Title: INTO THE WATER
Author: Paula Hawkins
ISBN: 978 0735 2112 09
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Pages: 386
Source: Private Copy
A single mother turns up dead at the bottom of the river that runs through town. Earlier in the summer, a vulnerable teenage girl met the same fate. They are not the first women lost to these dark waters, but their deaths disturb the river and its history, dredging up secrets long submerged.
Left behind is a lonely fifteen-year-old girl. Parentless and friendless, she now finds herself in the care of her mother’s sister, a fearful stranger who has been dragged back to the place she deliberately ran from—a place to which she vowed she’d never return.
Beware a calm surface—you never know what lies beneath.
Official Summary
06 January 2023
This is one of those books that have been sitting on my TBR shelf for a while. I have been dying to read this one since I participated in the blog tour for ‘A Slow Fire Burning’. You can expect a gripping, deep mystery when you reach for this book with the author bringing her understanding of human instinct into play and delivering a brilliantly satisfying read. This story hinges on the deceptiveness of emotion and memory, as well as the devastating ways that the past can reach a long arm into the present.
I love this author’s work. When you reach for a Paula Hawkins book you can expect to be captivated. This story is a gripping read that will keep you glued to your seat. Into the Water shows how deceptive memories can be and how easily misunderstanding and miscommunication can have dreadful effects on relationships.
When a single mother is found dead in the river of a small town, everyone assumes she committed suicide. Earlier in the summer, a young girl suffered a similar fate. However, this river has a history, and this is not the first time this has happened. Lena Abbott, a fifteen-year-old girl now finds herself all alone. Her best friend and her mother have been taken by the river and she is left with her strange aunt – Jules Abbott – piecing together what truly happened and discovering that there might be more to the story.
I loved how engrossing this story was. I raced through this book in three days – which would have been less if I did not have a family that needs feeding. I enjoyed the mixture of the past and the present and how beautifully all the pieces fell into place at the end of the story.
Jules Abbott left Beckford for a reason – returning to look after her sister’s daughter was not part of her plan. However, hearing that everyone, including Lena, believes that her sister committed suicide does not sit well with Jules – it doesn’t feel right. I loved the way she found herself forced to deal with the past to unravel the present. The woman seemed a little wacky at times but as her story unfolds you understand the mistakes she made along the way, and you find yourself sharing her emotions.
This was a brilliantly captivating story that I have easily added to my loved list and I look forward to reading more of this author’s work. (I am embarrassed to admit that I have not read The Girl on the Train – I have seen the movie though – something I am determined to fix during 2023)
If you enjoy a captivating mystery/thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat as the past and present collide – then this is the book for you. I highly recommend that you add this book to your TBR – you will not be disappointed.
Also By Paula Hawkins
A Slow Fire Burning
‘What is wrong with you?’
Laura has spent most of her life being judged. She’s seen as hot-tempered, troubled, a loner. Some even call her dangerous.
Miriam knows that just because Laura is witnessed leaving the scene of a horrific murder with blood on her clothes, that doesn’t mean she’s a killer. Bitter experience has taught her how easy it is to get caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Carla is reeling from the brutal murder of her nephew. She trusts no one: good people are capable of terrible deeds. But how far will she go to find peace?
Innocent or guilty, everyone is damaged. Some are damaged enough to kill.
Look what you started.
About the Author
Author bio from the author’s site
PAULA HAWKINS worked as a journalist for fifteen years before turning her hand to fiction. She is the author of two #1 New York Times bestselling novels, Into The Water and The Girl on The Train. An international #1 bestseller, The Girl on the Train has sold 23 million copies worldwide and has been adapted into a major motion picture. Into the Water was also a Sunday Times and New York Times #1 bestseller, selling 4 million copies worldwide. Her upcoming thriller, A Slow Fire Burning, is due to be published on the 31st August 2021. Hawkins was born in Zimbabwe and now splits her time between London and Edinburgh.
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