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.

I really loved this book!! It had so many twists and turns. It kept me on the edge of my seat wondering what was going to happen next!! This was my first book by this Author, and it won’t be the last!! Quick read!! Highly recommended!! You won’t be disappointed!!

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.

OMG, I absolutely loved this book. I was looking for a good book to keep me entertained whilst away and this was just perfect. I didn't want it to end as I was completely wrapped up in the whole case. I would definitely recommend it, you won't be disappointed.

When a young woman is found half submerged and badly beaten in an icy river detectives adrian miles and imogen gray are shocked she is still alive. Stating she has lost her memory she is unable to say who she is or who attacked her so when a body is found close to were she was found the detectives are faced with a shaky start to what could be a murder enquiry

The 6th book in the series and does not disappoint

Most of the book consisted of trying to find evidence to arrest a killer and they already know who he is which made it a little tedious. There were a few twists in the story, some more disturbing than others but the author definitely wasn’t afraid of crossing lines.
While on his way to work, DS Adrian climbs in the water and saves a woman. She refuses to give any information on who she is or what happened to her claiming she doesn’t remember and then flees the hospital. When a dead body is found very close to where the woman was found and they identify him, DS Adrian and DS Imogen go searching for more information into how and why this happened. They follow a lead and knock on the door of the deceased, Simon’s previous employer Reece Corrigan and are shocked when Mrs Angela Corrigan walks down the stairs as she is the missing woman. Reece Corrigan is a very powerful man and though there are obvious signs of abuse, Angela is too afraid to do anything about it. DS Imogen and DS Adrian soon find many crimes that lead back to Reece but he has covered his tracks well and it is very difficult to make anything stick. The detectives soon find that anyone who has tried to help Angela escape has been caught in the cross hairs of Reece and has suffered.
Thank you Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you for the opportunity to read this book and I really thought it wouldn't live up to the level of the former ones in the series but it raised the bar and the author has taken it to a different avenue and standard that I can't wait to see what happens next and what katerina has up her sleeve in the future or miley and grey!

I would like to thank the author, the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an ARC of this book, it was as always brilliant, the story, the twists everything. I did find one part of the story quite harrowing but felt it was superbly written.

Really impressed by this book. It was an entertaining read with lots of twists and turns! The fast pace of the storyline kept me enthralled, I finished the book in just two settings. Being the first book I have read by the author, I was captivated by this series and the intriguing cast of characters. This series has been added to my go to list. Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the advanced copy.
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Read this in 2 days. Absolutely gripping. My heart was pounding in places and I just couldn't put this down. Didn't see the end coming at all. Another amazing book by Katerina Diamond.

Wow! This book should come with a content warning! I read a lot of crime books and for once I did not see what was coming. An excellent book but not for the faint of heart!

Wow! This book should come with a content warning!
I read a lot of crime books and for once I did not see what was coming.
An excellent book but not for the faint of heart!

Right where do I begin. I have to say that this is my favourite one of the DS Miles and DS Greg series. Emotions galore in this one. Some shocks along the way including something that happens to DS Miles. Some twists and turns I just wasn't ready for and the delicate way with which Katerina wrote about some of the events in this storyline is so brave. Surely it must tear the author apart when they write about a main character that has some life changing event. This one was drastic.

If only I could have had peace to read this gem and not be disturbed by the holiday routine. I would devour this book. Any of Katerina's books are a must read for me.

And so, for me, this is my 3rd 5 stars of 2019 and it really is a must to read.

Love all the books in this series, so was excited to read this one. It was a good read that didn’t disappoint, although it takes a shocking, slightly to graphic turn towards the middle. Many twists that I didn’t see coming. Definitely worth a read

I had no idea what I was getting into with this book. As another reviewer said, it should come with a trigger warning. It definitely took a whole different turn towards the halfway point. It was a very uncomfortable book to read, while at the same time compelling me to read further. No spoilers here, but I literally had to look away from what I was reading with descriptions that were so real I felt true empathy with the characters. There was a lot of repetition and a lot of introspection in the dialogue. The book leaves me with a lingering sadness, yet isn't that the mark of a good book? That it moves you in some way? Though I would not read it again, nor recommend it to a friend, the author has truly done something amazing here.