PublishedMichael Joseph, March 2016 |
ISBN9780718182748 |
FormatSoftcover, 336 pages |
Dimensions23.4cm × 15.3cm |
The daughter who nobody wanted learns the truth about the mother she never knew. A page-turning, heart-breaking mystery 'full of surprises ... this is a classic whodunit' (Scotsman).Cal McGill is a unique investigator and oceanographer who uses his expertise to locate things - and sometimes people - lost or missing at sea.His expertise could unravel the haunting mystery of why, twenty-six years ago on a remote Scottish beach, Megan Bates strode out into the cold ocean and let the waves wash her away.Megan's daughter, Violet Wells, was abandoned as a baby on the steps of a local hospital just hours before the mother she never knew took her own life.As McGill is drawn into Violet's search for the truth, he encounters a coastal community divided by obsession and grief, and united only by a conviction that its secrets should stay buried...Praise for The Woman Who Walked into the Sea:'Simply intoxicating'
Library Journal, USA'Entertaining and gripping mystery'The Herald'A classic whodunit'The Scotsman'Cal McGill is a triumph ... a wonderfully unique creation'crimefictionlover.com'Great writing, enjoyable story-telling and wonderful characterisation'The Scots Magazine
