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The Woman Who Walked into the Sea

By: Mark Douglas-Home
Narrated by: David Monteath
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Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of The Woman Who Walked into the Sea by Mark Douglas-Home, read by David Monteath.

The daughter who nobody wanted learns the truth about the mother she never knew.

Cal McGill is a unique investigator and oceanographer who uses his expertise to locate things - and sometimes people - lost or missing at sea. His expertise could unravel the haunting mystery of why, 26 years ago on a remote Scottish beach, Megan Bates strode out into the cold ocean and let the waves wash her away.

Megan's daughter, Violet Wells, was abandoned as a baby on the steps of a local hospital just hours before the mother she never knew took her own life. As McGill is drawn into Violet's search for the truth, he encounters a coastal community divided by obsession and grief and united only by a conviction that its secrets should stay buried....

©2016 Mark Douglas-Home (P)2016 Penguin Audio Crime Thrillers Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Mystery Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Crime

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Critic reviews

"Simply intoxicating." ( Library Journal)
"Entertaining and gripping mystery." ( The Herald)
"A classic whodunit." ( The Scotsman)
"Cal McGill is a triumph...a wonderfully unique creation." (crimefictionlover.com)
"Great writing, enjoyable story-telling and wonderful characterization." ( The Scots Magazine)
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great book!. an interesting change from the usual crime books, and very nicely read. thanks.

great book

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I love this author, and the narrator David Monteath makes them come to life. Onto the next title I think, until I have listened to them all.

Another great story by Mark Douglas Home

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Intriguing unusual plot. Wonderful characters, finely crafted destructions. The plot unfolds before you, becoming more and more convoluted. Characters are really well rounded and vivid, even minor players are fully alive. You really care for them, are vying for them from the get go. Loved it!

Excellent!

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An entertaining listen with a lovely narrator’s voice. Not as interesting, in terms of the winds and tides of the North Atlantic, as the first book, but a very enjoyable story that unwound at a perfect pace. I look forward to further instalments of the Sea Detective

A Good Mystery

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I like a hard hitting crime novel as long as it has good characters and storyline, but sometimes it is just a relief to have a quiet mystery calmly unravel without all the blood, gore and aggression. Although there are no moments of heart stopping tension or intense excitement in this novel, the story bowls along steadily with engaging characters and a final twist which I did not guess. A good listen while travelling or on holiday when you don’t want anything stressful.

A pleasant detective story in the style of Agatha Christie

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