Drowned Lives

Set in and around the dark, misty canals of Lichfield, Stephen Booth's new historical standalone novel is awash with mystery.

When council officer Chris Buckley is approached by an strange old man demanding help in healing a decades-old family rift, he sends the stranger away.

But then the old man is murdered, and the police arrive on Chris's doorstep asking questions to which he has no answers.

As he begins to look into the circumstances of the murder, he uncovers a deadly secret in the silt and mud of the local canals that he'll realise was better kept buried.

Amplasat in si in jurul canalelor intunecate si cetoase din Lichfield, noul roman istoric independent al lui Stephen Booth este plin de mister. Cand ofiterul de consiliu Chris Buckley este abordat de un batran ciudat care cere ajutor in vindecarea unei rupturi familiale vechi de zeci de ani, il trimite pe strain Dar atunci batranul este ucis, iar politia ajunge la pragul lui Chris punandu-i intrebari la care nu are raspunsuri. In timp ce incepe sa analizeze circumstantele crimei, descopera un secret de moarte in namolul si noroiul canalele locale pe care le va realiza le-ar fi pastrat mai bine ingropate.