In the small, up-and-coming town of Donnington, a woman is found at her kitchen table - gun to her side and the top of her head missing.
It could be suicide.
It could also be murder.
And – if Inspector Beverley Wharton wants to save her career – she has until the end of the week to find out which.
Meanwhile, with his solicitor girlfriend Helena undergoing a difficult pregnancy and with their fiscal affairs threatening, pathologist Dr John Eisenmenger takes on a job as a locum at the local hospital.
It’s dreary work until the body of an old, heavy drinker arrives at his table.
Death by natural causes, the coroner declares.
No suspicious circumstances.
It could just be his imagination – a trivial inkling – but Eisenmenger thinks otherwise.
When another suspiciously natural death is added to the mix and his professional life suddenly jeopardized, Eisenmenger turns to the equally troubled Inspector Wharton for help.
What then follows is a disturbing tale of drugs, fraud, adultery and multiple murders with rather too many connections to a certain doctor’s surgery …
With a Passion Put to Use is a gripping forensic thriller that builds up its intriguing characters and complex plot towards a fast-paced and explosive end.
‘McCarthy mixes his trademark gripping forensics with a baffling puzzle that spins off twist after twist and agonizing dilemmas for his regulars — all in all, the complete mystery package’ – Kirkus Reviews
‘A gripping plot, startling twists, and a slam-bang ending add up to a fine thriller’ – Booklist
Keith McCarthy is a working pathologist, living on the edge of the English Cotswolds, where he resides with his wife and three daughters.
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