Fear of Drowning

by Peter Turnbull

Book Overview

For years, a middle-aged, middle-of-the-road couple, Max and Amanda, had enjoyed each other's company in their modest home. With adult children, the two seemed to have everything they could want: health, some wealth and happiness. Until one day when they vanish, leaving behind no trace.Called in for the case, Detective Inspector George Hennessey, whose own life bespeaks horrible tragedy, automatically suspects foul play. His hunch proves a keen one...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312261586
• ISBN13: 9780312261580
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: Minotaur Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Fear of Drowning~*

FEAR OF DROWNING by Peter Turnbull grabs the reader attention right away. In this suspenseful mystery novel, Detectives Hennessy and Yellich, investigate the strange disappearance of the Williams'. While investigating their disappearance, Hennessy and Yellich find themselves piecing together evidence and connecting clues, finding that the worst thing that the worst thing that could have happened to them happened. Unlike most mystery novels authors, Peter Turnbull takes you behind the scenes at the police station. He shows the reader what the police have to do while investigating the crimes, reading the evidence, and finding the person who committed the crime. I really enjoyed reading this book. The author had a way of pulling the readers into the story and making you want to know what happens next. One thing about this book is that it is really slow moving, meaning there isn't a lot of action. I would recommend this book, to anyone who enjoys reading mystery books, or anyone who would enjoy a good read.

Tense, terse, involving

A police procedural that has learned "less is more." A kind of mystery-meets-minimalism literate and literary experiment that is as much an understated portrait of a way of life as it is a whodunit. Witty, shrewd, beautifully written in a very controlled way. Is the murderer too obvious? Was to me-and the moody cover is both irrelevant and over-revealing. But it made me want to read all of Turnbull's earlier books, and that's high praise.

Excellent polcie procedural

In Yorke, England, the neighbor felt something seemed off kilter within the Williams bungalow. The neighbor called the police who conclude that Max and Amanda Williams apparently disappeared. Detective Inspector George Hennessey begins to trace the trail left by the Williams although his gut expects the worse.Not too long afterward, the murdered corpses of the Williams couple is found in a shallow grave. George picks up the pace of his inquiries, especially since no one seems to gain anything from the death of the duo. As he digs past their serene surface, he begins to uncover darker secrets involving Max and Amanda that they probably never shared with each other.Peter Turnbull, already renowned for police procedurals, introduces a new series that will garner the author new acclaim. The story line in the opening Hennessey tale, FEAR OF DROWNING, is superb as the plot centers on the police struggling with a difficult case to solve. Hennessey is an intriguing protagonist suffering from his own demons while the support cast, especially his partner, provides local flavor. Mr. Turnbull has another triumphant tale that will thrill sub-genre fans.