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Shallow Waters

By: Rebecca Bradley
Narrated by: Colleen Prendergast
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Summary

When the naked, battered body of an unidentified teenager is found dumped in an alleyway, postmortem finds evidence of a harrowing series of events. Another teenage death with the same MO pushes DI Hannah Robbins and her team on the Nottingham City division Major Crimes Unit to their limits - and across county borders.

In a race against the clock, they attempt to unpick a thick web of lies and deceit to uncover the truth behind the deaths. But it doesn't stop there. When catching a killer isn't enough, just how far are the team willing to push themselves to save the next girl?

©2014 Rebecca Bradley (P)2016 Audible, Ltd

Critic reviews

"A gritty police procedural, with no-holds barred and a shocking insight to the reality of some. Dark and disturbing, yet exceptionally compelling." (Mel Sherratt, author of Taunting the Dead)

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Really enjoyable listen, well thought through plot

This book was narrated well and the reader did a great job of conveying the emotions of the characters. The plot was credible and well thought through. It's a tough topic, but the book didn't linger on the bits that could have been hard to digest. The twist was not entirely unexpected, but was nonetheless well written in. I'd have liked more of an epilogue, but it doesn't detract from an enjoyable book. This one was included in membership, but I've already bought the next one in the series!

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struggled to finish

Based around abductions of teenage girls. Wasn't gripped by the characters but maybe I didn't listen to it quickly enough

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Gripping, brilliantly narrated

I rarely give reviews but this book was first class . I didn't want the story to end but had to know what happened. The narration was spot on and kept me interested. The story was interesting, current and tense. Can't wait to listen to the next one.

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Disappointing

The narrator was robotic and the ending was a bit disappointing. wouldn't read another by this author or narrator.

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GOOD CRIME THRILLER BUT DIDN’T BLOW ME AWAY

I'm rating this book 3.5🌟. It was a good start to a crime thriller series but I didn't find myself overly invested in the main characters. This could be because they are only just being introduced to the reader and the character development may happen gradually throughout the series. It was by no means a bad book. The case was interesting and I did want to find out how it was solved and what the outcome would be and I will definitely give other books in the series a go.

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Gripping story, good narration and stupid people

it was a really good and gripping story maybe not as detailed as I would have liked bit an easy listen.
the narrator is really good apart from when she does men's voices.

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The cop that end up getting killed was incredibly selfish and stupid I really hope we get a nice tie up on that story line in the next one. No sympathy for her but very much for her colleagues and husband.

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First time with this author and was fully engross

Totally believable story written with good background understanding really enjoyed this one will definitely seek out more

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Small niggles, otherwise good

Good story, quite well written. Small niggles? The narrator constantly pronouncing "had" as "hat" and the author's dreadful habit of using "they were sat" over and over. They were SITTING,not sat !! What are the editors doing ignoring this woeful grammar? But a good listen all the same

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Superb

A tough subject but hard to put down. Very well written and performed.
I'm now looking for another Rebecca Bradley.

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Took its time

It felt rushed due to such a slow start and the ending was quite abrupt meaning we didn’t get to hear reasoning etc. overall it was a good listen but took time to get to the point.

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