I've read all the books in this series so far, so was looking forward to this latest story of police officers Imogen Grey and Adrian Miles. I have to say that I was really shocked by a very graphic description of a male rape. Plus the 'villain' in this book has to be one of the most vile, even by Katerina Diamond's standards. Having said that, it is still a very good story with a great twist, and a shocking decision at the end leaves you on tenterhooks for the next instalment. Thanks to NetGalley for a preview copy.
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This is the first book I have read in the Miles/Grey series, but after reading “Woman in the Water” I want to rush out and get the others. This novel was extremely well written and even as it tackled subjects that left me speechless, it had me needing to turn to the next page to find out how the story ends.

Katerina Diamond has well and truly SMASHED it with this one! Tackling issues we don’t necessarily think about. In my opinion it’s the best in the series.
I won’t give anything away but everyone should read it. Thank you for sharing your talent with us!

definitely one of the best detective thrillers I have read in a long time!

Katerina really kept me hooked throughout this, leaving plenty of little breadcrumbs to keep you interested in the story, but then completely surprised me with the ending! I really like observing Adrian and Imogen's relationship throughout this, seeing how the story impacted them and also how it linked it the past.

There are some quite graphic assault scenes in this so trigger warning, but I do think they were handled quite well.

Will deffo be picking more up from Katerina in the future.

Absolutely fantastic had me gripped!!! Loved it! Can't wait for more from.this author. Storyline was great, characters were easy to.connect with

Thank you for the advanced copy

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.

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.

Another great instalment of Miles and Grey! I was a bit nervous about reading this one because it’s only been a couple of months since Truth Or Die was released, however I loved it just as much as the other books. I really love Adrian and Imogen and think they are fantastic characters. I love reading about their next case together, however this book was definitely more emotional than the others. I was very close to crying when reading this one - I think it’s the first crime/thriller book to ever have me close to tears. I was completely shocked by the ending of this one, and was not expecting that twist. A definite page turner and impossible to put down. Katerina Diamond really is a fantastic author and queen of shocking twists!

This instalment was my favourite of the dark crime series with Adrian Miles and Imogen Grey. It contains as many twists and turns as a crime thriller should, but the central subject is truly unique. Following Angela Corrigan's rescue from the water, what followed was a tale of corruption, violence and crime. This isn't for the faint hearted! Hugely captivating story.

Woman in the Water by Katerina Diamond is the latest installation in the DS Grey/DS Miles series, and only the second that I've read, but I am adding all of the previous books to my TBR list immediately. This novel is fast-paced, uncomfortably graphic, and utterly addictive. The subject matter, including domestic abuse and sexual assault, are difficult to read, but the end result is a solid juggernaut that you will not want to put down.

A woman is found in the water, barely clinging to life. DS Adrian Miles makes the discovery, but before the woman's identity can be confirmed she flees the hospital. While tracking a lead, Miles and his partner, DS Imogen Grey, find their way to the Corrigan household where the case becomes not only multi-faceted, but perhaps one of the most dangerous that either has ever faced to date.

The author strikes a perfect balance between a compelling police procedural, and the complex personal relationship between Miles and Grey, which becomes tested by unimaginable and, possibly, insurmountable challenges. As difficult as much of the subject matter is to read, I appreciated the author's efforts to confront the issues head on, rather than to gloss them over. This is a powerful read that will linger long after you have turned the final page. I cannot wait to see what comes next for Miles and Grey.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Avon Books UK for this ARC.

I love Katerina Diamond novels. The relationship between Detectives Adrian Miles and Imogen Grey is great and I was so pleased to continue reading their story.

When Adrian Miles pulls a woman out the water, he has to work with Imogen to figure out who she is, whey she was there and who hurt her.

This novel had me hooked from the start. It's a great fast-paced read that will want keep you gripped until the dramatic conclusion.

Emotionally charged novel. Well written. Disturbingly twisted. Never read this author before but definitely look forward to her next offering in the series. Felt the ending was a bit rushed and could have done with more substance hence the 4 stars . Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the chance to review it.

This book was thrilling and addictive from start to finish. The characters are wonderful, including the regulars Imogen and Adrian (love them). There were so many twists and turns, and for once the ending left me absolutely gobsmacked. Incredible book!

