The burning

By M. R. Hall

Subjects: England, fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, Jenny Cooper (Fictitious character), Coroners, Fiction, crime

Description: In the icy, languid days following Christmas, a dense fog has settled over the Wye Valley. Local Coroner Jenny Cooper, still reeling after being abandoned by her partner for the festivities, is called to the scene of a dreadful tragedy: a house has been burned to the ground, revealing its terrible secrets. Before the fire began, a man, Ed Morgan, shot his two stepdaughters dead, before turning the gun on himself. His infant son is still missing.