Paul Hawkins Trouble In The Water -

Sean’s father and an ex-cop. He represents the town’s "good man" facade while hiding a dark past. The Conclusion (Spoilers)

In a final twist, it is revealed that actually pushed Nel into the water, though he claims he did it to expose his father’s original crime.

Local writer and single mother Nel Abbott is found dead in the Drowning Pool, just months after a teenage girl named Katie also drowned there.

eventually find common ground, leaving the toxic atmosphere of Beckford behind for a fresh start together. Book Review: Into the Water by Paula Hawkins

The mystery unspools to reveal that the town’s tragedies are interconnected by family lies:

The story is set in the fictional English town of , which has a centuries-long history of women drowning in a local river.