Still Water
Author: John Harvey
The naked body of a young woman is found floating in the still waters of an inner city canal. Not the first, nor the last. Resnick’s girlfriend Hannah knew the victim well – and the fact that her husband’s controlling passion for his wife could, and frequently did, result in violence.Is this an isolated incident then, or part of a wider series of murders? And what else has….Read More
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