This was the first book I've read by Cooper, and I was keen to see what was giving her such a huge following. It didn't disappoint! The storyline was quite complex, and I found it difficult to follow at times, but it centers around Trish, a newly promoted QC. She is excited to be assigned her first case until she realizes that she will be acting for Clean World Waste Management, who are accused of murdering a farmer when one of their waste disposal tanks exploded. Trish works hard in preparing a solid defence, and we get a rare insight into the legal system, until she meets the farmers widow, a quiet woman who has more of an influence on Trish then ...  Read the complete review

Yes, another crime novel review from me. I'm really getting into this genre now! I'm more of a crime/thriller fanatic at the moment, but this one is more focussed on the crime aspect rather than one to give you chills or keep you on a knifes edge. I reviewed the first Natasha Cooper novel I read back in July, A Greater Evil, so I was keen to read A Poisoned Mind when I came across it in the library. The tagline on the front of the book is 'How many people must suffer?', which doesn't give too much away. The blurb didn't really grip me too much if I'm honest, but I was sure the writing style would be brilliant judging by the standards of the previous novel of ...  Read the complete review