Jake Jackson A Twist in the River

Former London detective Jake Jackson finds his new life in the country threatened when women start disappearing in this beautifully written and deeply immersive novel that will challenge even the most diehard mystery lover’s deductive skills.A beautiful summer’s dayWhen young nurse Claire Davidson goes missing on the riverbank, the only clues left behind are her phone and shoes.A mystery that sweeps the nationPeople disappear all the time, but this case sparks an online frenzy. Amateur investigators descend on the rural idyll. Everyone has a theory. Is Claire Davidson just the story of a swim that went wrong, or could there be truth to the conspiracies?A killer growing bolderBut when another woman is discovered dead in the river, signs point to murder. Jake Jackson, a former detective who came to the countryside searching for peace, must investigate before more lives are taken.

Pages: 352, Paperback, Harper Perennial