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A review by nietzschesghost
Dark Waters by G.R. Halliday
4.0
Dark Waters is the second instalment in the Detective Inspector (DI) Monica Kennedy series set in the stunning surroundings of my favourite place on earth, the Scottish Highlands. This is a potent mix of the crime thriller, police procedural and horror genres and is gritty as well as gruesome. After the near catastrophe that happened in her previous case, forty-something single mother Monica has taken a break from MIT and has accepted a transfer to the traffic division but after eighteen years experience investigating serious crimes this is more than mundane to her. Luckily, she receives an almost panicked call from Detective Superintendent Fred Hately who informs her that they've just discovered a dismembered body at the site of a hydroelectric dam near Beauly. Kennedy then assembles her old team in order to begin investigating and identifying the male victim and the circumstances of his demise. Then a second body with the same nausea-inducing MO is found.
Annabelle is speeding along a road connecting Inverness and the West Coast in her BMW when she is startled by the sudden appearance of a girl in the middle of the road causing her to swerve and crash into a nearby tree. She awakens from unconsciousness to find herself trapped in a dark and dingy place with a man named Marcus who mentions the elusive ’doctor’ who will be ’treating’ her. Canadian Scott also sees a young girl whilst camping in a remote area and is never seen again. This is a nightmarish and unbelievably creepy read with a spine-chilling plot and where the setting of the Highlands is used to great effect creating a bleak and deeply sinister atmosphere. It is one of the most terrifying books I've ever picked up and there is grit, suspense and intrigue aplenty throughout. We learn more about the highly likeable Monica and her personal life too. Highly recommended but not for the faint-hearted! Many thanks to Harvill Secker for an ARC.
Annabelle is speeding along a road connecting Inverness and the West Coast in her BMW when she is startled by the sudden appearance of a girl in the middle of the road causing her to swerve and crash into a nearby tree. She awakens from unconsciousness to find herself trapped in a dark and dingy place with a man named Marcus who mentions the elusive ’doctor’ who will be ’treating’ her. Canadian Scott also sees a young girl whilst camping in a remote area and is never seen again. This is a nightmarish and unbelievably creepy read with a spine-chilling plot and where the setting of the Highlands is used to great effect creating a bleak and deeply sinister atmosphere. It is one of the most terrifying books I've ever picked up and there is grit, suspense and intrigue aplenty throughout. We learn more about the highly likeable Monica and her personal life too. Highly recommended but not for the faint-hearted! Many thanks to Harvill Secker for an ARC.