After the Storm

**DON'T MISS , THE NEXT BOOK FROM G.D. WRIGHT, COMING JUNE 2025 AND AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW** 'So compelling and tightly plotted I couldn't put it down' 'Tense and emotional…A dark beating heart of a novel' ‘Totally addictive. One of the most tense and gripping thrillers I've read in ages’ –––––––––––––––––– –––––––––––––––––– TWO CHILDREN WENT INTO THE SEA. When Andrew and Sophie take their daughter and her friend to the beach on a stormy day, they are momentarily distracted and both children are washed out to sea. Andrew dives in, but comes back ashore with only one child – Maria, his own daughter. Joe, the son of his best friend and local police officer, Chris, has drowned. But it was just a tragic accident…wasn’t it? ONLY ONE CAME OUT ALIVE. As Sergeant Mike Adams and DS Sue Willmott investigate what really happened in the water that afternoon, the ripple effects of the tragedy tear the community apart. The detectives must discover the truth before their colleague – bereaved and desperate father, Chris – takes the investigation into his own hands… BUT WHO IS TO BLAME? –––––––––––––––––– 'Tense and emotional…A dark beating heart of a novel' ‘Totally addictive. One of the most tense and gripping thrillers I've read in ages’ 'So compelling and tightly plotted I couldn't put it down' 'An absolute rollercoaster ride of a book' ‘Compelling and accomplished, I raced through it’ 'Relentlessly wild in pace with fierce rage. A brilliant debut’ ' D.S. BUTLER 'An all-consuming beast of a book. Unforgettable' 'Made me cry; gripping, haunting, devastating' 'A tense narrative that pulls you in like the tide, dragging you out to sea' 'Terrific right to the very end. Thrilling. Bravo!' Don't miss the gripping debut crime novel in which a child’s tragic drowning rips a small community apart with devastating consequences…