Restless Waters

Drowned secrets always surface…

When Emma is forced to return to stay with family in her childhood home on the remote Cumbrian island of Latholme, she tells herself the ghosts of her past are long gone. But it seems the trauma she left behind is waiting to haunt her still.

Stranded on the small island with her volatile family, her ambitious brother's dangerous work and a mysterious set of guests and staff, Emma’s foreboding that not all of them will make it off the island is proved true when a body is found at the foot of the old watchtower.

As Detective Sergeant Sara Hammond arrives to dig beneath the surface of a family shaped by violence, betrayal and ruthless survival, she finds that Latholme's dark history runs deeper than anyone suspected – and that its secrets aren’t buried with the dead.

Reviews

PRAISE FOR THE VOICES:

"A really original premise, offering a fresh twist on the psychological thriller genre" YOURS MAGAZINE

"This gripping and disturbing novel left me rigid with suspense as the clever, twisty plot built magnificently then hurtled towards the final shocking twist" ADELE PARKS, PLATINUM

'The Voices is a stunning psychological thriller that will keep readers riveted until its final page’ LOVEREADING Books of the Year 2025

"Gripping and emotional, with creeping suspense that keeps building until the final shocking twist" KARIN SLAUGHTER

"Natalie Chandler has seen your nightmares – and she's turned them into a standout thriller. The Voices combines Edgar Allan Poe horror with the twists of The Silent Patient" ABIGAIL DEAN

"The Voices is a must-read psychological thriller” NATASHA BOYDELL

"In The Voices, Natalie Chandler crafts a nightmare scenario and places the reader right inside. Clever and complex with a breathless sense of claustrophobia, it is the most inventive thriller I’ve read this year" KIA ABDULLAH

"The themes of betrayal, isolation and exploitation give this novel a pace and punch that kept me guessing right until the final page" ELEANOR BARKER-WHITE

“Perfect for fans of The Silent Patient, The Voices is a must-read thriller. Chandler is a writer to watch” RHIANNON BARNSLEY

"The Voices blew me away! Such an original premise, with complex characters and a disturbing, layered plot" DEBBIE HOWELLS

"Written with cerebral charm – The Voices is a taught, twisty thriller that captures you from the off and refuses to let go" JONATHAN WHITELAW

"I was completely hooked and simply had to know what had happened to Tamsin. So many secrets all craftfully exposed to us through the voices we hear at her bedside. I loved the unique premise of the story and was rooting for Tamsin the whole way through – such an enigmatic heroine! I loved her!" CARYS JONES

“A terrifying, unique premise. I found it very difficult to put down” CHRIS McDONALD

About the author

Natalie Chandler is the internationally bestselling author of two psychological thriller ebooks, Believe Me Not and What We Did. The Voices was one of the RADIO TIMES best books of 2025. She was educated at St Chad’s College, Durham and has a professional background in behavioural education.