The Woman Who Walked into the Sea

The daughter who nobody wanted learns the truth about the mother she never knew. A page-turning, heart-breaking mystery “full of surprises…this is a classic whodunit” (Scotsman). Cal McGill is a unique investigator and oceanographer who uses his expertise to locate things – and sometimes people – lost or missing at sea. His expertise could unravel the haunting mystery of why, twenty-six years ago on a remote Scottish beach, Megan Bates strode out into the cold ocean and let the waves wash her away. Megan’s daughter, Violet Wells, was abandoned as a baby on the steps of a local hospital just hours before the mother she never knew took her own life. As McGill is drawn into Violet’s search for the truth, he encounters a coastal community divided by obsession and grief, and united only by a conviction that its secrets should stay buried…”Lyrical and compelling, an emotional journey into dark family secrets,” (Lin Anderson). “A mystery from the school of Ruth Rendell and I can’t imagine anyone who likes them not delighting in this.” (Scotsman). “Simply intoxicating.” (Library Review (USA)). “Infinitely better written than the majority of its competitors…An always entertaining and gripping mystery.” (Herald).

Reviews of The Woman Who Walked into the Sea

Raises the bar … elegantly written and compelling. A crime writer to watch The Scotsman Always entertaining and gripping The Herald A compelling protagonist The Times Literary Supplement Excellent The Literary Review (Top Five Crime Novels of the Year)