Martha Gunn Books in Order

Floodwater exposes a murdered man's body inside a Shrewsbury cottage. Coroner Martha Gunn investigates when the presumed victim's wife denies the identification, leaving questions about the corpse's identity and the whereabouts of the missing tenant.

A boy accused of stabbing a popular classmate is found dead in his cell shortly after arrest. Coroner Martha Gunn questions the apparent suicide and investigates the assumptions surrounding both boys, seeking a fuller account of their deaths.

A woman arrives at a Shrewsbury hospital carrying what she calls her baby daughter. The child is mummified, and postmortem findings contradict her account, leaving coroner Martha Gunn to reconstruct a death that occurred years earlier.

A deliberate house fire kills three family members, bringing coroner Martha Gunn and DI Alex Randall together. A second blaze and a missing retired nurse deepen the investigation, suggesting links rooted in a concealed past.

A car crashes on the remote Burway, leaving its driver injured and her four-year-old daughter missing. Martha Gunn and Alex Randall search around the Devil's Chair, separating local legends from evidence as they try to locate the child.

A homeless man's body is discovered in the ruins of Moreton Corbet Castle with his throat cut. Coroner Martha Gunn and Detective Inspector Alex Randall work to establish his identity and uncover the circumstances behind the killing.

Two apparently unconnected suicides trouble Martha Gunn, then Alex Randall's wife dies under unexplained circumstances. With her police ally suspended, Martha investigates alone while confronting the possibility that he may be implicated in a killing.

Two teenagers die when their car plunges into a quarry, but the trunk holds a woman who has been dead for six months. Coroner Martha Gunn searches for her identity while someone works to keep the hidden history buried.