Deep Waters

May 1, 2016
In Hall's fifth Kate O'Donnell mystery, the 1960s-era photographer is documenting the urban renewal of England's Canvey Island, devastated by floods in 1953. The island also just happens to have a connection to the disappearance of Ray Robertson, a Soho club owner and murder suspect. Robertson, along with O'Donnell's boyfriend, Detective Sergeant Harry Barnard, were evacuated to the same farm as children during WWII and maintain an uneasy alliance. As Barnard tries to clear Robertson's name without compromising his job, Kate learns that the lost loot from a bank robbery may be the missing link between Robertson and feuding families on the island. O'Donnell and Barnard are a compelling coupleindependent, yet devoted.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2016, American Library Association.)