Caroline
Many thanks to Random House UK and Netgalley for this ARC because, without you, I may well have missed out on this absolute cracker of a book.
This, right here, is my kind of book. First and foremost, it's a police procedural with a pair of mismatched detectives in the shape of DS Joseph Ashe, aka Dash, and DI Laurie Bower. What made it more engaging for me was the oh so gentle hint of the supernatural. That folks, was the clincher. 🏹
Ghosties aside, The Drowning Place is actually very, very good. DI Bower is on secondment to Edenscar, from Salford, and almost immediately finds herself investigating a triple murder which has shocked the whole community. As the investigation progresses, events take on a more sinister turn. 🏹
Dark, and twisty, the story moves along at a steady pace. Joe is a very likeable character, and definitely the ying to Laurie's yang but, like Cooper and Fry, or Dalziel and Pascoe, they are a good fit. 🏹
I was so sure I knew who the killer was, and felt vindicated when my suspect was arrested, but then the author threw a curve ball that I definitely didn't see coming. Brilliant! 🏹
Many thanks to Random House UK and Netgalley for this ARC because, without you, I may well have missed out on this absolute cracker of a book.
This, right here, is my kind of book. First and foremost, it's a police procedural with a pair of mismatched detectives in the shape of DS Joseph Ashe, aka Dash, and DI Laurie Bower. What made it more engaging for me was the oh so gentle hint of the supernatural. That folks, was the clincher. 🏹
Ghosties aside, The Drowning Place is actually very, very good. DI Bower is on secondment to Edenscar, from Salford, and almost immediately finds herself investigating a triple murder which has shocked the whole community. As the investigation progresses, events take on a more sinister turn. 🏹
Dark, and twisty, the story moves along at a steady pace. Joe is a very likeable character, and definitely the ying to Laurie's yang but, like Cooper and Fry, or Dalziel and Pascoe, they are a good fit. 🏹
I was so sure I knew who the killer was, and felt vindicated when my suspect was arrested, but then the author threw a curve ball that I definitely didn't see coming. Brilliant! 🏹