Good writing, but I found the story frustrating. Some of the characters were frustrating to me as well, but that could be part of the mystery. The conclusion was unexpected, however.

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for my copy of this book in turn for an honest review....this book got Better the further you get into it... the first is kind of slow getting to know the characters and jumping around but in the end I would say that I enjoyed this book

Started slow and dragged on. While the story itself was interesting, I had a hard time finishing this book just because it never really picked up and grabbed my attention,

This book starts off with a woman talking to someone and then drowning in a lake.

The book then jumps ahead and we are introduced to Detective Tyrone Swift.

This is book 5 in the series but does work very well on it's own, which I can vouch for as I have not read any of her books in the past.

After the introduction Ty receives a call from an old girlfriend asking him if he can help her flat mate find out what happened to his childhood friend, Him, who was found dead in the lake.  The coroner ruled it as an accident due to her epilepsy, but Jack feels it can't be as she was afraid of water and knew when she was going to have an epileptic fit so would have known to stay away from water when this happens.

The story is a slow burner but once it gets into the action it moves very quickly and there are so many twists and turns that it is hard to work out what actually happened to her and by whom.

The book is a brilliant read and is different to many other books in that it is more of a cold case book and goes into real depth to show how old cases are finally solved.

"Dig deep and deeper still. It's not what you FIND, it's what you FIND OUT."

Kim Woodville drowned at Low Lake two years ago. A very close friend, Jack North, hires private investigator (and former Met detective) Tyrone Swift to look into the matter because North doesn't believe it was an accident. Kim has led a very troubled life as a ward to the Ramsays living there at property on the lake and no one seems to be very upset that she has died. Kim suffered from epilepsy and had a horrible fear of water because her drug addled mother had tried to drown her in the bathtub when she was a toddler. As Swift begins his investigation in the the circumstances of Kim's death, he finds lies, secrets and betrayal. "Women, money and power."

This fifth in the Tyrone Swift series is the only one I've read and I'm very sorry about missing out on the others. I usually try to read books in order and hate not knowing the backstory of Tyrone but I was able to follow along as the author provides some of the historical detail. This was, for me, a mystery novel that I found hard to put down. I enjoyed it and thought it very well-written with a plot evolving in layers that slowly revealed the truth of what happened to Kim. The characters were interesting and believeable and I really am looking forward to reading the next installment.

Thank you to NetGalley and Joffe Books for the e-book ARC to read and review.

Loved this book, its a real page turner and hard to put down. Oh boy that twist at the end! An engrossing read that will suck you in and spit you out at the end thinking wow! Thoroughly enjoyed it bring on the next installment!

Low Lake - Gretta Mulrooney

Set in Great Britain, this novel stars former detective turned P.I. Tyrone Swift, who is asked by a friend to investigate the death of Kim Woodville, a young woman who reportedly drowned in a lake on her family's property. The police had ruled it accidental, as the victim had a history of epilepsy, and it was presumed a seizure had caused her to drown. However, Kim was deathly afraid of water. As a child, her mother had tried to drown her, and she'd had a great fear of water since then. Intrigued, Tyrone accepts the case.

As he delves into the case and begins to explore Kim's history, he realizes that there she was a complex individual. Raised in a less than loving environment after her mother was imprisoned, Kim was reportedly revered by some, hated by others, and Tyrone gets conflicting views on the type of person she really was. Even her own mother appears disinterested and only wants to gain from providing information.

We also learn some of Ty's back story as well, and meet his disabled daughter, with whom has seems to have a wonderful relationship!

As the case continues, there is another death and more twists and suspenseful events that I did not see coming, and kept me guessing right up till the end! I'd like to say more, but even eluding to things would be a giveaway and take away from the novel.

I very much enjoyed this book and look forward to reading the earlier Tyrone Swift novels and will be waiting anxiously for more!!.

Detective Tyrone Swift takes on cold cases that the police have given up on. He is hired to investigate the death of Kim Woodville. She drowned at the family home, but she had all kinds of bruises on her arm. She was afraid of water due to almost being drowned by her mother when she was younger. Who would want her dead? Her boyfriend was questioned and released. Swift has his hands full with this case. This story has wonderfully written characters and the story has things happen in it I wasn't expecting. I would like to thank Joffe Books for a copy of this story. The review is my own opinion and done voluntarily.

