Woman in the Water by Katerina Diamond is the latest installation in the DS Grey/DS Miles series, and only the second that I've read, but I am adding all of the previous books to my TBR list immediately. This novel is fast-paced, uncomfortably graphic, and utterly addictive. The subject matter, including domestic abuse and sexual assault, are difficult to read, but the end result is a solid juggernaut that you will not want to put down.

A woman is found in the water, barely clinging to life. DS Adrian Miles makes the discovery, but before the woman's identity can be confirmed she flees the hospital. While tracking a lead, Miles and his partner, DS Imogen Grey, find their way to the Corrigan household where the case becomes not only multi-faceted, but perhaps one of the most dangerous that either has ever faced to date.

The author strikes a perfect balance between a compelling police procedural, and the complex personal relationship between Miles and Grey, which becomes tested by unimaginable and, possibly, insurmountable challenges. As difficult as much of the subject matter is to read, I appreciated the author's efforts to confront the issues head on, rather than to gloss them over. This is a powerful read that will linger long after you have turned the final page. I cannot wait to see what comes next for Miles and Grey.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Avon Books UK for this ARC.

I found this book very hard to read, I did complete it. But as I am reading it I thought why am I reading this book.
The book was well written, But very violent and. Not the sort of book I would normally read.
Cannot recommend this book unless you want to read about violence and rape.
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This was quite different from the usual grey series and I'm not sure how the next book will go if Adrian has now quit.

I do enjoy this series however it wasnt my favourite. Something was missing for me but I just can't place it. I felt that a lot of the books allude to previous stories in the series however this went into a lot of detail which was a bit frustrating as it took time describing what I already knew.

I will continue to look out for books in this series but it wasn't my favourite.

Thank you to netgalley for giving me an arc.

I've read all the books in this series so far, so was looking forward to this latest story of police officers Imogen Grey and Adrian Miles. I have to say that I was really shocked by a very graphic description of a male rape. Plus the 'villain' in this book has to be one of the most vile, even by Katerina Diamond's standards. Having said that, it is still a very good story with a great twist, and a shocking decision at the end leaves you on tenterhooks for the next instalment. Thanks to NetGalley for a preview copy.
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I have read all the previous books in the series and enjoyed them all but I thought this was much weaker and found it to be just an ok read. Following the rescue from the water of Angela Corrigan and later on the discovery of a dead body of a man, what followed was a tale of domestic abuse, corruption and rape so it was a very dark, unsavoury story. Interspersed in the storytelling was the point of view of Angela who told her sorry tale but I don’t feel her version of events added anything very much as it largely repeated what we already knew. Most of the characters in the story were not likeable, especially Reece Corrigan who was a cruel bully and a manipulative liar. However, he seemed to be a stereotype of a villain. Some of the events described seems to beggar belief especially the suicide of Leo Quick which I thought was somewhat ludicrous.
The aspect of the book that irritated me the most was the constant questioning first of all from DS Imogen Grey about her relationship with Adrian Miles but this was a constant feature throughout the book. We seemed to go round in circles over their relationship and all we got was footprints and nothing of substance. Some of the dialogue wasn’t very convincing either as some of the statements seems so obvious they just appeared to be filling pages or it felt wooden. . I should have felt tension, menace and suspense from some of the scenes but I didn’t. I did feel disgust at some points which I was clearly meant to but apart from that I felt the plotting was an A to B plod as for quite a considerable amount of time the story didn’t seem to go anywhere. Sorry this one was not for me.

This is the first book I have read in the Miles/Grey series, but after reading “Woman in the Water” I want to rush out and get the others. This novel was extremely well written and even as it tackled subjects that left me speechless, it had me needing to turn to the next page to find out how the story ends.

Woman in the Water is an unfortunate example of a promising story that could be so much more had the plot been fleshed out and the characters given more time to emerge within their respective places. When a woman is found barely alive in the water, allegedly suffering from memory loss, DS Miles and Grey must Mine her past in order to solve the murder of the man who had been discovered alongside the mystery woman. The usual family dramas, hidden dangers, and sinister shadows come out to play, but the novel moves too fast, too soon, to make the story believable, and nor is the reader treated to the complex insights that make memorable thrillers rise above the others.
Sophisticated readers will be left disappointed.

Katerina Diamond has well and truly SMASHED it with this one! Tackling issues we don’t necessarily think about. In my opinion it’s the best in the series.
I won’t give anything away but everyone should read it. Thank you for sharing your talent with us!

definitely one of the best detective thrillers I have read in a long time!

Katerina really kept me hooked throughout this, leaving plenty of little breadcrumbs to keep you interested in the story, but then completely surprised me with the ending! I really like observing Adrian and Imogen's relationship throughout this, seeing how the story impacted them and also how it linked it the past.

There are some quite graphic assault scenes in this so trigger warning, but I do think they were handled quite well.

Will deffo be picking more up from Katerina in the future.

I found this book a bit tedious to get through. The story line was interesting but I found the characters were lacking in depth. It was clear what their feelings were as it was stated repeatedly throughout the book. I also found the ending to be abrupt, perhaps leading to a sequel? This was just OK.

Wow!! I don't even know what to say about this book. I really enjoyed it but holy triggers. I didn't know about the dark matter and triggers in this story. FAIR WARNING... There are a lot of them. They didn't bother me because it made the story that much more enjoyable but it may not be for everyone. Great book if you love dark and somewhat violent thrillers.

