Book Synopsis:
When a car is pulled from raging floodwaters with a dead man in the front and the decapitated body of an evil woman in the boot, Cumbria’s Major Crimes Team are handed the investigation. The woman is soon recognised, but the man cannot be identified and this leads the team and their former leader, Harry Evans, into areas none of them want to visit. Before they know it, they’re dealing with protection scams and looking for answers to questions they didn’t know needed to be asked.
When The Waters Recede is available to buy now in paperback and ebook. You can purchase a copy of both here.
My Review:
When The Waters Recede is a fast paced, gripping crime novel that I really enjoyed.
The author has cleverly chosen the recent flooding as a background to this story which helped add to the intrigue and tension of the story as you were never sure if the water was hiding anything else. It also made the story seem more realistic as the floods happened fairly recently so most people should remember them and know what flood water can do.
The opening of this book was one of the most dramatic and gripping starts to a book that I’ve read for a while. Being stuck in a car in water is one of my worse nightmares and I’ve often wondered what on earth I’d do if it happened. I could well imagine the fear and panic that the victim would have felt in such a situation.
I loved Harry. He’s a big, loveable character and I enjoyed reading about how he handled the case. He has a lot of respect from his old colleagues but doesnt try to throw it in his replacements face which I admired about him. He seemed to really care about finding the murderer even though the victim wasn’t a very nice person, another admirable quality of his.
The book is full of many twists and turns that keeps the reader on their toes and guessing about how it would end. The tension is gradually built up throughout the book, increasing the speed of the book and ensuring the reader is thoroughly gripped. I could out the book down at times and raced through the pages to the satisfying conclusion.
This is the first book by Graham Smith I have read though it won’t be my last as I really enjoyed this book and his style of writing.
Huge thanks to Rachel from Rachel’s Random Resources for my copy of this book and for inviting me onto the blog tour.
About The Author:
As well as reviewing for Crimesquad.com Graham has also interviewed such stellar names as David Baldacci, Jeffrey Deaver, Dennis Lehane, Lee Child, Matt Hilton, Peter James, Mark Billingham and many others.
When not working, his time is spent reading, writing and playing games with his son. He enjoys socialising and spending time with friends and family.
To celebrate the release of When the Waters Recede, Graham Smith is offering one lucky reader the chance to win all six books in the Harry Evans series.
To enter, simply sign up for his newsletter via the link provided before the 5th of June 2018 and you’ll be entered into not just this competition, but all competitions that he runs. Entrants from the whole world are welcome.
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I just read another great review for this book. Time to check it out. Way to tempt me.
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