Another thorny case for Swift with several unexpected twists. A star deducted for Cedric.

This is the fifth book in the Tyrone Swift series.

I enjoyed the plot for this one and the setting was great. The writing style made it tense and I was trying to second guess the outcome as the book progressed. The characters are great and they work really well within the story.

I would say that I think this is fine to be read as a stand alone. Four stars from me for this one, I really enjoyed it!

Gretta Mulrooney brings us an old fashioned British PI series set in modern times with a male private investigator, Tyrone Swift, a man with a complicated life. I found all the characters in this novel entertaining. Some of the bad guys (and gals) are not completely all bad, some are bad as bad can be, and the good guys and gals all have glaring flaws, bringing to us a realistic mystery with mostly empathetic characters. And poor Tyrone - every time his love life seems to be improving the scene is ripped apart by either one of his exs, his baby daughter, an old friend, or the ringing phone with another stiff being reported. In retrospect the solution is glaringly obvious but I was kept so busy trying to keep up that I didn't see it till it was over. Looking forward to more by this author - this was fifth in the series so I have four to catch up on. By then I hope #6 is waiting....

I received a free electronic copy of this novel from Netgalley. Gretta Mulrooney, and Joffe Books in exchange for an honest review. Thank you all for sharing your hard work with me.

Low Lake is a terrific mystery.. The plot has many twists and turns to keep the reader guessing. Couldn’t put this book down. I recommend to readers who enjoy a good mystery

I would like to thank Netgalley and Joffe Books for a review copy of Low Lake, the fifth novel to feature London based PI Tyrnone, Ty, Swift.

After a few months off Ty is ready to get back to work and is intrigued when he gets a call from an old girlfriend asking if he will help her flatmate, Jack North, who wants him to have another look at the death of his childhood friend, Kim Woodville. Kim was found drowned in the lake of her family home and the coroner ruled it an accident. Jack is convinced she was murdered and wants Ty to prove it. Unfortunately Kim wasn't the angel Jack believed her to be so soon suspects and motives aren't the issue.

I thoroughly enjoyed Low Lake which is a well plotted, absorbing read. The plot builds slowly but with momentum to a very unexpected twist which took me totally by surprise - a real wow moment. There are plenty more twists than just the final one, some more obvious than others, along the way which keep the reader turning the pages. I really like the mix of investigation and Ty's domestic life and, in fact, enjoyed the twists and drama of his life as much as the investigation.

As Ty is investigating what amounts to a cold case much of the novels centres on "victimology" i.e. the examination of Kim's life and character. I found the contrasting views of her fascinating and realistic - very few interviewees could look at her objectively so their views are tinged by their own prejudices, outlook on life and motives. It's hard to believe a 20 year old could have seriously upset so many people in such a short life but it makes for good reading.

Ty is a likeable protagonist. Essentially a good guy he is a dogged investigator with an ability to think laterally. Unfortunately his lateral thinking does not extend to his own life where a series of ill thought out decisions in previous novels have led to upheaval and heartbreak and this pattern continues in Low Lake. I found his girlfriend Nora's reactions to certain events understandable, perhaps, but out of keeping with her role as a Detective Inspector trained to examine he facts.

Low Lake is a good read which I have no hesitation in recommending.

