The Deep End
A totally gripping crime thriller from the million-copy bestseller
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4.4 • 5 Ratings
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- $8.99
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
The darkest secrets lie right beneath the surface.
On Boxing Day a mystery woman's body is found washed up under Teignmouth Pier. She has no ID but is wearing a wetsuit. When the post-mortem shows heavy metal poisoning, DI Jan Talantire is called in.
Talantire herself is caught in an ongoing game of cat-and-mouse against her nemesis Commander Brent West. Her complaint against him for abusive behaviour foundered when she was accused by the investigating panel of collusion with another complainant, PC Nadine Lister, to bring West down.
With her career hanging by a thread, Talantire discovers that the route to solving the mystery is tangled up with the death of the woman on the Devon Coast. Brent West, it seems, will go to any lengths to protect his career.
And that includes murder.
A razor-sharp, suspense-filled crime thriller from the million-copy bestseller, perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves and Elly Griffiths.
Customer Reviews
Best of the series so far
4.5 stars
Author
British journalist turned crime fiction writer. This is the latest in a series about a feisty 40-ish female police detective from Devon, who is both whip-smart and kickass.
In brief
A female corpse with impressive hair extensions found beneath pier on a cold, rainy Boxing Day has heavy metal poisoning. Our gal’s investigation uncovers links to an ongoing plot thread in the series involving her past liaison with a male superior, and is removed from the case. Fat chance of that. Turns out the aforementioned male superior has more strings to his evil bow than exploiting female employees. (#harveyweinstein, #vitocoreleone). Our gal risks life and limb to prove it.
Writing
Crisp, well-paced prose. Suitably convoluted plot with a solid underlying police procedural element with more action than usual layered on top. Continued character development of both protagonist and supporting cast, albeit more of the former than the latter this time. Convincing courtroom scenes toward the end