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Dead in the Water (A Campbell and Carter Mystery) Kindle Edition

by Ann Granger (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 787 ratings
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In a sleepy Cotswold village, heavy rains reveal the body of a barmaid and troubling mystery for a local police inspector.

As Christmas approaches in the sleepy English village of Weston Saint Ambrose, the rains bring the wettest winter on record and the farmer’s fields are submerged. The water uncovers all manner of things, however, including a dead body, dredged up from its watery grave.

Reclusive writer Neil Stewart is shocked to find the victim snagged on the jetty at his house, and even more surprised when he recognizes her. And he’s not the only one. When Inspector Jess Campbell investigates, she recognizes the body of Courtney Higson—a local barmaid with a doting, ex-con father, Terry. He is set on finding his daughter’s killer, and Jess must get to the bottom of this quickly, before he takes the law into his own hands . . .

Perfect for fans of T. E. Kinsey and Ann Cleeves.

Praise for Dead in the Water

“Think . . . Midsomer Murders—but without the hammy horror and unfeasibly high body count—add a cast of seductively real characters and a large helping of super sleuthing, and you have the fourth Campbell and Carter murder mystery from one of the nation’s best-loved crime writers.” —Blackpool Gazette

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Ann Granger has worked in British embassies in various parts of the world and is now permanently based in Oxfordshire. She writes the Fran Varady series, as well as the noted Mitchell and Markby series.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BLGJ8MZ2
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Canelo USA (May 14, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 14, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2120 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 302 pages
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Sally Traver
5.0 out of 5 stars Inspector Campbell and Carter make a great team
Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2020
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This is the 4th in this series. I love English villages, British Inspectors, and of course a mystery to solve. What also makes this interesting is that the feelings or possible romantic involvement between them. Will follow this team in future books.
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Kat
4.0 out of 5 stars a body in the water
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2023
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A body is found in the water and they are a local with a criminal father.
Who would want her dead? Was it a stranger, the man who she was seeing,
or someone she knew? I enjoyed the murder and was shocked to find out
who did it. Must read.
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Karen
5.0 out of 5 stars Quick Read
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2018
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Her books are a quick read but thoroughly enjoyable. The mystery is well maintained and there is no inner office back stabbing or crooked law enforcement.
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Miss Ivonne
3.0 out of 5 stars series sliding
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2018
A pretty, young girl turns up dead in a swollen river; she’s soon identified both as a murder victim and as Courtney Higson, the daughter of an imprisoned criminal enforcer (think breaking legs for the mob). When the father is released from prison, Inspector Jess Campbell and Superintendent Ian Carter race to get to the culprit before the violence-prone father does.

Author Ann Granger has gotten a bit lazy in her old age. The denouement relies on the tired trope of the crazy — and, therefore, unsuspected — perpetrator, and the subplot about Carter’s self-absorbed ex-wife just doesn’t go anywhere. I’m not sorry I read it, but this series doesn’t have the staying power of the Markby and Meredith series she abandoned in 2004. (Yes, I’m still bitter.)
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Kindle Customer Linda Lettau
4.0 out of 5 stars A page turner:
Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2023
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I rated this book"Dead in the water " a four star. The character's the plot, not knowing who killed this young woman or why. It was an exciting, good read.
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amelia
5.0 out of 5 stars A very fine author
Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2017
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As I have said before, Ann Granger is one of my favorite authors. I began with Meredith and Marby years ago and am thrilled to find another series.
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J. A. Mine
4.0 out of 5 stars I really like this series.
Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2020
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I really like this series. This is the fourth book I've read in the Campbell and Carter mystery series and I thoroughly enjoyed everything about it except for the character of Teddy Higson. The character felt like an unnecessary intrusion to me, probably because I'm so used to the idea of gangsters being an integral part of American mystery and suspense fiction. To other readers Teddy might be a symbolic breath of fresh air in this variation of the countryside cozy murder mystery. What I continue to like so much about these books are the characterizations, even of Teddy Higson, and the excellent writing and plotting of Ann Granger, the author. This was a tough case to solve with some very interesting surprises.
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Debra (CT)
5.0 out of 5 stars British Crime At It's Best
Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2016
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I love Ann Granger's books! Especially the Markby and Meredith series. Keep writing Ms. Granger!
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Carolyn King
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on June 27, 2017
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very good book
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Sibylle
5.0 out of 5 stars Un plaisir de lecture toujours renouvelé
Reviewed in France on January 24, 2017
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J'aime beaucoup les romans policiers écrits par Ann Granger car il y a toujours une intrigue très bien construite et des personnages attachants dans le cadre bucolique de la campagne anglaise même si cette dernière est sous les flots dans ce 4eme livre avec les héros Campbell et Carter... l'histoire contée est sans violence excessive,se passe en décembre avant Noël et l'énigme se denouant vraiment dans les dernieres pages ,l'ouvrage nous tient en haleine et repond parfaitement à la définition du "whodunnit" ! Vivement la suite...
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Yvette
5.0 out of 5 stars AVAILABILITY AND PRICE
Reviewed in Australia on February 6, 2019
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TO READ !
Good all round and fun story
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Murphyz
5.0 out of 5 stars Really Enjoyable & Well Written
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 6, 2016
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Really enjoyable series and look forward to a further installment. This is the fourth book in the series and I would recommend reading the books in order as the characters are developed through the books. I had read Mitchell & Markby series years ago, and found these to be has good. Inspector Jess Campbell and Superintendent Ian Carter, good plots with twists and turns, overall well written. If you like the Kincaid & James series by Deborah Crombie, Campbell and Carter series is worth a look.
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Sakura
4.0 out of 5 stars Und plötzlich war da ein Mörder
Reviewed in Germany on May 25, 2016
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Dead in the Water ist Teil 4 der Campbell and Carter Reihe.

In diesem Teil wird eine junge Frau im überschwemmten Fluss gefunden, erstochen, nicht ertränkt. Sie ist die Tochter eines inhaftierten Schlägers der nicht davor zurückschreckt, selbst nach dem Mörder seiner Tochter zu suchen.

Ich fand diesen Teil etwas flacher, weniger beachtenswert als seine Vorgänger.
Die Besetzung an Charakteren ist interessant, ein bekannter Autor und ein Autoren-Club mit einigen Persönlichkeiten und es geht spannend los, aber nach dem üblichen Kennenlernen der Beteiligten, ein bisschen Detektivarbeit und etwas persönlicher Entwicklung von Carter macht es plötzlich pling und wir wissen, wer der Mörder ist.
Es gibt wenig Hinweise, eigentlich keine ernsthaften Beweise, dann passiert noch etwas und der Mörder enttarnt sich selbst.

Irgendwie hat die Geschichte nicht so wirklich Fleisch auf den Knochen. Die Auflösung kommt so plötzlich und für mich sehr aus dem Blauen und dann läuft alles in wenigen Kapiteln sauber zusammen. Die Polizei musste eigentlich gar nichts machen, ich hatte das Gefühl alles ist ihnen in den Schoss gefallen.
Dabei war das Buch jetzt nicht langweilig oder schlecht geschrieben, nur etwas zu kurz, zu abrupt und zu sauber für meinen Geschmack.
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