"A truly compelling book, full of atmosphere and with an unforgettable main character" - Elly Griffiths, bestselling author of the Ruth Galloway series.

From the Author of The Candidate's Daughter...

Meet DI Nyree Bradshaw. For twenty-five years, Nyree thought she'd solved her toughest cases. She was wrong.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "The Water's Dead is not your average police procedural mystery, it's a riveting story you won't be able to put down." - J.H. Bográn, author of Poisoned Tears
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "The writing is crisp, the settings vivid, and the characters memorable. I strongly recommend this novel for its sheer enjoyment." - Arthur Kerns, Author of The Riviera Contract, The African Contract, and The Yemen Contract.

The Book
The chin tattoo confirms the victim is Māori. The whorls of ink from her lower lip to her chin—the moko - is worn only by Māori women. So, her ethnicity is a given. The mystery of who dumped her body in the volcanic rock 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 now find the killer to save Lily.

She has already failed her own son. She cannot fail this child.

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