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In Dark Water

Detective Shona Oliver 1

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Beneath the surface lie deadly secrets...

DI Shona Oliver agreed to move to Dumfries with her ex-banker husband when their teenage daughter got in with a bad crowd in London. As a Glasgow native, she's back on home turf.

Living on the shores of the Solway Firth allows Shona to continue as an RNLI volunteer, and a call out to recover a woman's body indicates foul play. Police in Cumbria take the case but links back to Scotland keep Shona's team involved. As they investigate, reports of people trafficking and a spate of thefts from local shops compete for attention with a large scale drug bust. But Shona's work may all be in vain when those close to her threaten to tear the case apart – and ruin Shona in the process.

An unforgettable debut novel by a Scottish crime writer to watch, for fans of Val

©2021 Lynne McEwan (P)2021 Lynne McEwan Detective Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Scottish Thrillers

Critic reviews

A stunning and beautifully observed novel. Shona Oliver is a well drawn figure, engaging a lot of empathy from the reader in this absolutely fantastic debut.
-- Caro Ramsay, author of Absolution

A thrilling new voice in Scottish crime fiction.
-- Marion Todd, author of See Them Run

A fast-paced debut detective novel set on the shores of the Solway Firth.
-- The Herald
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Really enjoyed this book. About to start the second one 👍
Great story telling. A gripping read.

Superb

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I enjoyed getting to know the characters and felt the narrator was accurate & very good.

Well narrated

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Liked the continuous tension, especially between Bird and Shauna. How Bird turned out in the end. The number of plot twists that kept turning up!

The strength of Shauna

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Loved this book , lots of intrigue and just a damn good read , narrator was excellent

Excellent story well told and read beautifully

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The only reason why I persevered with this slightly tedious story is because I live in Dumfries and Galloway and therefore recognised a lot of the places. If I hadn't I would have given up after the first few chapters.

only ok

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