Oh dear, 5 books into the series and the only plot line that has progressed is Jenny's panic attacks have stopped (or have they?). Things still the same; endless, repetitive anguishing over parenting skills, inabilty to stand up to bullying from ex-husband, constant rushing around the countryside solving ever increasing convoluted and unlikely conspiracies,, if you don't stop you'll be stood down/fired/arrested etc.............. ( )

A great read about biological warfare from my favourite crime author.

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Disease, corruption, death and government indifference: facts of everyday life for South Africans but also the ingredients of a fine work of fiction by M.R. Hall in which coroner Jenny Cooper, whose devotion to rooting out the truth is almost unrealistically impressive, once again pits herself against officialdom to the detriment of her mental health and family relationships.
This time an apparent suicide of an aid worker just back from Africa, a devastating outbreak of meningitus, problems reconnecting with her alientated son, conspiracy in the medical industry, her unpleasant ex David and the ill-health of coroner's officer Alison are some of the factors that try Jenny's ever-fragile state of mind. In addition there is some-sort of high level cover-up and, as always, Jenny's job security is under threat.
Jenny Cooper is a flawed heroine with many all-too human failings, but she is the sort of person we all pray to have on our side in emergencies, tenacious, valiant and indominable. ( )