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Black Water Rising

DCI de Silva Crime Thrillers, Book 1

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Black Water Rising

By: Sean Watkin
Narrated by: Jane Hamlet
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Teenage girls are going missing across Liverpool and the police are no closer to identifying the killer. When the third victim, Kelly Stack, is discovered on the banks of the Mersey, the police have no alternative but to call for help.

DCI de Silva hasn’t been to work in months. Reeling from the suicide of her husband and dragged down by the undertow of PTSD, she's been living in self-imposed exile.

This case should have been DS Barclay's opportunity to finally show himself to be more than what everybody assumes – an exercise in diversity, being a gay man in the police, but instead he's floundering.

De Silva and Barclay must exorcise their own demons to stop more victims suffering, all while dealing with a traumatised and escalating killer, who is hellbent on finding somebody from his past.

©2025 Sean Watkin (P)2025 Bolinda Publishing Crime Thrillers Literature & Fiction Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Thriller & Suspense Marriage

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What a masterpiece! Couldn’t put it down wonderfully written a great story with gritty characters a fantastic plot that keeps you guessing. A wonderful writer who enables the story to come off the pages - can’t wait to start the next book

A real page turner ..can’t wait for the next book

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I was hooked on this! Couldn’t stop listening to it. The twists, the attention to detail. What an outstanding debut novel!

What a debut novel!

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A really gripping read, hard to put down. It was one of the best books I have read a real thriller .Well narrated by J Hamlet the accents felt very real. Well done all round .Come on the next book!

Come on with the second book

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I didn’t dislike anything in this book. Sean is a great writer I couldn’t stop reading it.

I loved everything I read in this book and can’t wait for the next one.

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An exciting police procedure, gritty, twists and turns and wonderful characters. Narrated beautifully - the story is a told with the scouse accents, the dialect and vocal talents of the narrator. 5 star book!

A fantastic debut novel, beautifully narrated

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