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Notes on a Drowning: ‘A high-octane, page-turning thriller’ Jennie Godfrey
Notes on a Drowning is the unmissable thriller from award-winning author Anna Sharpe. Perfect for fans of Sarah Vaughan and Karin Slaughter.
Alex risks losing her job if she takes on more unpaid legal work, but then comes a case she can't refuse. A young girl's lifeless body has been dragged from the Thames and her sister is convinced it wasn't an accident. Still haunted by the disappearance of her own sister Alex begins to investigate.
Kat has worked hard to become Special Adviser to the Home Secretary and is determined to keep dark events from her youth in the past. But when she discovers a series of cover-ups, and a letter that raises questions about a drowned girl, Kat wonders if her seemingly perfect boss could be involved.
As Alex and Kat delve deeper, it becomes clear that other girls are at risk. Can the women overcome their differences and uncover the full story in time to save them? Or will the powerful men pulling the strings silence them for good?
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Alex risks losing her job if she takes on more unpaid legal work, but then comes a case she can't refuse. A young girl's lifeless body has been dragged from the Thames and her sister is convinced it wasn't an accident. Still haunted by the disappearance of her own sister Alex begins to investigate.
Kat has worked hard to become Special Adviser to the Home Secretary and is determined to keep dark events from her youth in the past. But when she discovers a series of cover-ups, and a letter that raises questions about a drowned girl, Kat wonders if her seemingly perfect boss could be involved.
As Alex and Kat delve deeper, it becomes clear that other girls are at risk. Can the women overcome their differences and uncover the full story in time to save them? Or will the powerful men pulling the strings silence them for good?
Readers love Notes on a
'Powerful' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Gripping'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'High-octane' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Grabs you' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Atmospheric' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Timely' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
298 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 23, 2025
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February 18, 2025
Globe-spanning conspiracy with personal edge
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Alex is a put-upon Legal Aid lawyer. Kat is a special advisor to the Home Secretary. Natalia was a Moldovan immigrant, now a body dredged from the Thames. The conspiracy that ties them all together spans the world, but also too close to home. What will Alex and Kat do to avoid any further deaths?
Anna Sharpe is the pseudonym of solicitor and historical fiction writer Anna Mazzola, so the legal (and illegal) aspects of this suspenseful thriller ring true. It begins a little dialogue heavy, like a TV pilot, but as the story gets into its stride and the mysteries pile on, the tension ramps up and the stakes grow exponentially until the ending is hard to see but ingenious as it unfolds.
Well done: four stars.
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Alex is a put-upon Legal Aid lawyer. Kat is a special advisor to the Home Secretary. Natalia was a Moldovan immigrant, now a body dredged from the Thames. The conspiracy that ties them all together spans the world, but also too close to home. What will Alex and Kat do to avoid any further deaths?
Anna Sharpe is the pseudonym of solicitor and historical fiction writer Anna Mazzola, so the legal (and illegal) aspects of this suspenseful thriller ring true. It begins a little dialogue heavy, like a TV pilot, but as the story gets into its stride and the mysteries pile on, the tension ramps up and the stakes grow exponentially until the ending is hard to see but ingenious as it unfolds.
Well done: four stars.
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