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DEEP DEATH: A harrowing mystery thriller
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Expected 1 Nov 26A woman is standing at the very edge of a cliff. The sea roars ferociously below. Gulls' cries pierce the fog. Before the eyes of a horrified bird watcher, the woman stumbles into the abyss.
Her body is never found. Did the young mother of two really commit suicide, as the Newfoundland police initially believe?
Two months later, a second witness comes forward, only to be found dead shortly after. A newly formed police task force led by the intrepid investigator Calista Gates takes over the case. Her boss wants her to also investigate two earlier cases in which people vanished from deadly cliffs. Calista uncovers family intrigue, jealousy, and dangerous schemes—but can her special unit find evidence of murder?
Just as the task force is following a new hot lead, another person plunges off a steep cliff—at a dangerous spot Calista knows all too well.
This, the seventh case featuring investigator Calista Gates from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), is a standalone story and can be read independently of the other six volumes in Bernadette Calonego’s thrilling series.
The author Bernadette Calonego whose gripping books have appeared with the publishers Piper, Ullstein, and Edition M, and have been translated into English, has lived for more than twenty years in Canada, where she has been inspired by the country’s wilderness and her expeditions to the north. The German version of her mystery novel Stormy Cove became a bestseller, and Oh, wie schön ist Kanada!, a nonfiction book about her experiences as a foreign newspaper correspondent, landed on the renowned bestseller list of the German magazine Der Spiegel.
What German readers wrote about this
"Interesting characters, a stunning setting--at some point I would like to travel myself to Newfoundland--and always a gripping story." (Martina Hammer)
"Not only the protagonists, also the investigators, especially Calista Gates, get entangled in a complex web of relations which they cannot easily escape from." (Willi Schwarzwaelder)
"The shining main 'character' is once more the breathtaking and mysterious landscape." (Anke)
"For me, Calista herself continues to be one of the great strengths of this professional, intuitive, vulnerable and tenacious at the same time, and empathic." (Heidelinde Penndorf)
"The writing style is fluent and wonderful to read. The story is told from multiple points of view, very diverse and suspenseful." (Gelinde)
"The description of the locations is so authentic and vivid that readers who are unfamiliar with the area can easily picture it." (Gabriele)
Her body is never found. Did the young mother of two really commit suicide, as the Newfoundland police initially believe?
Two months later, a second witness comes forward, only to be found dead shortly after. A newly formed police task force led by the intrepid investigator Calista Gates takes over the case. Her boss wants her to also investigate two earlier cases in which people vanished from deadly cliffs. Calista uncovers family intrigue, jealousy, and dangerous schemes—but can her special unit find evidence of murder?
Just as the task force is following a new hot lead, another person plunges off a steep cliff—at a dangerous spot Calista knows all too well.
This, the seventh case featuring investigator Calista Gates from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), is a standalone story and can be read independently of the other six volumes in Bernadette Calonego’s thrilling series.
The author Bernadette Calonego whose gripping books have appeared with the publishers Piper, Ullstein, and Edition M, and have been translated into English, has lived for more than twenty years in Canada, where she has been inspired by the country’s wilderness and her expeditions to the north. The German version of her mystery novel Stormy Cove became a bestseller, and Oh, wie schön ist Kanada!, a nonfiction book about her experiences as a foreign newspaper correspondent, landed on the renowned bestseller list of the German magazine Der Spiegel.
What German readers wrote about this
"Interesting characters, a stunning setting--at some point I would like to travel myself to Newfoundland--and always a gripping story." (Martina Hammer)
"Not only the protagonists, also the investigators, especially Calista Gates, get entangled in a complex web of relations which they cannot easily escape from." (Willi Schwarzwaelder)
"The shining main 'character' is once more the breathtaking and mysterious landscape." (Anke)
"For me, Calista herself continues to be one of the great strengths of this professional, intuitive, vulnerable and tenacious at the same time, and empathic." (Heidelinde Penndorf)
"The writing style is fluent and wonderful to read. The story is told from multiple points of view, very diverse and suspenseful." (Gelinde)
"The description of the locations is so authentic and vivid that readers who are unfamiliar with the area can easily picture it." (Gabriele)
312 pages, Kindle Edition
Expected publication November 1, 2026
About the author
Bernadette Calonego
22 books99 followersI was born and raised in the German-speaking part of Switzerland, on Lake Lucerne, a very picturesque area with mountains and lakes. I grew up in a house full of book lovers. As a child, I sneaked in my brothers' rooms to read their adventure books like "Ivanhoe", "The Leatherstocking Tales", "Treasure Island", "Robinson Crusoe", "Huckleberry Finn". Or I persuaded my mother that I was old enough to read romances (they were really harmless!). To make me happy, I wanted nothing more than read a good book while eating an apple, and to be left alone!