I love this series and was so excited to see the next instalment of DS Grey and DS Miles was out…. In this book, Adrian discovers a woman in the water, he thought she was dead until he felt something grab his leg, she was still alive… rushed to hospital and she will be ok but she can’t remember her name or anything…. A body of a male is found soon after downstream from where the woman was found, surely this is related, however, the woman denies knowing the deceased and soon after runs away from the hospital. What or who is she running from?

Miles & Grey are still keeping their relationship quiet, things are going very well for them which I am delighted to read, however, something happens (which I can’t divulge) to Miles and it leaves him reeling, changes his life and his outlook….. can he survive this to save his relationship?

This book is full of twists and turns, although you know from the outset who the killer is, there is just not enough evidence, heavily featuring domestic and mental abuse, this book is not for the faint hearted. Highly recommend this series, its one of my favs!

I have read all 6 books so far in this series and Katerina Diamond doesn’t disappoint. This one was a little tough emotionally reading it. I had a mixture of anger, sadness, and frustration. The things Angela went through were nightmarish and Adrian’s anguish had me in tears. Definitely a good twist at the end has me definitely wanting more. I cannot wait for the next book.

Katerina Diamond Really hit a winner with this one ! One of the year's best books.

Suspense, thrills and mystery surround DS Grey and DS Miles. Adrian Miles had been pointed at by a few onlookers to a woman by the river. The woman is still alive but needs serious medical attention.

Still remaining anonymous after a couple of days in the hospital, the woman flees the hospital to her home. Then, she makes dinner. What?

There are too many spoilers to take you through - anything more will lessen the surprises and twists in this fantastic read!

I recommend to ALL!!!

Many Thanks to AVON Books, UK and NetGalley for a spectacular read!

This is the sixth book in the series.
This is a great series and this book didn’t disappoint
This is a fast paced thriller with many twists and turns

So I have been reading this book and since about 45 percent in I:
A) have not been able to stop reading it
B) am just in shock with my mouth hanging open and
C) realize that although I have said this about the past three or four books in this series I can truthfully say again that Katerina Diamond’s writing just gets better and better with each book!

I love a series because I like to be invested with the main characters and I find it intriguing to follow their personal lives and how they go. So when reading this book and taking in al of the events that unfold with one of the main detectives i feel like a good friend has been dealt some horrible circumstances that they will live with forever. My heart broke in this book over and over again. Diamond’s creativity and attention to detail when describing each scene is perfection. Her creativity to write this story and the heartbreak that it brings to the reader is nothing short of brilliant!

Bravo Ms. Diamond on one of the best detective series
Books I have ever read!

Over the past few years Katerina Diamond has established herself a fantastic crime writer and as one of my favourite authors ever. I couldn't believe my luck to see we're getting 2 books in one year and 'Woman in the Water' did not disappoint.

Detectives Miles and Grey find themselves at the heart of another mystery when Adrian finds the body of a woman in a river. Despite initially thinking she is dead it soon transpires that she has survived a brutal attack and has no recollection of what has happened to her. The mystery then deepens when the dead body of a man is also found in the same river with no ID or anyone coming forward to claim him. Miles and Grey are in a race against time to find out what happened to both of these people. With one claiming she has no memory and the other dead how will they get to the truth? As usual, this book is full of twists, turns and extremely dark moments.

I'll admit that if you have read the entire series your heart will break around the midway point. Without giving anything away all I can say is that Katerina Diamond has really done justice to a taboo subject and the aftermath of such events. I could literally feel the emotions leaking from the character in question and I wanted to reach in and just offer my support. I'm looking forward to see how this develops in the next book.

As I got to the end of the book and it looked like this particular story was resolving I was shocked to the core by a revelation. Well played Ms Diamond! You just keep those surprises coming. You've spoiled us with two books in one year and now I'm on the countdown to the next one.

This is my first book by Katerina Diamond, but apparently book #6 in the series. It appears that you do not have to read them all and this did read as a stand alone. I enjoyed it however there were a lot of gruesome parts that created a lot of mental images. Probably a good quality in a book! I would have liked to start with the first in the series.

