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The Water Holds Her Secret

(2025)
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From the author of the bestselling vigilante noir crime novel The Secret Couple



"I stayed up until the early hours reading this dark, twisty and emotional story of grief, guilt and tainted love," Louise Douglas, author of The Secrets Between Us, a Richard and Judy Book Club pick

"Emotional and insidious - fabulous read with twists all the way," Sue Fortin, USA Today bestseller and Amazon UK #1 bestseller.



A death

A dozen lies

What is the truth...

When a teenager's body is washed up on a secluded lake shore, his small-town community is dismayed. Suspicions and accusations ignite.


While the police focus their investigation on his mother, she begins her own relentless search for the truth. She didn’t kill her son and she believes her son’s friends know what happened. Driven by guilt, grief and a need for justice she takes matters into her own hands – pressing his friends for answers.

As the secrets unravel and the stakes grow higher, she realises that discovering who was behind his death will cost another life...

Praise for J. S. Lark

"Dark, deceptive and utterly delicious." --Louise Douglas, author of The Secrets Between Us
"A psychological thriller that will leave you stunned and satisfied." --Lisa Regan, USA Today-bestselling author of the Detective Josie Quinn series




Genre: Mystery

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