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I don’t know how common this is, but I always have at least five books on the go, each fitting a different part of my life. So:About A Twist in the River, from the publisher:
The main book. Currently, I am reading The Power and the Glory, by Graham Greene, as part of an accidental Greene jag I am currently on. This one is perhaps his classic, a sweaty, sad tale of religious persecution in Mexico, full of terse descriptions of morally-strained characters.
The bath book. I like something light to read in my nightly bath. It tends to be either PG Wodehouse, for some literary froth, or a sports book. I love American sports and sportswriting, and there are so many great examples of the canon. Currently...[read on]
Former London detective Jake Jackson finds his new life in the country threatened when women start disappearing in this beautifully written and deeplyFollow Stig Abell on Instagram and Threads.immersive novel that will challenge even the most diehard mystery lover’s deductive skills.
A beautiful summer’s day
When young nurse Claire Davidson goes missing on the riverbank, the only clues left behind are her phone and shoes.
A mystery that sweeps the nation
People disappear all the time, but this case sparks an online frenzy. Amateur investigators descend on the rural idyll. Everyone has a theory. Is Claire Davidson just the story of a swim that went wrong, or could there be truth to the conspiracies?
A killer growing bolder
But when another woman is discovered dead in the river, signs point to murder. Jake Jackson, a former detective who came to the countryside searching for peace, must investigate before more lives are taken.
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