After reading ‘The Teacher’ recently I was thrilled to download the new novel featuring the two down to earth and rather flawed, detectives, Imogen and Adrian (I feel like I’m on first name basis here) who attempt to solve another twisty, morbid, and gruesome crime. Los of twists kept me speeding through.

An excellent story that keeps you hooked from the beginning right through to the end. Definitely recommended to those readers who enjoy reading this type of book.

Now I wholeheartedly adore this series of books & have read all of Katerina Diamond's books and this one did not disappoint.

I must admit it's not the strongest of the series but it sort of took on a life of it's own.

This one tackled one hell of a serious issue of male rape, something that is so rarely covered and Katerina wrote about it with real compassion and you could feel how sympathetic she was in her style of writing.

Once again we see the relationship between Imogen Grey and Adrian Miles take another step forward but at times you feel such heart wrenching emotion for the both of them as the scenes unfold.

This is one book that will stay with me for a long time.

Massive thanks to netgalley and the publishers for the ARC.

When I started reading this I didn’t know it was part of a series. I am really looking forward to the other books. This one was super good. The villain was super icky so it was satisfying to hear the end. The only thing that was hard to listen to was a pretty graphic rape scene but this book is definitely worth the read and I’m soo.n starting the others in this series. Thanks NetGalley.

Detectives Adrian Miles and Imogen Grey find themselves drawn into one of their most complex cases when Adrian discovers what he thinks is the dead body of a woman in the river.
As he tries to untangle her from the weeds along the bank he suddenly feels her grip his ankle.
Once stable and in hospital Adrian tries to establish who had beaten her and left her for dead.
She claims she has no recollection of what happened her.
Stranger still the dead body of a man is discovered in the water just a little up river.
No comes forward to claim him or know her.
As Adrian and Imogen set out to discover the truth they find themselves drawn into one of their most dangerous investigations.
Certainly in Adrians case one that will have far reaching effects on his whole life.
The subjects of domestic abuse and rape are sensatively handled with great insight and understanding.
I literally could not put this one down, it is a well written, dark and engrossing tale that I wont forget in a hurry.
Many thanks to Netgalley and Avon books for the chance to read this as an ARC, I cant wait for the next in the series.

A fantastic story again from one of the best authors out there. Definitely not for the faint hearted. The story continues with Imogen and Adirian. Highly recommend xx

I read this book quickly. It’s one of those books you need to find out what happens NOW! It also wasn’t what I thought it was going to be. Very raw and true I thought it was written really well, without going into too much or spoiling it. Shocking, but definitely something that bring the brutality home.

When a woman is found partially submerged and seemingly dead, a very tangled story is painfully and slowly unwoven. The detective who found her is brutally thrown into solving the case of who the woman is that he found and why she went to such great lengths to hide her identity. As the story unfolds, you are thrown for plenty more twists and turns.

Woman in the Water is a very well-written and thrilling read. In fact, the book is incredibly hard to put down! I found myself completely caught up in the story. Although, there were a few parts that I had a hard time reading. I did not realize how dark and violent this book would be.

As you slowly learn more about the detectives past as well as the mystery woman, you learn that the web is more tangled than you originally thought. Every time you think there may be a light at the end of the tunnel it is quickly extinguished. The amount of power that one person can have over others is scary. Not to mention the lengths they will go to keep their secrets.

The author does an amazing job with the characters and keeping the story moving at a quick pace. Each character was eerily believable and full of understandable flaws. All in all, I will definitely be reading more books by Katerina Diamond.

This story kept me gripped all the way through. I love the two character they really work together in this story. I couldn’t wait to read the next chapter to see what happen next. Will definitely be reading the next book.

Thanks to Netgalley and Avon Books UK for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Adrian, a detective happens upon a woman in a river. At first he assumes she is dead but then realizes she is alive. When they get her to the hospital, she claims she doesn’t know who she is and then escapes. Then a man is found dead in another part of the river and while investigating that death, Adrian and his partner, Imogene, come across the woman from the river who had returned to her previous life.

