Deep Water

'Powered by a subtle, ominous tension. I loved this book’ LEE CHILD
‘Paradise never felt so sinister’ RUTH WARE

Lies can be buried... Secrets always come to the surface

Amarante is paradise...
An uninhabited, unspoilt island somewhere in the Indian Ocean.
Only those who know it exists can find it.
 
But paradise comes with a price...
Virginie and Jake sail to Amarante for their honeymoon, but they are not alone.
They have to adjust to life on the island with five strangers.
 
And not everyone will live to tell the tale…
Dark secrets surface and their dream abruptly turns into a nightmare.
Removed from society, they find out what they’re truly capable of.

‘An incredible debut’ B A PARIS

‘Suspenseful, evocative and beautifully written, I devoured it’ L V MATTHEWS

‘That most exciting psychological thriller in which the darkest dangers lurk in a suspicious mind and a guilty heart’ A J FINN

‘Gripping and pacy... A perfect summer read’ IMRAN MAHMOOD

‘A debut thriller that unfolds with the inexorable force of a nightmare, and an object lesson in why some paradises should stay lost’ JOHN CONNOLLY

'Deep Water had me gripped. I loved the subtle, sinister sense of tension that built through the book, and the fascinating cast of characters Emma Bamford brought together on idyllic Amarante. Such an accomplished debut' BETH O'LEARY

'It had me completely hooked! I could literally feel the sand between my toes and taste the salt in the air. An amazing and evocative atmosphere of paradise that quickly turns sinister! A must summer read for all crime fans' VICKI BRADLEY
 


Genre: Mystery

"Powered by a subtle, ominous tension. I loved this book." - Lee Child

"A debut thriller that unfolds with the inexorable force of a nightmare, and an object lesson in why some paradises should stay lost." - John Connolly

"A mirage of a novel, seductive and slippery. Turn a page (you'll turn them fast) and the story shimmering before you might shape-shift: now it's a game of domestic cat-and-mouse, now a merciless survival narrative, now a feat of literary suspense... Above all, though, Emma Bamford's Deep Water - also the title of an early work by Patricia Highsmith, whose cool and control Bamford has inherited - is that most exciting, most evolved species of psychological thriller, one in which the darkest dangers lurk not in the next room, not in a secret kiss, not even in the ocean depths, but in a suspicious mind and a guilty heart. Perhaps you'll hear echoes of Alex Garland's The Beach, or Catherine Steadman's Something in the Water, or any number of distinctive mind-benders - yet Deep Water conjures a black magic entirely its own. Can't remember the last time a novel surprised you? Deep Water is the next time a novel surprises you." - A J Finn

"Gripping and pacy... A perfect summer read." - Imran Mahmood

"Suspenseful, evocative and beautifully written, I devoured it." - L V Matthews

"An incredible debut." - B A Paris

"Paradise never felt so sinister." - Ruth Ware