My mother, a poet, encouraged me to try my hand at writing at an early age. My first publication was a fairytale, which appeared in a Swiss newspaper when I was eleven years old.
But I did not turn into a writer right away. I became a teacher, then a reporter and a foreign correspondent.
My career has included working as a reporter/editor for Reuters newsagency in Zurich. My time covering financial news for Reuters inspired my book "The Zurich Conspiracy".
From 1990 to 2000, I was the foreign correspondent for “Süddeutsche Zeitung”, the largest circulation daily newspaper in Germany, reporting from Switzerland. After I had emigrated to Canada, I wrote regularly for newspapers and magazines in Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
I now reside and work as a crime novelist near Vancouver, Canada, on the beautiful Sunshine Coast (okay, in winter, it is raining a lot). Visitors in my backyard include black bears, racoons, coyotes and bold eagles. You can also find me often in northern Newfoundland on Canada's east coast which is moose, polar bear and humpback whale territory.
My popular mystery thriller series with intrepid RCMP detective sergeant Calista Gates is set in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Come and read my English blog on my website www.bernadettecalonego.com
You can also contact me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BernadetteCa...
Or Instagram @bernadettecalonegoauthor
Or Tiktok @bernadettecalonego.author
I would love to hear from you!
My mother, a poet, encouraged me to try my hand at writing at an early age. My first publication was a fairytale, which appeared in a Swiss newspaper when I was eleven years old.
But I did not turn into a writer right away. I became a teacher, then a reporter and a foreign correspondent.
My career has included working as a reporter/editor for Reuters newsagency in Zurich. My time covering financial news for Reuters inspired my book "The Zurich Conspiracy".
From 1990 to 2000, I was the foreign correspondent for “Süddeutsche Zeitung”, the largest circulation daily newspaper in Germany, reporting from Switzerland. After I had emigrated to Canada, I wrote regularly for newspapers and magazines in Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
I now reside and work as a crime novelist near Vancouver, Canada, on the beautiful Sunshine Coast (okay, in winter, it is raining a lot). Visitors in my backyard include black bears, racoons, coyotes and bold eagles. You can also find me often in northern Newfoundland on Canada's east coast which is moose, polar bear and humpback whale territory.
My popular mystery thriller series with intrepid RCMP detective sergeant Calista Gates is set in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Come and read my English blog on my website www.bernadettecalonego.com
You can also contact me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BernadetteCa...
Or Instagram @bernadettecalonegoauthor
Or Tiktok @bernadettecalonego.author
I would love to hear from you!
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Review of advance copy
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A chilling mystery that kept me guessing!
I really enjoyed Deep Death by Bernadette Calonego! When a young mother disappears over a cliff and another witness turns up dead, Detective Calista Gates must untangle a web of suspicious disappearances, family secrets, and jealousy.
I loved the eerie Newfoundland setting and the feeling that there was always something darker hiding beneath the surface. The suspense kept me curious, and I found myself wanting to know what really happened. If you enjoy atmospheric mysteries with secrets, danger, and plenty of twists, this one is well worth reading! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I really enjoyed Deep Death by Bernadette Calonego! When a young mother disappears over a cliff and another witness turns up dead, Detective Calista Gates must untangle a web of suspicious disappearances, family secrets, and jealousy.
I loved the eerie Newfoundland setting and the feeling that there was always something darker hiding beneath the surface. The suspense kept me curious, and I found myself wanting to know what really happened. If you enjoy atmospheric mysteries with secrets, danger, and plenty of twists, this one is well worth reading! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
October 29, 2026
Book #7 in this series has RCMP Staff Sargeant Calista Gates in a new role: heading up a provincial task force to handle complex cases. This one starts with a woman plunging into the ocean from a high cliff. Is it suicide? A new witness steps forward but soon turns up dead. Calista now gets involved with this case plus other similar cases where people have disappeared from cliffs, as well. Are the cases linked? Are they accidents or murders?
I have enjoyed all of these Calista books. She is such a strong female character and is very intelligent. I also love having them set in my home province of Newfoundland and Labrador. I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes trying to figure out how different twists and turns relate to a central mystery or not.
I have enjoyed all of these Calista books. She is such a strong female character and is very intelligent. I also love having them set in my home province of Newfoundland and Labrador. I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes trying to figure out how different twists and turns relate to a central mystery or not.
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