Death in Dark Waters

February 1, 2004
DCI Michael Thackeray, aided by reporter girlfriend Laura Ackroyd, takes on a grim case involving drugs and violence that may have links to a local Bradford mosque.

February 1, 2004
Detective Chief Inspector Michael Thackeray (Deep Freeze) investigates violent drug-related disturbances at a popular nightclub, while girlfriend/reporter Laura Ackroyd writes about drug problems in Bradfield. Then comes the suspicious death of a young man from a drug overdose. This intense, well-written procedural will appeal to fans of Peter Robinson and other British crime authors.

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January 1, 2004
Set in Yorkshire, Hall's latest is part police procedural, part thriller, part commentary on problems in modern English culture. At the center of the story is policeman Michael Thackeray, whose personal life is in turmoil--he hasn't recovered from the tragic deaths of his wife and baby son, and he dulls his pain through a love affair with the bottle. Fortunately, this hasn't affected his job performance, at least so far. Thackeray's new love interest is reporter Laura Ackroyd, whose nose for news often brings her into conflict with both Michael and his bosses. When a teenager is injured in a hit-and-run accident after visiting a nightclub and apparently taking Ecstasy, both Thackeray and Ackroyd get involved in the investigation. They soon find a link between this incident and the death of another teenager on a local housing estate, and their subsequent investigation takes them deep into the dark side of the local drug trade. Well written, with a complex and entertaining plot, and plenty of suspense.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2004, American Library Association.)