Thank you Netgalley, the author and publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I have loved all the previous books in this series so i was very pleased to get approved to read this but unfortunately it didn't have the same impact as them. Aidan's part of the story was superbly well written; it was a very sensitive subject treated with respect and i felt the emotional impact of what had happened to him. However the police investigation part, essentially the mystery that everything was set around felt very thin, flimsy and almost forgotten. I felt that their was no real intrigue or suspense and kept waiting for more to happen but it never happened.

Absolutely fantastic had me gripped!!! Loved it! Can't wait for more from.this author. Storyline was great, characters were easy to.connect with

Thank you for the advanced copy

The DS Miles and DS Grey series have always featured the dark side of humanity and The Woman in the Water is Katerina Diamond's darkest yet. At times it's a difficult read and not for the squeamish. DS Adrian Miles pulls a woman from the river, she's in a very bad way and says she can remember nothing, not even her name. Not long after another person is pulled from the river. To say too much would be to spoil the book because it has a lot of twists and one shocking scene in particular which I never saw coming. Thank you to Netgalley for my advance copy for an honest review.

Another amazing instalment in this dark and very violent crime series.

I really enjoyed this book. It was incredibly fast paced, well written and had lots of twists and turns.

It is incredibly dark and violent. This book series really isn't for the faint hearted because of the potentially triggering subject matter. They are definitely not thrillers that I recommend to everyone but if you can handle a dark messed up book, this series is a great read.

I really liked how this book dealt with mental health particularly PTSD. I think it did so in a very thoughtful and respectful way. Its nice to see mental health rep in thrillers.

This is the 6th book in this series and I'm now desperate for the next book. I don't know if or when the next book in the series will be released but the ending, omg, I need more.

Overall, if you can handle dark violent crime thrillers, I would really recommend this book and the rest of the series.

TW: graphic rape, graphic domestic abuse, violent, graphic suicide and incest

I was unaware when I began this book that it was actually the fifth book in an ongoing series but thankfully for me it reads just fine as a standalone novel, but saying that I really want to go and read the first four books now just to check and because this one was so good!

A young woman is found beaten and left for dead on the banks of the river, with no memory of what had happened to her and even worse, no memory of who she even is leads Detectives Adrian Miles and Imogen Grey into an investigation they will never forget.

Set in Exeter in Devon which is where I live really helped connect with this book and it isn’t somewhere that comes up very often so for that reason alone it will stand out in my memory but as well as that some of the subject matter in this will also make it stand out form the crowd for its own reasons. To say it made for some uncomfortable reading would be putting it politely but it was done with compassion and understanding without being sensationalised. You will understand once you read it but I don’t want to say for fear of taking away the twist and shock from future readers!

It is one of those books that is quite tricky to review without spoilers, there is not a huge amount of dead bodies or gore but there is a huge amount of intrigue and depth to the story. It is fast paced and will keep you glued from the first page to the very last as well as you crying out for the next book in the series, I know I certainly am!

Shocks and a twist that will spin your head, this is one book you really must read to believe!

Woman in the Water will be published on 11 November 2019 and is available for preorder now.
A big thank you to the author Katerina Diamond, publishers Avon Books UK and NetGalley for my advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest and independent review.

I’d only read The Teacher by this author before, and even though they are were part of a series, this still worked well as a stand-alone novel. For the first half of this book I kind of thought it was a “predictable” police/crime thriller - then we hit the middle of the book and ... wow. This is probably one of the darker crime novels I’ve read, if not the darkest (and I’ve read Val McDermid!!). I actually felt scared when reading certain parts! Despite the fact it was probably a bit too dark for my taste, I still found myself completely gripped by the story, and wanted to read at every opportunity to find out what happens next!

Crime thriller/partly police procedural and apparently the 6th in the series. Obviously you don't need to read the previous ones if I wasn't even aware it was a series.

First, this book should have a TW/CW in front as it is one of the darkest, grimmest, most brutal books I've read in quite some time. There's rape, extreme physical abuse, the aftermath and emotions stemming from those attacks and ultimately another that I can't list as it would give away the whole plot.

With that said, this book was excellent. The characters are raw and so unique in their dialogue and traits that it was easy to keep one from the others. The plot, while grim and dark, is fast paced, wildly well written, and fascinating to the end. I highly recommend this book, unless the above topics are sensitive for you, as this author pulls absolutely NO punches. Great book.

Thanks Netgalley and the Publisher and of course the author. I have read the whole series of Adrian Miles and Imogen Grey books and this one did not disappoint. Please write No. 7

Thanks to the publishers, Netgalley and the author for the ARC of this book.

I am a huge fan of Katerina Diamond. Tnere are some authors' books which make me stop whatever I'm reading and immediately devour them. Katerina Diamond's books definitely falls in that category.

This was a really really good book. It started off quite tame for a Katerina Diamond book. The body count was surprisingly low and there wasn't a lot of blood and gore. Do not let this fool you, this book will totally shock you to your core. This is especially true if you have been following this series from the first book. I do not want to say anything further for fear of giving too much away. Please just read this book!

Hats off to Katerina for shining a spotlight on something which is not often spoken about in society but which we need to be made more aware of. It was difficult to read at times, but I think the author did an amazing job with how it was portrayed and written.

I highly reccommend this book as well as the rest of the books in the series.