3.5 stars. This book was up and so down for me. There were times when I was really engaged and thought I would breeze through it and then I would hit a road block and sort of lose interest. Adrian became a victim of a crime midway through and his failed attempts to cope and the fact that he was pushing Imogene away were boring to me. I have not read the other books in the series so I was not that invested in his personal relationship with Imogene and maybe that is why I lost interest in this part. It that felt like filler because there wasn’t that much to the actual mystery of what was going on with the woman in the water and I didn’t think that storyline was resolved that well. As far as the mystery of the woman in the water goes, there was a twist but by then I was a little too checked out to get that excited about it.

Katarina Diamond does it again!!! Dark, shocking, devastating and emotionally charged, we revisit Miles and Grey in their latest and most dangerous investigation.

A woman is pulled from a river by Detective Adrian Miles, barely alive, and unable to remember how she ended up there. What seems to be a routine domestic abuse case becomes anything but. They know the perpetrator, they just can't prove it.


This is a case that has triggers for Adrian, tracing back to his own childhood. Very soon it becomes apparent that Adrian is too heavily invested in this case to have objective judgement, and this turns out to have devastating consequences for him personally.

This book starts off slowly reintroducing us to the newly evolved relationship of Adrian and Imogen, building to a heartbreaking crescendo and the resulting fall out. The emotions portrayed, in an incredibly difficult subject, are absolutely gut wrenching and really, really well written and sensitively dealt with by the author, while contemporaneously being a compelling and riveting read.

I lost count of the amount of times I said OMG in the second half of this book as it hurtled towards its hugely dramatic conclusion. Is this the end of the Grey and Miles series? Let's hope not!

***WARNING: This book deals with issues of domestic and sexual violence***

Detectives Adrian Miles and Imogen Grey, have a gas that seems unsolvable.
It's not that they don't know who done it. It's that they can't prove it. Everyone involved that can give them information, won't. They are all too scared. One person they question goes so far as to stab himself in the heart.
It all started with the body of a woman floating in the water. DI Miles goes into the river to retrieve the body when a hand grabs his leg. The woman is alive!
A twisted story full of all kinds of dark happenings. Murder, sex, rape, delusions of grandeur. Makes a superb story!

This is my first book by this author and I am happy to have found her. The story was well written, not giving anything away till the end. I would have liked to have the perpetrators punished, but maybe the author plans it for the future. Also if the protagonist comes out with the crime and shares it in his relationship or the authorities rather than being shamefaced and suicidal it would have been more welcoming. I will definitely be reading the other books by this author.

I always struggle to write reviews for books like this, they're so twisted and dark and sooo hard to read that I shouldn't love them but I seriously cannot stop reading them. This series has had me hooked from the start. I became obsessed with Katerina's writing from the very first book and I have not been able to shake them since. I'm dying to get my hands on the next one already. I NEED Imogen and Adrian's story to carry on, especially after this one, that is for sure. I am way too attached to these characters now, it cannot end.

The series as a whole has been pretty violent and very dark but this book was on a whole other level. I definitely struggled to get through some bits simply because it was so hard to read, especially after growing so connected to the characters throughout the series. But I won't mention what because I don't want to spoil anything, but I definitely don't recommend this series to everyone, and would really suggest looking into the series before starting them if you're a bit worried about it.

But aside from that, everything else about this book was incredible. The plot line seriously surprised me, it was super fast paced as always but it was so different to the other 5 books. It seems too straight forward for a Katerina Diamond book, but of course it's not. The twist is huge and I did not expect it at all. Perfectly sick and twisted for this series.
The characters were of course amazingly done. The progression for the main characters is brilliant throughout each book, but it delves much much deeper in this one. Again I can't say much more without giving anything away. But TRUST ME.
If this sounds like you're thing, READ IT.

Thank you to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for this ARC copy to review.

3.5 Stars

I have mixed feelings about this book. I thought it started off really well, and the storyline grabbed my attention from the get go, but as it progressed, there were scenes that I felt didn’t add to the main plot or even took away from me enjoying the story.

As the title states, the woman in the water is the main focus of the book, and while the majority of the story and the investigation stayed pertinent to her, there were a lot of scenes that diverted away from her.

