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Water's Edge

Highlands & Islands Detective, Book 1

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Water's Edge

By: G. R. Jordan
Narrated by: David Monteath
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Summary

A body discovered by the rocks. A broken detective returns to a scene of past tragedy. Will the pain of the past prevent him from seeing the present?

Detective Inspector Macleod returns to his island home 20 years after the painful loss of his wife. With a disposition forged in strong religious conservatism, he must bond with his new partner, the free spirited and upcoming female star of the force, to seek the killer of a young woman and shine a light on the evil beneath the surface. To do so, he must once again stand in the place where he lost everything. Only at the water’s edge, will everything be made new. The rising tide brings all things to the surface.

©2019 G R Jordan (P)2025 W. F. Howes Ltd Crime Fiction Mystery Private Investigators Traditional Detectives Tear-jerking Highlander
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I loved the interweaving of Lewis culture with the crime plot. The two characters were an interesting mix. The serious male inspector steeped in WeeFree religion, the guilt and viciousness this type of religion leads to. The whole ‘Stornaway the town of twitching curtains’ comes across. The strong female sergeant also comes across well, her independence, intelligence, strength and freedom of spirit is an interesting juxtaposition. The plot is interesting, and the twist is good. There is however a hickup which moves this from a five to a four. The interest of the inspector for his sergeant is at ties over played and some of the scenes, such as in the tunnel and when he almost falls through the floor, become hammy and awkward. It would perhaps have been better to play this with more humour, to show the ludicrousness of his religious position. But we are where we are, I can only hope this lack of humour was the result of ‘first novel’ syndrome. There are a few problems with continuity and double beats as well. For example he can’t walk on a muir but ran over them as a boy? And the ‘insides of the sofa were ripped out so he could see the springs inside’. Small points but they did interrupt my suspension of disbelief.

Good first novel

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