The Waters Dead, Catherine Lea
The Waters Dead, Catherine Lea
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The Water's Dead

Author: Catherine Lea

Narrator: Sara Lynam

Unabridged: 10 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/01/2024

Categories: Fiction, Crime


Synopsis

The chin tattoo confirms the victim is Maori. The whorls of ink from her lower lip to her chin - the moko - is worn only by Maori women. So her ethnicity is a given. Finding who murdered her and dumped her body in the pool at the base of Mason's Rock waterfall is DI Nyree Bradshaw's latest case. From the strangely unsympathetic parents to the belligerent boyfriend on home detention for drugs, it seems everyone has something to hide, and no one is telling the truth. Then Nyree discovers six-year-old diabetic Lily Holmes is missing, last seen in the victim's care. Now Nyree must find the killer to save Lily. The clock is ticking. She has already failed her own son. She cannot fail this child.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Pauline Reid on March 12, 2024

I found this book hard to get into at first, it is straight to the point detective point of view with a dialogue of questions to get to the truth. I am used to the more cosy mystery attitude with a soft touch, how ever the author has a good knack of keeping the reader curious (which I am) and the fa......more

Goodreads review by Wendall on December 10, 2021

I couldn't put this heartbreaking and riveting novel down. Ms. Lea moves effortlessly between the different communities and loyalties in her New Zealand setting, and binds us emotionally to her protagonist, while keeping a taut mystery structure. Highly recommend.......more

Goodreads review by MyNeverEndingTBRList on December 27, 2024

This was so good, I didn’t want to put it down! One young woman murdered and a young child missing, Detective Inspector Nyree Bradshaw races against time to solve the case and find the child. This book constantly kept me guessing and was fast paced and full of suspense. Highly recommend! I loved that......more

Goodreads review by Vivian on February 13, 2022

I devoured The Water's Dead and thoroughly enjoyed it. The police/crime-solving genre isn't my usual reading at all. I've read one Jo Nesbo and reckoned that would last me a lifetime—jaded cop and all. I've watched a couple of rounds of Line of Duty and got hooked into the characters and hilarious p......more

Goodreads review by Joanne on February 06, 2025

My first time reading a book written be Catherine Lea. I will be definitely reading more. Fast paced thriller with twists and turns I didn’t see coming. Highly recommended.......more