Coroner Jenny Cooper series, The Burning.

The Jenny Cooper novels have been adapted into a hit TV series, Coroner, made for CBC and NBC Universal starring Serinda Swan and Roger Cross.

 Crime Thrillers Mystery Police Procedurals Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths
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A solid installment in the Jenny Cooper series. Good research into the topic of genotyping and biological weapons underlines the book. The finish is a bit loose and one wonders for a while what happened to Allison. But in the end Jenny ends up at her bedside and leaves the listener wanting to get the next installment. Also, as usual, a fine performance of narrator....

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I love all these stores. Mostly because the writer seems to understand some readers need reminders about each character they introduce and the part they play, which helps readers like me keep up with the story as if I am watching the movies.
Descriptive as well as excellent plorsable plots

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