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This is the first in the DI Shona Oliver series; a promising start.
Shona, husband and daughter have moved from London to Dumfries in Scotland, back to Shona's roots. She's a RNLI volunteer on top of her job as a detective, mother and wife, which at times is overwhelming. She helps pull a dead girl from the water, right on the border of Scotland and England. This obvious murder is handled out of England with the help of Shona's team. The team is also looking into large thefts of baby foods, people trafficking and drug smuggling, keeping them very busy indeed.
I enjoyed this book, and will definitely read the next one. Shona is a bit brusque, so I'm not quite sure if I like her yet, but hopefully I she will grow on me. I love the Scottish setting, having spent a lot of time in Glasgow and definitely recommend this book.

What a ride! Lynne McEwan pulled me into and wouldn’t let me go! Shona’s drive to have a career, a working marriage, and survive motherhood was all too real, as were her struggles to maintain them. Every scene was so vividly described I barely had to use my imagination. Every character had its place within the story, and while I am not usually a fan of books that have a lot of characters, I don’t think this story would have worked without even one of them.
If you enjoy suspenseful police procedurals, then do yourself a favor and add this to your shelf! Bravo!
-D. M. Grant

This one wasn't really for me ?! It was kind of all over the place? It did have suspense, action, drama, the usual but when I was done I was like what did I just read?! I really don't remember anything what I've read?! Lol it was kind of boring I guess? Cuz I really have no idea what I read , nothing stuck ?! Sorry thank you Netgalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me!

I found it well-written, but a little long. There was a lot going on, as the bodies piled up, apart from the county lines, coordinated raids, etc. Worth a shot.

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3.5* rounded down. This was a police procedural in which Police Scotland liaised with the Cumbria force, initially over the discovery of a body right on the Scotland/England border. I found it well-written, but a little long. There was a lot going on, as the bodies piled up, quite apart from the county lines co-ordinated raids and the baby milk thefts (yes, really). Since this was a novel, everything turned out to be linked! Then there was Shona's personal life, which was eventful too, and her differences of opinion with her senior officer. It all felt a bit wearing.

The very ending wrapped things up a bit too neatly to be entirely realistic, but presumably the next instalment will show how Shona's family situation works itself out.

In Dark Water is a very well written suspense novel.

There are enough twists and turns to keep you interested until the very end. When DI Shona finds a body on the shores of Solway Firth it's evident this was no ordinary drowning. The descriptions were so vivid it made me feel as if I was right there in Scotland. The characters were well-crafted and the ending was a surprise.

Brilliant!

This Scottish crime novel was a great suspense novel! I honestly liked everything about the book!
Not a bad thing to say! The writing was good! Awesome character development.
Amazing!.