For one, Adrian and Imogen’s relationship. While they were integral characters, I felt that their relationship actually made me start to dislike the book. They were constantly arguing and criticizing how they handled their jobs, and it just got annoying after a while. I honestly couldn’t see any reason why they were together because there never really seemed to be any amorous feelings between them.

As far as what happened to Adrian, I actually got really invested in his part of the story, even more so than the woman he rescued in the water. I was disappointed that it was left so unresolved though. Even by the end, only one person knew about it, and I felt the book itself ended a bit abruptly too.

I think this book had a lot of potential, but because of certain aspects taking away from the story and so much being left up in the air at the end, I didn’t enjoy it as much as I had hoped I would.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2989611219

When a woman’s body is found submerged in icy water, police are shocked to find she is alive. But she won’t disclose her name, or what happened to her – even when a second body is discovered. Then she disappears from her hospital bed. Detectives Adrian Miles and Imogen Grey follow their only lead to the home of the Corrigans, looking for answers. But the more they dig into the couple’s lives, the less they understand about them. What’s their connection to the body in the river? Why have other people they know been hurt, or vanished? Can they discover the dark truth of their marriage before it’s too late?

What a horrendous, roller-coaster of a read this was. Not horrendous in a terrible way, rather the subject matter that Diamond draws upon and some of the scenes made for horrendous reading. Diamond's books are always gruesome and I always state they are not for the feint hearted but this one really is not for the feint hearted! There is a scene in particular in this that will stay with me forever. Part of me wants to say Diamond went too far with it, the other part of me says it is an important subject and central to the plot. Either way, it makes for very dark, very disturbing reading so be warned.

This is a continuing theme for this book as well. This feels darker than Diamond's other books, again due to the subject matter. Do not get me wrong though, it is still incredibly gripping and I was still completely immersed in the plot and at its mercy. Another aspect that is different is this is not really a whodunnit, we have a good idea the whole way through as to the culprit, but even then there are twists and turns to fight through to get to the truth and it still makes for intense reading.

The characters are of course fantastic, I love Imogen and Adrian so could not wait to be back with them. Diamond ensures they never feel stale by constantly developing them and throwing in life twists for them which I absolutely loved. There are some great scenes in this for long-standing fans of the characters.

'Woman In the Water' is another incredible, thrilling read from Diamond but one that is extremely dark, darker than others and contains some very hard scenes. Despite this, I still loved reading it.

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon Books UK for an advance copy.

I enjoyed this book but also found it quiet disturbing, one particular event left me feeling traumatised and wasn't sure I could finish the book. Imogen and Adrian are investigating a man who appears untouchable, all those who cross him regret it, they're trying to save his wife but not all is at it seems!!
Adrian gets dragged into Angela's life but it brings back bad memories and leaves a rift between him and Imogen, can she reach him before it's too late.
I was shocked by the ending

This is the first book I have read by this author. I have mixed feelings. It has some very graphic scenes that I had trouble with. The villain in the book is one of the most truly psychotic I have ever seen. The ending took me off guard, I never guessed the direction it took. There is a cliff hanger at the end that I would have liked resolved. It will be interesting to see where the characters go in the next book. Thank you to net galley for an advanced readers copy.

*spoiler alert*

Jeez. I read these kind of books for the save haven those broken but ultimately incorruptible men and women fronting crime series usually provide. I expect their - frankly predictable - trauma of missing family members, childhood abuse or addiction to be firmly in the past,
Except drinking, gambling, aggressively trusting no one and sleeping around, of course. Can’t have popular crime fighters without any of those.
However, this one floundered me somewhat. I learned from reading this book that I do not enjoy graphic descriptions of the hero being raped for hours and even less his all too human response of covering it all up.
I’m not saying it’s not realistic - just that I don’t want any of it in my recreational reading.
In conclusion I’m not sure what I think - heads up to the author for bringing it into the mainstream mind, or thumbs down for damaging a main character in such a horrible way. Not for the rape - but for his response. But then the poor guy has zero chemistry with his partner and girlfriend so where should he actually turn?
The rest of the novel is great - pacing, plot, setting, atmosphere,... all perfect.
I think, I chicken out on a four star and declare future offerings as ‘probably not for me’

When a woman is found in the river, the police can’t quite believe she has managed to survive. Later, in hospital she claims not to remember the incident that led her to this fate or any of her personal information. But when a second body is found, she mysteriously vanishes from her bed.

