Notes on a Drowning
- Author Anna Sharpe
- Narrator Hanako Footman
- Publisher Orion
- Publish Date 23 January 2025
- Run Time 9 hours and 40 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Thriller / suspense fiction.
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What to expect
'A high-octane, page-turning thriller' JENNIE GODFREY
'Brilliantly pacy' DAILY EXPRESS
'I loved it' T.M. LOGAN
'A tense and fast-moving thriller' GUARDIAN
'Zips along like a high-end Netflix drama you can't help but binge' JANE CASEY
A MURDERED GIRL. A DEADLY COVER-UP.
Alex risks losing her job if she takes on more unpaid legal work, but then comes a case she can't refuse. A young girl's lifeless body has been dragged from the Thames and her sister is convinced it wasn't an accident. Still haunted by the disappearance of her own sister Alex begins to investigate.
Kat has worked hard to become Special Adviser to the Home Secretary and is determined to keep dark events from her youth in the past. But when she discovers a series of cover-ups, and a letter that raises questions about a drowned girl, Kat wonders if her seemingly perfect boss could be involved.
As Alex and Kat delve deeper, it becomes clear that other girls are at risk. Can the women overcome their differences and uncover the full story in time to save them? Or will the powerful men pulling the strings silence them for good?
Readers love Notes on a Drowning:
'Powerful' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Gripping'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'High-octane' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Grabs you' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Atmospheric' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Timely' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Brilliantly pacy' DAILY EXPRESS
'I loved it' T.M. LOGAN
'A tense and fast-moving thriller' GUARDIAN
'Zips along like a high-end Netflix drama you can't help but binge' JANE CASEY
A MURDERED GIRL. A DEADLY COVER-UP.
Alex risks losing her job if she takes on more unpaid legal work, but then comes a case she can't refuse. A young girl's lifeless body has been dragged from the Thames and her sister is convinced it wasn't an accident. Still haunted by the disappearance of her own sister Alex begins to investigate.
Kat has worked hard to become Special Adviser to the Home Secretary and is determined to keep dark events from her youth in the past. But when she discovers a series of cover-ups, and a letter that raises questions about a drowned girl, Kat wonders if her seemingly perfect boss could be involved.
As Alex and Kat delve deeper, it becomes clear that other girls are at risk. Can the women overcome their differences and uncover the full story in time to save them? Or will the powerful men pulling the strings silence them for good?
Readers love Notes on a Drowning:
'Powerful' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Gripping'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'High-octane' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Grabs you' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Atmospheric' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Timely' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Critics Review
A propulsive, authentic, ripped-from-the-headlines thriller, written with biting wit and real heart
A sharp sense of the realities of power in modern Britain
My kind of thriller: pacy, absorbing and smart, with great characters and brilliant dialogue on every page. I loved it!
Her characters actually speak like real people - a rarity in thrillers - and her depiction of the men who do as they please in the corridors of power and behind the shutters of Mayfair has the tang of righteous anger.
A witty and warm political thriller
Whip-smart political thriller... A brilliantly pacy page-turner with a deeply compassionate centre. Topical and thought-provoking.
Razor-sharp writing, a gripping plot and a level of authenticity that comes straight from years of legal experience right at the coal face. Highly recommended.
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.
A whip-smart, taut thriller from the pen of the brilliant Anna Sharpe about powerful people behaving badly, written with compassion for their victims as well as an astute eye for the world of politics and the law. What is the connection between a dead Moldovan girl found floating in the Thames and a young woman's experiences in Tokyo years earlier? It zips along like a high-end Netflix drama you can't help but binge. Out in January!
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!
A rare thing - a high-octane, page turning thriller, but with characters who are fully rounded
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.
Anna Sharpe is a masterful storyteller. Here, she crafts a riveting account of corruption at the dark heart of Westminster. Smart, propulsive and horrifyingly believable, Notes on a Drowning explores the cowardice of the powerful and the courage of those they subjugate. Along with a shockingly timely theme, I found not one but two of that ever-elusive heroine: tough and resilient but also human and relatable. I desperately hope to see Alex and Kat again.
A compelling, emotional and unputdownable thriller
A timely and hugely entertaining political thriller written with humour and sensitivity, and an important story at its heart. Anna Sharpe has created something fresh and new, and I can't wait for the next one.
Smart, sharp, and restlessly entertaining with dialogue that dances off the page, Notes on a Drowning is riveting from the get-go. Loved this trip into the seedy underbelly of politics and corruption.
Well that was a ride and a half. Brava @Anna_Mazz If you want murder and thrills and mafias and spooks and some trafficking oh and drowning obviously. This is your book. Oh and lawyers too. Breakneck plot skilfully delivered with writing to die for ??????'
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.
Slick, stylish and sharp as a tack, I really enjoyed this wry and urgent novel from a blistering new voice in contemporary crime.
Two women united by a painful secret take on the establishment in this tense, big-hearted, super-smart legal thriller. Anna Sharpe is one to watch.
This Anna Sharpe is a bit good. Compelling characters, glamorous locations with a deep dive into a dark and murky world. Loved it!
A gripping political thriller from an exciting new voice. I can't wait to read what Anna Sharpe writes next.
1) It is ridiculously good. Taut, tense, all too heartbreakingly true. And also very funny.
2) Alex and Kat should definitely ride again.
3) There should be more cats called Steve.
2) Alex and Kat should definitely ride again.
3) There should be more cats called Steve.
Slick, stylish and sharp as a tack, I really enjoyed this wry and urgent novel from a blistering new voice in contemporary crime.
Ooo, this is a belter. Slick, pacy, with tension that ratchets up in the most delicious way. Add in masterful plotting, witty dialogue, some sleazy, powerful people behaving badly, and you've a surefire hit.
A terrific, gripping page turner that tackles societal and political issues with sensitivity and a subtle touch of humour. Loved it.
A gripping thriller
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| Author | Anna Sharpe |
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| Narrator | Hanako Footman |
| Duration | 9 hours and 40 minutes |
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| ISBN | 9781398715615 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Orion |
| Genre | Thriller / suspense fiction |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE, US |
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