Shona Pickton was convicted of a crime she said she didn’t commit. She served nine years in prison for killing Cassandra Norton, but finally has won an appeal.

She is now out, but some people are less than happy.

Dr Cora Lael volunteers at the HappyKid Project, which provides educational and personal support to the children from the travelling and gypsy communities. As Shona Pickton has links to the travellering community, a fire starts in one of their campervans upon her release.

DI Joel Anderson reopens the case of Cassandra Norton and because a serious miscarriage of justice has occurred, an independent body will oversee the investigation of Anderson’s team.

Cora has emotional synaesthesia, where she can sense emotional echoes from objects. In the past, she assisted the local police in some of their cases. Can she help this time?

Ooh, this was such a good read!

This is the fifth book in the Cora Lael series and previous to this one I have only read The Secret Voices, which is the first book. It means I skipped three books in the series, but I shall rectify that as I really enjoy a good mystery, and these series have such great characters and plot.

This book raises issues of police corruption and prejudice against the minority groups. Throughout the book, we see the hate towards the gypsy and travelling community, but as we all know, it’s a prevalent issue in our society.

Overall, it’s a great and tense read with a nice twist!

Plenty of twists and turns in this book, which covers 3 investigations for the team. Cora is less involved initially with the main investigations into the deaths of Cassandra (9 years ago) and subsequent deaths in the boo. Shona has been in prison for the manslaughter of Cassandra but has now been released.. She does have an idea about who had killed her, but is being threatened so is frightened to talk about it. Nice setting in the Suffolk town of Felixstowe.
I like the writing which is in shortish chapters and which keeps my interest and also the unusual aspect that Cora's abilities bring to the investigation. It feels believable and adds an extra dimension to a police procedural. There is lots going on in the team and crimewise, so a fairly complicated read, though I would definately recommend it
Thanks to Net Galley for the ARC

A well-written police procedural with DS Rob Minshull and Dr Cora Lael working together to investigate what has become a case of mis-justice. Shona Picton served 9 years of her sentence for manslaughter before succeeding in her appeal for wrongful conviction. Returning to her Suffolk home she is seriously victimised. It's an uncomfortable story at times, prejudice and persecution of people who are simply different, unscrupulous councillors and police corruption. Rob and Cora plus the other detectives work well as a team, some humour and a lot of grinding hard work against the odds. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy.

When Minshull, Anderson and the team have to reinvestigate a case from 9 years ago it brings a lot of trouble with it. And uncovers some secrets that someone is willing to kill for. This will push the team to their limit. Great to have another Cora Lael book really feel like we’re getting to know all of the team not just Cora. Great writing from MJ White again leaving me guessing right to the end with some excellent twists and comeuppances .

Brilliant gripping thriller with one of my favourite crime fighters characters Cora Lael from MJ White.
Shona has won her appeal and proved her innocence after being wrongly convicted of murder, and wants to return to her home in Suffolk, after serving 9 years in prison. The media frenzy and community unrest at her release follow around the Suffolk areas of Ipswich and Felixstowe. When the police reopen the case they find no end of discrepancies and hidden statements, finding too many flaws and things not adding up. We see a whole different side of sleepy Suffolk in the crime underworld and corruption within the police force. Fascinating!!
Cora is in danger, can she uncover the truth aswell as helping her community?!
Fantastic characters, this book is compelling and gripping from the first to the last!
Brilliant writing, unpredictable, this story grows and grows out of nowhere! The tale cleverly pulls in new information with twists and turns. Amazing!!
Great grasp on the basis nitty gritty reality of a police officer’s life.
Highly recommended for a great crime thriller!
Thank you NetGalley for the early read, totally loved it!!

My thanks to Hera and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read ‘The Unspoken Truth’, Book 5 in the Cora Lael Mystery series written by M J White, in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.

After a Court appeal for wrongful conviction, Shona Pickton has been released from prison having served nine years of a life sentence for manslaughter. But not everyone thinks she’s innocent and DS Rob Minshull, with the help of police consultant Cora Lael, needs to work out who did murder Cassandra Newton if it wasn’t Shona Pickton.

‘The Unspoken Truth’ is an involving police procedural thriller where Cora Lael uses her unusual gift of feeling people’s thoughts and emotions from objects so that she can assist DS Rob Minshull and his team to discover the truth. It’s a fast-paced thriller with murder, interesting characters, and a police team who have touches of humour to brighten the investigation. Add to this lots of suspense, drama and twists, plus a storyline that leads to an unexpected conclusion, and you have a gripping and enjoyable thriller.

A good story, and the first I’ve read in the series. A good legal crime story with unjustified treatment of those considered beneath others. The press does not shine well here. Sometimes reporters seem to forget their job is to report, not create the news. Would recommend.

Another well written procedural about Dr Cora Lael and her unusual gift, which gives a nice twist to this series. I enjoyed the way it shows how the marginalised can become victims due to prejudice. The police characters are well written as is the camaraderie between them. Very unexpected perpetrators too.