I have been a fan of Gretta’s books for a little while now. As each one is released, I eagerly pick it up and devour it. ‘Low Lake’ is no exception. I absolutely loved it but more about that in a bit.
It took me a little while to fathom out Tyrone Swift, who is the lead character of ‘Low Lake’. Swift used to work for the police but a few years ago, he left and is now a private detective, although he does retain some useful police contacts. Swift hasn’t lost his detective instincts though and when he is asked to investigate the suspected drowning of Kim Woodville. There’s something about the case that triggers his interest and when he looks into the case a little more, he realises that not everything is as it at first appears. Swift takes the case on and it isn’t too long before he makes more progress in his private investigation than the police have since their case was opened. Swift doesn’t shy away from asking some difficult questions of those who knew Kim best and at times he rubs people up the wrong way. Swift soon learns that Kim was not that popular at all and the list of potential suspects grows. Swift has a bit of a complicated personal life and it took me a little while to unravel it. He lives in the same house as his very good friend Cedric and intervenes when a dispute between Cedric and his son turns nasty. I got the impression that Cedric and Swift had a father/ son relationship. Swift certainly has a history with the ladies. He is father to a young girl, who has hearing loss and he is trying to help her learn sign language. He is seeing somebody else but I got the impression that the relationship was more casual than anything else. Will Swift manage to solve the case? Will he survive the threats to his own personal safety? Well for the answers to those questions and more you are just going to have to read the book for yourselves to find out.
It’s fair to say that ‘Low Lake’ is more of a slow burn type of book and it took me a little while to get into it. There are a lot of characters introduced within a short space of time and I had to keep flipping back in the story to remind myself of who was who. That’s got more to do with my shocking memory than anything else. However, once I got into the story I became addicted to reading ‘Low Lake’ and the time & page numbers seemed to fly by. I was sucked in by the story and because I wanted to know the truth behind Kim’s sad passing, I just had to keep reading on and on and on and well you get the picture. The characters were so well described that they seemed almost real. I can honestly say that Kim doesn’t seem a very likeable character. I loved the interaction between Swift and his daughter. It was lovely to see people with a disability represented so positively. There are several twists and turns in ‘Low Lake’ and certain parts of the story came as something of a surprise as I hadn’t seen them coming.
In short I did enjoy reading ‘Low Lake’ and I would definitely recommend it to other readers. I can’t wait to read what comes next from Gretta Mulrooney. The score on the Ginger Book Geek board is a well deserved 4* out of 5*.

Low Lake is the most recent book in the series featuring PI Tyrone Swift.

Ty is asked to investigate a drowning death from two years earlier. Did the young woman--who had an overwhelming fear of water--have an epileptic seizure and drown accidentally? Or was there more to the situation?

Kim was a complicated young woman with a traumatic past. Few people seem to have truly liked her and a few actively hated her. Her recent interest in archaeology had given her long-range goals and an enthusiastic interest in all elements of archaeology--from the digs, to the historical aspects, to conservation and museum exhibits.

Ty feels some empathy with the dead woman in spite of her many flaws. As the case proceeds, a young man is murdered, and Ty feels his own responsibility for the young man's involvement in the case. Other aspects of Ty's life are fraught with grief and complications. The case takes a few unexpected turns as possible reasons for Kim's death emerge.

NetGalley/Joffe Books

Mystery/Detectiv. March 22, 2018.

Tyrone Swift is a private investigator, following his stint as a detective. He has been hired by a gentleman to look into the drowning death a year ago of a young lady who was his friend. The police say that she had an epileptic seizure and fell into the lake and drowned.

But the police are ignoring the bruises on her upper arms. And they ignore the well known fact that she was terrified of the water and wouldn't even get near any water.

When he starts investigating, he finds that the young woman had two different sides. One one hand, he was told she was quick-witted and smart, humorous, kind, feisty. On the other hand she's been described as damaged, self contained, taking unnecessary risks and very secretive.

Tyrone is puzzled by the number of people had good reason to want her dead. Then another body turns up and his own life is in danger. Is he getting too close to the truth?

This is 5th in a series, a series I haven't read. Surprisingly, it works easily as a stand-alone, although there are several references to previous adventures of Tyrone Swift.

He's an interesting character as he's been stabbed and his personal life is complex. There are plenty of suspects and I didn't even get close in guessing what the real story was. Several twists and turns kept me turning pages.

Many thanks to the author / Joffe Books / Netgalley for the advanced digital copy of this mystery. Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.

4 stars

I read the Kindle edition.

Private Detective Tyrone Swift receives a telephone call from a former girlfriend. She wants him to talk to her roommate about a two year-old death, for he is certain that it was murder.

As Jack, Kim’s friend tells her story, the reader learns that she had epilepsy and was deathly afraid of water. She wouldn’t even take a bath; it was always a quick shower. This was because years before her own mother had tried to drown her. After her mother was incarcerated, Kim went to live with relatives on Low Lake. They didn’t care for her much and tended to ignore her. Kim often acted out; pushing the limits of what she could get away with. Her best friend was Jack.

When Swift goes to Kim’s childhood home, he meets a plethora of odd people. They don’t really seem to have cared about Kim. They are a bunch of aging hippie-like wannabes. He does, however, like the youngest son who takes a great interest in Swift’s work. He learns that Kim’s boyfriend was questioned in the mysterious death, but was let go.

