The Drowning Place

The Drowning Place by Sarah Hilary is a Mystery release, out on April 16, 2026.
The Drowning Place

Author: Sarah Hilary

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Release date: April 16, 2026

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EVERY PLACE HAS ITS GHOSTS.

Edenscar, a town in the Peak District, has more than most. 17 years ago, its inhabitants were hit by tragedy when a school bus veered off the road and everyone on board drowned. Everyone, that is, except Joseph Ashe. His miraculous survival has haunted him and the town ever since.

Now a Detective Sergeant in the local police, Joe is called to the scene of a brutal and apparently inexplicable crime. The whole town is spooked, but Joe’s new boss, DI Laurie Bower, more used to inner-city police work, has no time for superstition. She just wants to find the very real killer who has left no trace and apparently had no motive.

Joining forces, Joe and Laurie work to uncover the secrets of Edenscar, both past and present.

But when you dig up the dead, expect to get your hands dirty…

The first in a stand-out and haunting new crime series for fans of Vera, Broadchurch and Happy Valley. Set in a town steeped in history and horror, the series follows DS Joseph Ashe, a young man haunted by the ghosts of his past and struggling with survivor’s guilt, and DI Laurie Bower, an outsider fighting to fit in.

‘An astonishingly gifted writer’ MARIAN KEYES

‘Hilary is my drop-everything writer; always original, always bang-on psychologically, always gripping’ ALEX MARWOOD

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