L'eau qui dort

Synopsis of L'eau qui dort

«L'eau qui dort» is the suspense novel by Fiona Barton, published by Fleuve Noir in paperback (432 pages, in French).

Inspector Elise King settles in Ebbing, a coastal town, to recover from an operation. Tension between locals and holidaymakers erupts when two teenagers suffer an overdose and a man disappears the same night. Elise resumes the investigation and discovers that all the neighbours hide secrets and anyone is a suspect.

Translated from English by Séverine Quelet, this edition was published on 15 June 2023.

Aimed at the general public looking for psychological thrillers and crime novels with neighbourhood secrets and a coastal setting.