First book I have read in this series but it was fine as a stand-alone.. It had plenty of suspense to keep me guessing. Great characters. Enjoyed the style of writing. All round great book. Look forward to the next one. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the chance to review it

What a fantastic read I couldn't put it down perfect for a cold autumn evening Thanks for the opportunity to review the book

This is book #5 in the Cora Lael series. I've read all the books in the series, and they can be read as standalone books. However, I would recommend reading the books in series order for better understanding of the storyline and of Dr Cora Lael's abilities!

I loved this book and found this was my favourite so far! We're back meeting Dr Lael who has been caught up in the case of Shona Pickton who has just been released from prison after 9 years and had her conviction for the manslaughter of Cassandra Norton quashed. DS Rob Minshull's team have been given the task of re-opening the murder case to find new suspects but there are some big surprises along the way. There is a lot of the investigation in this latest instalment, and I found myself gripped to the storyline waiting to find out what happened to Cassandra all those years before. The storyline takes us on quite a journey, and not only do we find ourselves looking into every possibility of the murder, but we find the story broaching difficult subjects of prejudice and injustice.

The storyline flowed along very well and the investigation was fast paced. There were lots of twists, turns, red herrings and dead ends thrown in for good measure and I couldn't, try as I did, work out who was behind it all until it was revealed. Dr Cora Lael's unique abilities were featured throughout the investigation, but they weren't as forefront as they had been in previous books. However, Minshull's team was excellent throughout the investigation and I loved that little bit of humour and banter that they all had between them. I really hope there is another book to follow, and I also hope a certain character remains as I do have a soft spot for them! Fab, fab, fab!

Although this is book 5 in the series featuring Cora Lael, it can easily be read and enjoyed on it's own. It is another well plotted read as the team investigate the wrongful imprisonment of Shona, a young woman who served nine years. I really like the characterisation, especially Cora and Shona but the police team were interesting too. I loved the touches of humour throughout, which lightened up some dark moments and the twist at the end was one I never expected as I never guessed the killer. I would really recommend the series to lovers of crime thrillers. Thanks to Net Galley for my ARC.

I just want to start out by saying wow! I was shook! This is my first book by this author and it won’t be my last.
It had great detail and I loved reading about the detective work.
5 outta 5!

Thank you for the advanced copy!

The fifth in the Cora Lael series, and each one gets better! You don't need to have read the previous books in the series (but I'd recommend them).

Shona Pickering has been released from her life sentence after nine years and is desperate to clear her name - except the man who can help her clear her name is found dead. And there's a hint of police corruption, too.

Lots of twists and turns; shines a strong light onto the behaviour of the media, particularly towards marginalised communities; and it's a thoroughly good read, with lots of tension and good pacing. I had my suspicions about the involvement of one character (and was very pleased to be proven right). Cora Lael is a lovely character, as is Rob Minshull - in fact, the whole of the CID is a great team and I like the way the characters are fully rounded, flaws and all.

And the ending is a really good twist, nicely done and unexpected even though the clues were there.

Thoroughly recommended and I can't wait for the next one!

I didn’t realise this was a follow on book however you don’t need to have read the others to understand this one.

I enjoyed the book, it felt a little slow in places but overall it was good, I enjoyed learning about audio fingerprints, it was interesting and I’ve never read a book like it.

The ending i never expected, I went through every scenario but never expected that.

This was a great fifth book in the Cora Lael Mystery series, it has that writing style that I was looking for from the previous four books. The characters were written perfectly and glad it was what I wanted. M J White always has a great tense atmosphere and enjoyed the characters overall. It left me wanting to read more in this world and from M J White.

She won her freedom. Now someone wants her silenced in The Unspoken Truth by M.J. White. This book dives into how the opinion of a certain section of the media can negatively affect lives.

After serving nine years of a life sentence for the manslaughter of a former beauty queen, Shona Pickton returns to her hometown, exonerated after an appeal quashed her conviction. She has always protested her innocence despite being tried and convicted by the media long before her trial.

The Unspoken Truth is a thought-provoking novel that delves into the complexities of human relationships. The author's writing style is engaging, and the characters are well-developed, making it easy to get invested in the story.

I would recommend this book. The story lingers in my mind after coming to the end and turning the final page. It's a well-written story.
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Great book!! This book had a bit of everything! It had great suspense, intriguing, action, murder, mystery, secrets, a fantastic who done it and a few crazy twists and turns! The story was very interesting! I highly recommend reading this book! Thank you NetGalley, the author and the publishers for sharing this book with me! She won her freedom. Now someone wants her silenced. After serving nine years of a life sentence for the manslaughter of a former beauty queen, Shona Pickton returns to her home town of Felixstowe, exonerated after an appeal quashed her conviction. She has always protested her innocence despite being tried and convicted by the media long before her trial.

MJ White has done it again and delivered a gripping, immersive investigation for Suffolk CID and Dr Lael. After the explosive, gory multiple murder in the last book, is a completely different type of case and pace but with its deep sense of injustice is just a powerful. With the twists and turns, I was stilling who did what until the end.
Parts of the novel shone a spotlight on the prejudice against certain groups of society and hatred incited against them, this felt extremely poignant and relevant in light of the recent weeks and riots.
This series and closely bonded characters is one of my favourite crime thrillers and never fails to hit expectations and always leaves me wanting more. I can't wait to see what is next for the team.