Janna Rose is back! The Oxford journalist-turned-therapist is shocked by a colleague’s sudden death, which police dismiss as suicide – but she’s not convinced.
Pursuing her passion for justice, Janna investigates further only to be drawn into a shadowy world of Artificial Intelligence, where identity is fluid and nothing quite as it seems.
But who are the men behind the scheme, and what are their real motives? With dark forces threatening to drag her down and peril around every corner, Janna must deploy all her insights into human motivation to reveal the truth.
"Wow, how good a find is Janna Rose?! She’s funny, clever and resourceful but like the rest of us she also has plenty of faults and foibles. A super-relatable heroine, indeed." - Amazon reviewer
Mind Over Murder - the first book in the Janna Rose series - and Diagnosis or Death have been co-written by Jake Lynch and Annabel McGoldrick who met over 32 years ago when they worked together at Yorkshire Television.
You can find out more about how they met in this article from The Guardian written by Annabel in December 2024.
Oxford is hosting the English Parliament under the 'merry monarch', King Charles II. As politicians and their hangers-on converge on the divided city, an MP is found murdered, triggering tensions that threaten mayhem on the streets.
Luke Sandys, Chief Officer of the Oxford Bailiffs, must solve the crime and thwart a treasonous plot. On his side is the respect for evidence and logic he absorbed in his student days, as a follower of the new science. On the other, a group of political conspirators are stirring up sectarian hatreds in their scheme to overthrow the Crown.
Struggling to protect all he holds dear, Luke leans heavily on his cavalry officer brother, his friends, and his faithful deputy, Robshaw. But he has a secret, which may be clouding his judgement. At the moment of truth, will he choose love or duty?
“An absorbing and ultimately compelling read… a gripping narrative, based on well-rounded characters, in a convincingly recreated milieu of time and place” – Oxford Mail.
“Fast-moving and fascinating, with a number of entertaining sub-plots” – Telegraph.
“Sharply-focussed… the pace and sense of danger accelerate. Layers of fine historical, architectural and personal detail bring the City of Oxford and the characters (both historical and fictional) alive” – Sydney University historian Dr Kenneth Macnab, Online Opinion.
“Very enjoyable. Fast-moving and highly entertaining” – Peter Tickler, author of the Blood in Oxford series.