Dead in the Water

(A Jason Wade CSI Thriller Series, Book 1

By: Donna Collins

Narrated by: John P. Gowing

Jason Wade is an East End boxer-turned-police crime scene investigator. He likes his job, has a good circle of friends, and is never short of female admirers. But although on the outside his life looks an enviable one, behind closed doors, he has more than one secret hidden away.

When a female body is dragged from the Thames, the skeletons from Jason's past quickly begin to resurface, and his near-perfect life slowly begins to spiral out of control. But when a second victim is pulled from the Thames with amnesia, Jason questions if the two accidents are related to each other.

With none of his colleagues believing there is a link between the two incidences and ordered to stay away from the case by his boss, will investigating these seemingly unrelated cases lead Jason to his own downfall? And how many of his friends will he take with him?

©2020 Donna Collins (P)2020 Donna Collins

Great story!

The narrator is horrible! He never changes his voice inflection! it’s like he’s reading an instruction manual to a bunch of bored teenagers. If you can get past that it’s a good story.

Good book

Story grabbed me from the beginning until the end. Sending to hubby to listen too.

Great thriller!

Dead in the Water by Donna Collins is an engaging, fast paced mystery with a lot of emotion and twists and turns. Jason Wade is a man on a mission and doesn’t let anything stop him. The other characters are also well developed and I hope there are more in the series. John P. Gowing does a good job narrating the story.

Connected Cases

This was my first experience with this author's work. I liked the story; however, some of Jason's actions made it difficult to like him. I understood that he was driven by his emotions and guilt, but I questioned whether that made his actions acceptable or not. I thought the story was dark and gritty with some heavy themes running through it. Although this story had an ending, there was some forecasting to let the reader know that there was more to come. I thought John P. Gowing's narration was good as his performance kept my attention. I was given a copy of the audiobook. I volunteered, without financial gain, to post this review which reflected my honest opinions regarding this audiobook.

Left me on the edge of my seat!

Lots of action and great descriptions corporation all the senses. John Gowing did a great job with reading.

A story of secrets

Received as an audio review copy from Story Origin, this is an honest review. Beautifully narrated by John P. Gowing, Donna Collins Dead in the Water was an enthralling listen. In one shift moment police crime investigator Jason Wade's world crashes with the tragic discovering of his sister, that many believe was an accident but Wade feels it was murder and darkly hunts for answers. When Wade is called upon to get the prints of a young woman whom survived being thrown into the Thames but as left with now memory of what happened to her; both are drawn into bizarre circumstances that puts each of them into grave danger. Getting the truth of what to Wade's sister and protecting a woman, whose knows something that should remain secret; means keeping a step ahead of a killer stalking them and trusting each other as the case heats up for all involved.

Highly recommended.

Suspenseful Thriller

Dead in the Water is a well written suspenseful thriller that had me throughly engaged from the very beginning until the end. The storyline is very detailed orientated and engaging I loved how it started with one death that lead into the main storyline. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves suspense, mystery, and twisted thrill rides into the unknown.

I received this audiobook book for free and it has no bearing on my honest unbiased review. Don't miss out on this book.

Good story

Narrator did a great job keeping me engaged in the story. Story was a very interesting and enjoyed listening to it.

Drugs and murder

After a slow start this story had me gripped to find out what was going to happen to the girl who was pulled from the river.
Well narrated

corruption and greed

This was very suspenseful. The last half of the story my heart was in my throat. I hoped against hope. I'm a romantic and would have liked the couple to reunite at the end. I enjoyed the action and drama. Great storyline. I voluntarily listened to a free copy of this and am giving an honest review . The narrator did a great job bringing it to life.