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Dead in the Water

On sale

20th September 2018

Price: £10.99

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Selected: Paperback / ISBN-13: 9780340976968

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If you’re looking for a gripping new crime series, you’ll love Aline Templeton. Featuring DI Marjory Fleming – ‘Big Marge’ – and set in Galloway. If you enjoy novels by Ann Cleeves, Faith Martin, Val McDermid and LJ Ross, try Dead in the Water.

‘The crime czar of the Scottish small town!’ Val McDermid

‘When you lift a stone, dark creatures, safely hidden before, panic in the light of day . . . someone out there would become desperate to stop her finding the truth. She had to move fast.’

The young victim had been pregnant, her body washed up on the rocks. Twenty years on the murder remains unsolved; her father is now dead, and her mother refuses to talk about what went on all those years ago.

DI Marjory Fleming
is called in to reopen the case that her late father, a policeman, was unable to put to rest. As Fleming digs deeper it becomes clear that her father had struggled to keep secret some of the shameful details around the young girl’s death.

Can she handle the truth she will unearth, not just about her father but about herself?

Reader reviews:


‘I am already looking forward to reading the books again’


‘As always a captivating tale. well written and engaging’


‘Very highly recommended and I shall definitely buy more of her books’

Reviews

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Praise for Aline Templeton's Marjory Fleming series
Val McDermid on THE DARKNESS AND THE DEEP
'Loved it'
Andrew Taylor on COLD IN THE EARTH
An unalloyed pleasure - an intelligent, character-driven crime novel.
<i>Guardian</i> on THE DARKNESS AND THE DEEP
'Skilfully plotted and well-paced . . . This book is a delight, from its leisurely start to the moving and unexpected finish.'
<i>Literary Review</i> on THE DARKNESS AND THE DEEP
'Interesting, atmospheric and - I predict - televisual'
J Wallis Martin
'It is always a pleasure to read Aline Templeton, but THE DARKNESS AND THE DEEP must surely be her best book to date. Aline's characters are so beautifully drawn . . .'
Margaret Yorke on COLD IN THE EARTH
A compelling read.
<i>Scotsman</i> on COLD IN THE EARTH
[Aline Templeton] has demonstrated that, just when we thought Scotland was saturated with detectives, a strong woman can elbow her way in and find a unique niche.