As Swift follows clues and interviews more people, he realizes that danger is closer to him than he knew.

I liked the relationship that Swift has with his hearing impaired daughter. It is precious. His current girlfriend is a washout. Kim’s mother is a major loser who feels sorry for herself and only wants to profit from Kim’s death.

This is a well written and plotted novel. While it begins rather slowly with the telling of Kim’s life by Jack, it picks up the pace after that. I liked the tortured Tyrone Swift and his care for his daughter was touching. He has had a series of tragedies in his love life. There was sufficient background information given on the major characters to flesh them out, but not so much that it intruded on the story. All in all, it was a good story and I truly enjoyed reading it.

I want to thank NetGalley and Joffe Books for forwarding to me a copy of this good book to read and enjoy.

What an ironic twist that Kim drowned on her aunt's property 20 odd years after her mother went to prison for attempting to drown her as a toddler. Kim, a contrary, unwelcome addition to a family of bohemian misfits, her father's sister and brood who take her in but never accept or nurture her. Enter Jack, Kim's only friend in the extended family, the dwarf, who hires Tyrone Swift to investigate Kim's accidental death after a few years of being unable to let it go. Was it a tragic accident? Suicide? Murder? There is a lot to like about this story, the array of suspects, Kim's complexities, even her disability, epilepsy brings texture to the person and the story. It could have been well plotted, but for the tendency to obviousness which took away from most of the red herrings. I like my red herrings to be subtle, The writing is uneven, flowing well at times and other times given to passive voice and cliche, predictable word choices that become distracting. The dialogue which dominates is good and draws the story out well but the descriptive parts including Swift's inner musings need work. I enjoyed the book on the whole, but think some readers' feedback and an editor's notes might have made it a really good book.

A wonderful crime fiction in this series, with PI Tyrone Swift, with a complicated personal life. Hired to investigate the murder of Kim Woodville drowned at the lake near her family home of secrets. The police released her boyfriend, the main suspect after mistakes they made. It soon becomes clear there a host of suspects with motive for the murder, and then there is another murder. Swift finds danger coming ever close, whilst the police wants the investigation curbed.. An entertaining and well plotted novel full of suspense and tension. I recommend this well written crime mystery. Many thanks to Joffe Books for an ARC.

Thank you Netgalley and Joffe Books for the eARC.
This is the 5th in the PI Tyrone Swift series and the best yet. I absolutely loved it and had a hard time putting it down. The mystery is a puzzler, the characters feel real and the writing excellent. Gretta Mulrooney should be up there with the best of them...she's that good.
Tyrone is approached by the roommate of an old friend of his. The young man is still terribly upset about the drowning death of his good and close friend, Kim, who drowned a couple of years ago. She suffered from grand mal seizures, but was also terrified of water. Her boyfriend was investigated, but let go. Tyrone agrees to look into the case, and while interviewing her extended family and friends, he realizes Kim was a very troubled young woman who was not that popular.
Her mother, an addict, tried to drown her at age three and she was taken in by a family member, who already had 3 children, an estranged husband and a nasty cantankerous aunt - all living on the same grounds. The family is dysfunctional, to say the least and Kim was the cuckoo in the nest. Tyrone dislikes all of them except for the young son, Ben, still living at home and very child-like, who is fascinated with Tyrone's job and volunteers to be his helper. Thinking the boy needs something to keep him busy, Tyrone basically says 'why not' and regrets it bitterly when the boy is found murdered in his apartment. Unbeknownst to him, the boy had been stuffed into a cupboard on the second floor and been there for a few days. The police want him to stop investigating, but Tyrone can't let it go.
Apparently Kim had been in contact with her mother and her aunt, something she kept to herself. The mother is a pathetic creature, full of self pity and always looking for a handout. Even after being told of Kim's death, it doesn't seem to affect her, unless she can get a cash for any information she has to offer Tyrone.
I was blown away by the ending, really didn't see it coming, very thrilling. Tyrone is very sympathetic, not very lucky when it comes to love, but he loves his little daughter to bits and spends as much time with her as he can. His relationship with her mother is cordial, but I did not like his current girlfriend, Nora, she felt like too much hard work. Hopefully things in the romance department will be better in the next book!
This book could easily be read as a standalone, but I think the series is excellent and well worth starting at book 1.