Review: THE WATER'S DEAD, Catherine Lea

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  This edition an e-book on Kindle (Amazon)
  
• ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09R96Q3LR
• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Brakelight Press; 1st edition (February 9, 2022)
• Print length ‏ : ‎ 334 pages
• #1 DI Nyree Bradshaw Crime Thriller  

Synopsis (publisher) 

The chin tattoo confirms the victim in Māori. The whorls of ink from her lower lip to her chin - the moko - is worn only by Māori women.

So her ethnicity is a given.

Finding who murdered her and dumped her body in the pool at the base of Mason's Rock waterfall is DI Nyree Bradshaw's latest case. From the strangely unsympathetic parents to the belligerent boyfriend on home detention for drugs, it seems everyone has something to hide, and no one is telling the truth.

Then Nyree discovers six-year-old diabetic, Lily Holmes is missing, last seen in the victim's care. Now Nyree must find the killer to save Lily.

The clock is ticking.

She has already failed her own son. She cannot fail this child.

Who Is DI Nyree Bradshaw?
A tough, no-nonsense New Zealand DI. Her heart and soul have gone into the job. She thought her toughest cases were behind her. She was wrong.

The Setting:
New Zealand's beautiful Far North. With its white sand beaches, the crash of waves from the turbulent Tasman Sea, and small rural towns surrounded by Māori land, traditions, and community.

My Take

Another new author to follow! Detective Inspector Nyree Bradshaw is likeable, hardworking, methodical, but also intuitive, located in the north of the North Island of  New Zealand. She has a strong sense of obligation to her clients, both dead and alive, as well as to her own team. 

A young Maori woman is found dead in the river, and the little girl she has been looking after is missing. Nyree has to tread a fine line in negotiating for a search within the nearby Maori community as well following their wishes as they mourn their loss.

I will certainly be reading more by this author. 

My rating: 4.5

About the author

Catherine divides her time among numerous fictional worlds behind her keyboard. In past lives, she has sold international satellite capacity, worked in IT recruitment, and run her own communications store.
When Catherine isn't writing, she's dog-wrangling, wrestling with technology, or going crazy trying to maintain control of the yard.
She also writes dark, gritty thrillers under the pen name C. J. Lea.
You can find Catherine's official website at www.authorcatherinelea.com