A Twist in the River
- Author Stig Abell, Reader to be announced
- Narrator to announced
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date 9 April 2026
- Run Time 9 hours and 29 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Crime and mystery: police procedural, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: Environmental issues, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Thriller: serial killers.
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What to expect
'This series is irresistible' LEE CHILD
'The Jake Jackson books get better and better' ELLY GRIFFITHS
A beautiful summer’s day
When young nurse Claire Davidson goes missing on the riverbank, the only clues left behind are her phone and shoes.
A mystery that sweeps the nation
People disappear all the time, but this case sparks an online frenzy. Amateur investigators descend on the rural idyll. Everyone has a theory. Is Claire Davidson just the story of a swim that went wrong, or could there be truth to the conspiracies?
A killer growing bolder
But when another woman is discovered dead in the river, signs point to murder. Jake Jackson, a former detective who came to the countryside searching for peace, must investigate before more lives are taken.
Critics Review
'I love this series' Dermot O'Leary
n'Abell has skillfully created a magnetic landscape for his crime fiction hero Jake to patrol – the bucolic idyll with a layer of menace underneath it. Spending time in Jake's company becomes rather addictive' Broadcaster Fi Glover
n'Getting lost in the world of Little Sky is an absolute pleasure. The entire series is mysterious, romantic and exciting' Actor Phil Dunster
nn Praise for Stig Abelln
n'The Jake Jackson books get better and better. I loved this excursion into the distant past. Atmospheric and chilling but also humorous and always humane' Elly Griffiths
n'Terrific characters, locations, action and suspense, all floating on an easy charm in the writing and a deep love of the genre – this series is irresistible' Lee Child
n‘Loved this. Multiple layers of delight for crime fiction fans’ Lee Child
n‘I LOVED this. I found it totally immersive…The writing is very classy’ Ann Cleeves
n‘An immersive, intelligent delight with huge atmosphere and heart. My favourite new crime series' Lucy Foley
n‘Abell is a skilled storyteller…highly recommend’ Karin Slaughter
n‘Utterly beautiful descriptive prose’ Jane Casey
n‘A darkly elegant, thrilling, escapist slice of countryside crime’ Chris Whitaker
nA deep, searching novel’ A. J. Finn
n‘Perfect to get lost with next to the fireside’ Dermot O’Leary
n‘An outstanding debut’ Jeffrey Archer
n‘Stylish…a more than promising debut’ The Times
n‘An absorbing tale’ Sun
n‘A vivid, atmospheric debut’ Daily Mail
n‘A cosy crime read with an appealing protagonist’ Guardian
n‘Characters so real we feel we know them’ Jeffery Deaver
n‘Brilliant, gripping, fantastic … I can’t put it down’ Chris Evans
n‘An atmospheric, often meditative, and beautifully written crime novel’ Vaseem Khan
n‘A joyful dive into the detective genre’ Observer
n‘A tense and twisty crime thriller’ iPaper
n‘A wonderful tale, magnificently told’ Sam Holland
n‘Beautifully written, as ever, and with a twist that truly knocked me sideways’ Andrew Taylor
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