The Drowned Girl

'One of crime fiction's most distinctive voices' Chris Ewan
'Exhilarating and inventive... a wonderfully descriptive writer' Peter James

She went into the water. She isn't coming back.

A woman vanishes from a remote lake in Cumbria. All that's left behind are her abandoned clothes, a ringing phone, and a stretch of dark water that won't give her back.

Moses Crow knows this place. He grew up here. Before prison, before he became the man people crossed the street to avoid. He hasn't been back in thirty years, but the drowning has stirred up old rumours about a girl who went missing in the caves long ago, and the family who raised him want him home – to keep the police at arm's length, and the past where it belongs.

Moses knows that out here by the wild tarns, the past doesn't get buried... it drowns. But now the lake is giving up its dead. And his family's secrets will not be far behind.

Atmospheric, morally complex and impossible to put down, The Drowned Girl is a psychological crime thriller set against the wild landscapes of northern England, perfect for readers of Stuart Macbride, Matt Brolly and JM Dalgliesh.

Reviews for David Mark's thrillers:
'One of crime fiction's most distinctive voices' Chris Ewan
'David Mark is up there with the best' Mari Hannah
'Dark, compelling crime writing of the highest order' Daily Mail
'Gripping story lines steeped in emotion and menace' Mel Sherratt
'Exhilarating and inventive. Mark is a wonderfully descriptive writer' Peter James
'Compelling and harrowing' Daily Express
'More twists and turns than a corkscrew through the eyeball' Val McDermid

And readers LOVE David Mark:

'A gripping thriller, twists and turns right until the end, and thoroughly enjoyable.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'The novel is atmospheric, slowly unwinding with tension. I couldn't put it down.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'This book doesn't just pull you in, it completely drags you with it, through the fear and agony of trying to find the reasons and the how and why.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Incredibly authentic and unsettling. From the very beginning, The Drowned Girl pulls you into the cold, eerie atmosphere of Cumbria.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'David Mark absolutely nails the atmosphere in this one. It's bleak, tense, and emotionally layered without ever losing momentum.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'A slow-burning, immersive thriller that feels chillingly real and impossible to put down. Perfect for readers who love atmospheric crime fiction with deep emotional undercurrents.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