Body of Water
A Novel
by Adam Godfrey
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Pub Date Sep 23 2025 | Archive Date Sep 26 2025
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Description
For fans of Stephen King's The Mist and the HBO hit show The Last of Us comes a wildly inventive, sinister thriller following an estranged father and daughter who find themselves trapped in a diner by a living body of water.
Don't let the water drag you down…
It's been six years since Glen Masters lost his wife in a tragic accident. In hopes of reconnecting with his grieving teenage daughter, Lauren, he decides to take her on a road trip through the Appalachian mountains, where he has fond memories of their past as a family. But what was supposed to be a quick diner pit stop suddenly transforms into a nightmare when armed men stumble in, ranting about a mysterious and deadly "living water" that attacked several people up the road. The story the men spin seems to be the rantings of drunken lunatics, but soon Glen, his daughter, and the other diners find themselves hostages to both the gunmen and the inexplicably terrifying entity.
Because there's truly something wrong with the water, and it has no mercy.
Panic grows as the diners play witness to a nature-defying being that seeks only to swallow everything in its path. With help nowhere in sight, the group of strangers must work together to devise an escape, and ultimately, Glen will have to face his worst fears to reconcile with the past or risk losing everything.
A chilling story from a brand-new voice in fiction, Body of Water explores the complicated nature of grief, terror, and the ghosts we must confront to survive.
Available Editions
EDITION | Paperback |
ISBN | 9781464229473 |
PRICE | $17.99 (USD) |
PAGES | 400 |
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Featured Reviews

This was such a good book. I loved the story and the writing so much. The characters were great and the story flowed smoothly. Will definitely read more books by this author in the future.

OK, either my mystery and thriller radar went on vacation, or I was just so immersed in this story that I did not notice some clues.
Glen has been grieving for a long time. A recent event makes him realize that his daughter Lauren is growing up…… fast. Faster than he likes and he decides they need to get away from home to try and reconnect. But one decision to stop for something to eat on their road trip changes everything. Two armed men enter the diner they are in and tell everyone that something in the water is very very wrong. The men stop everyone from leaving, and within a short amount of time, Glen realizes that they are right.
This story went in a direction that I did not see coming. At first, I did not really like it. Then I thought about the story and the clues that I missed and realized, it made perfect sense. I went back and reread quite a bit questioning how I could have been so mistaken about what was happening. I struggled to call this horror, then I thought, well now,I suppose actually it is. Grief horror. 4.5 stars.
When more people have read this, I want to discuss on Bookstagram.🌊
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