Detectives Miles and Grey follow the only lead they have, taking them to the home of local construct5ion company owner Reece Corrigan. They are shocked to find that they instantly recognise his wife, Angela, as the woman from the water.

But the more they dig, the more frustrated and confused they become. Unsure whether this couple are exactly what they seem and the affects this case will have on them personally.

So happy to be back with Miley and Grey! I really love these Detectives and this series. I was a bit disappointed with he last book, as I felt Diamond and the characters had lost their mojo. Well I am disappointed no longer - this instalment is back to the familiar fast-paced and gritty subject matter we have come to expect from this author.

The chapters are once again short and snappy, making it extremely easy to keep turning the pages of this book. The I felt the main storyline was inevitable, and I did surmise the “twist” quite early on. But to was the secondary plot that really had me feeling a huge range of emotions. I was angry, shocked and so upset that I actually shed some tears. I’m not going to go into too much detail, but this is dark and could be quite difficult for some readers. Perhaps a warning for the graphic content wouldn’t go amiss here.

This is Katerina Diamond back at her best, and I’m so very glad. Cannot wait for part 7!!

This is the first book I have read by Katerina Diamond and I found that the subject matter was a very dark one. The story forced you to confront issues that you would not normally think about. The story did move at a pace and although the story was grim I did enjoy it.

This book was phenomenal! I have read all of Katerina Diamond's books and absolutely love her as an author - she is so engaging and I am always hooked. This book was no exception. I was hooked from the start and read this book in one sitting. I can't wait for it to come out so that I can recommend it to my friends and family!

Although this is the sixth book in the Detectives Adrian Miles and Imogen Grey series this is the first that I have read, although whilst reading the characters of Adrian and Imogen did feel somewhat familiar – or perhaps their relationship was a bit clichéd. Adrian is hailed as a hero when he discovers the body of a woman in the water, when he tries to pull her out of the water he discovers she is still alive, barely, she has been severely beaten. Emergency services are called and he accompanies her to the hospital. Meanwhile, the police searching the river discover the dead body of a man, also severely beaten. Adrian feels compelled to stay with the woman as though he is responsible for her life. Then she disappears. Adrian and Imogen are tasked with discovering who she is, and what happened.

This is a fascinating read but not without shocks. The subject matter includes domestic violence, abuse, incest, rape and PTSD and of course murder. I was thoroughly shocked when I read about the attack and the consequences of the attack which led me to tears on several occasions. What powerful and emotive writing and how sensitively handled was the subject matter – incredible. A well-written book with good characters and certainly good plot structure and surprising twists.

Any negatives? Well I did find Imogen a bit irritating. Clearly she is a good detective but just get on with it, stop pussy footing around about your career and Adrian’s mood. Actually is she a good detective? Just think of Adrian’s flu – I hope I would be a bit more perceptive than her – but then again, I’m not tracking down a murderer.

Would I recommend it? You bet your life on it, but be prepared for some very nasty episodes which I can imagine will offend many people. You have been warned – but it is an excellent book.

Thank you to the author, publishers and NetGalley for providing an ARC via my Kindle in return for an honest review.

She's done it again!! another amazing installment in the Imogen Grey series.

This novel blew me away!

Katrina highlighted a crime which is often unreported and not spoken about within society despite more awareness being needed around the subject. Its clear to see that she did her research on the topic by the way she has written about it and for that I'd give her five stars alone!

At times is was difficult and emotional to read.

This was a powerful read that kept me gripped till the end.

I’ve always enjoyed Katerina Diamond’s books but in my opinion, Woman in the Water is her best yet.

From the first chapter I was totally hooked. The plot line flows well and gradually builds as the story progresses. It covers some highly emotional subjects and these are dealt with sensitivity. Not only do you have the main storyline but there are also Imogen and Adrian facing their own battles.

The book has some fantastic twists and turns that will keep you entertained to the very end. One of my favourite books this year and a very worthy five stars.

Thank you to NetGalley, Avon Books and the author for the chance to review.