Fear in the Lakes: A gripping crime thriller with a breathtaking twist

When is called to investigate a victim with multiple broken bones, nothing prepares her for what she finds. is fighting for his life, and can’t shake the idea that the nature of his injuries suggest someone with a personal grudge against him. But James’s devastated wife insists that her kind, softly-spoken husband is a man with no enemies. She was the one with the fiery temper, but James was so calm, she’d never once managed to provoke even a cross word from him in their eight year marriage. And he was the same with everyone – she can’t name one person who might want to hurt him. But she knows virtually no details about her husband’s childhood or his life before he moved to the Lake District as a young man, and Beth feels sure that the key to finding James’s attacker is hidden in the secrets of his past. Who was he really? And what is the significance of the coded messages that Beth finds hidden on his laptop? Then two more bodies are found in one of the deep, picturesque lakes that the area is so famous for, exhibiting similar injuries to the ones James Sinclair suffered. How are they connected? And how many more people are at risk? Readers are loving : ‘ … Once I started this book I found it very hard to put down. ’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ … I can't recommend this book highly enough, it's .’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ , it pulled me into its pages and nothing was going to make me put it down. ’ Netgalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ . This book will have you gripped from the very first page. It is fast paced, with an amazing storyline with multiple twists and turns .’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘It twists and it turns as it explores small town communities, the close-knit relationships that can fester into something much more sinister. Lies and secret messages all combine into ... A nail-biting read which ’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