A drowning tide David Baldacci Macmillan FH|FFH Hardback 2025 it really is that good

it really is that good

crime and debacle that unfolds in the community

He'd vowed never to return to his hometown

It is not long before they learn that the friary in which they are staying is not the safe haven they imagine - one guest has already been murdered

working families are squashed together like pickled herrings in their narrow flats

A drowning tide David Baldacci Macmillan FH|FFH Hardback 2025 it really is that goodMerry lives a simple life. For work, she writes cryptic crossword puzzles. For pleasure, she swims in the icy cold sea. And in between she keeps a careful eye on her neighbour, Lucas Manning, the son of her late best friend Julia. One day Lucas's wife reports him missing. Merry has known Lucas his whole life; he would never walk out like this. Bad things have always hovered around the Manning family. Lucas's abusive criminal father disappeared decades