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Dead Water

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A gripping new serial killer crime thriller from Simon Toyne featuring criminologist Dr Laughton Rees and DCI Tannahill Khan. ‘As fast flowing and threatening as the Thames itself’ – Daily Mail 'Packed with danger and suspense … Loved it!' – Sam Holland 'Simon Toyne is one... Read More
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Dead Water

A gripping new police procedural thriller from Simon Toyne featuring criminologist Dr Laughton Rees and DCI Tannahill Khan

Don’t miss this gripping new for 2025 serial killer crime thriller for fans of MW Craven and Mark Billingham

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A gripping new serial killer crime thriller from Simon Toyne featuring criminologist Dr Laughton Rees and DCI Tannahill Khan.

‘As fast flowing and threatening as the Thames itself’ – Daily Mail

'Packed with danger and suspense … Loved it!' – Sam Holland

'Simon Toyne is one of the best storytellers writing today' – M. W. Craven

A brutal murder

When a headless corpse washes up on the bank of the Thames, DCI Tannahill Khan knows this wasn’t accidental – the killer wanted the body found. This is just the beginning.

A deadly warning

The post mortem reveals a shocking discovery. Written on the dead man’s arm is Forensic Criminologist Dr Laughton Rees’ home address.

A fatal game

With her life in danger and more bodies washing up along the river, Laughton and Tannahill are in a race against time to stop the killer before Laughton’s own name reaches the top of his list.

READERS LOVE Dead Water

‘Kept me guessing all the way through. I loved it’ – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘This is one heck of a thriller’ – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Wow. What an amazing read’ – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Simon Toyne is fast becoming one of my favourite authors’ – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Absolutely brilliant I was hooked!!’ – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A fast paced read with main characters I've grown to love’ – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Masterfully plotted and told with verve and humour’ – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Simon Toyne is a master of the police procedural. 5 stars’ – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘This book has fantastic suspense, gruesome murders, mystery, chilling moments, a fabulous whodunit and some wild twists and turns!’ – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Series: Rees and Khan thriller

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780007551729

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 May 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hemlock Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 480g

Pages: 384

About the Author

Simon Toyne is the bestselling author of the Sanctus trilogy: Sanctus, The Key and The Tower. He wrote Sanctus after quitting his job as a TV executive to focus on writing. It was the biggest selling debut thriller of 2011 in the UK and an international bestseller. His books have been translated into 27 languages and published in over 50 countries. The Boy Who Saw is the second book in a new series of epic thrillers that will span the world and centre around the enigmatic Solomon Creed. Simon lives with his family in Brighton and the South of France.

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