Notes on a Drowning
They called it an accident.
But I know the truth.
‘Sharpe deftly charts the changing nature of a relationship mired in guilt and fury.’ – THE TIMES
After a teenager, Natalia, is found drowned in the Thames and the police discount the death as accidental, legal aid lawyer Alex is drafted in to try and uncover the real story. Kat, Special Political Advisor to the Home Secretary, discovers a series of cover-ups that could provide the answers Alex is looking for.
There are complex and painful reasons for Alex and Kat not to work together, but when it becomes clear that there are powerful people involved in Natalia’s death, and that others are at risk, Alex and Kat must overcome their differences to find answers. What follows will take them to the heart of a scandal involving misogyny, international corruption, London’s uber rich, and serious abuse of power.
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Praise for Notes on a Drowning
‘Her characters actually speak like real people – a rarity in thrillers – and her depiction of the men who do as they please behind the shutters of Mayfair has the tang of righteous anger.’ THE TIMES
‘A gripping thriller.’ CLOSER MAGAZINE
‘A sharp sense of the realities of power in modern Britain.’ DAILY MAIL
‘Secrets, danger and justice collide in this gripping thriller.’ HEAT
‘With twists aplenty, this will keep you on
your toes.’ CRIME MONTHLY
‘Notes on a Drowning by Anna Sharpe is that rare thing – a high octane, page-turning thriller, but with characters who are fully rounded human beings you care about. I really loved it’
JENNIE GODFREY
‘My kind of thriller: pacy, absorbing and smart, with great characters and brilliant dialogue on very page. I loved it!’
TM LOGAN, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Mother
‘I loved Notes on a Drowning… A tense political thriller but one that never forgets its heart. A new venture from mega-talented Anna Sharpe. Read it!’
ELLY GRIFFITHS
‘Thought-provoking, timely, and elegant in execution… a novel that marries the intelligence of legal noir with the tension of a cutting-edge thriller… Simply outstanding.’
ABIR MUKHERJEE, Sunday Times bestselling and CWA award-winning author of Hunted
‘Fast-paced, topical, sharp and with a heart, I could see Notes on a Drowning played out on screen. Hope Anna Sharpe’s cracking out the next one.’
SARAH VAUGHAN, Sunday Times bestselling author of Anatomy of a Scandal
‘A whip-smart thriller, and I adored Alex… Both gripping and compassionate, I really hope this is a series, and it would be perfect for TV.’
JO CALLAGHAN, bestselling author of Theakstons Crime Novel of the Year and Waterstones Thriller of the Month, In the Blink of an Eye
‘A witty and warm political thriller.’
ADELE PARKS
‘A propulsive, authentic, ripped-from-the-headlines thriller, written with biting wit and real heart.’
ERIN KELLY
‘Anna Sharpe is a masterful storyteller.’
KIA ABDULLAH, bestselling author of Waterstones Thriller of the Month, Those People Next Door
‘Notes on a Drowning is a belter of a book. Shrewd, powerful, and constructed of smoke and mirrors, it’s contemporary thriller writing at its breathless best. Anna Sharpe knows how to weave a tale.’
HELEN FIELDS, bestselling author of The Institution
‘A whip-smart, taut thriller…It zips along like a high-end Netflix drama you can’t help but binge.’
JANE CASEY, Sunday Times bestselling author of Irish Crime Novel of the Year, Cruel Acts
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