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Something in the Water

The Gripping Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick!

About The Book

‘Pure adrenaline: I swallowed this book whole’ ERIN KELLY, author of top ten bestseller He Said/She Said
‘A stunning debut … Superbly written, clever and engrossing’ B A PARIS, author of Behind Closed Doors
The perfect couple commit the perfect crime in this New York Times bestselling thriller, a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick!

This unabridged audio version is read by the author, Catherine Steadman.

Erin is a documentary filmmaker on the brink of a professional breakthrough; Mark a handsome investment banker with a bright future. They seem to have it all, until Mark loses his job and cracks start to appear in their perfect life.

But they’re determined to make it work. They book their dream honeymoon and trust that things will work out – after all, they have each other.

On the tropical island of Bora Bora Mark takes Erin scuba diving. Mark is with her – she knows he’ll keep her safe. Everything will be fine. Until they find something in the water.

Erin and Mark decide to keep their discovery a secret -- after all, if no one else knows, who would be hurt? Their decision will trigger a devastating chain of events... which will endanger everything they hold dear.

*~*~*Praise for SOMETHING IN THE WATER*~*~*

'A real page-turner!'
New York Times

'A thriller for our times ... Catherine Steadman is a fresh and playful new voice and I can’t wait to see where her imagination takes her next' Louise Candlish, author of Our House

'An unputdownable story’ Amy Engel, author of The Roanoke Girls

‘A fascinating moral dilemma, a fast-paced examination of the slippery slope and the precarious foundations our middle-class lives are built on’ Gillian McAllister, author of Everything but the Truth

‘An unbearably tense debut with a knockout premise … thrilling and thought-provoking’ Riley Sager, author of Final Girls

‘Brilliant’ Catherine Isaac, author of You Me Everything

About The Author

(c) Rachell Smith

Catherine Steadman is an author and actress based in London. Her first novel, Something in the Water, was a number one New York Times bestseller with rights sold in over 30 territories. It was selected as a Reese Witherspoon Book Club and Richard & Judy Book Club pick. Her second novel, Mr Nobody, was published in 2020, and her third novel, The Disappearing Act, published in 2021. Her fourth thriller, The Family Game, will publish in 2022. 

Catherine grew up in the New Forest, Hampshire, and now lives in North London with her husband and two daughters.

To find out more, find Catherine on Twitter and Instagram.
I: @catsteadman
T: @CatSteadman

About The Reader

(c) Rachell Smith

Catherine Steadman is an author and actress based in London. Her first novel, Something in the Water, was a number one New York Times bestseller with rights sold in over 30 territories. It was selected as a Reese Witherspoon Book Club and Richard & Judy Book Club pick. Her second novel, Mr Nobody, was published in 2020, and her third novel, The Disappearing Act, published in 2021. Her fourth thriller, The Family Game, will publish in 2022. 

Catherine grew up in the New Forest, Hampshire, and now lives in North London with her husband and two daughters.

To find out more, find Catherine on Twitter and Instagram.
I: @catsteadman
T: @CatSteadman

Product Details

  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio UK (June 5, 2018)
  • Runtime: 11 hours and 42 minutes
  • ISBN13: 9781471176524

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'A thriller for our times... Catherine Steadman is a fresh and playful new voice and I can’t wait to see where her imagination takes her next'

– Louise Candlish, author of The Swimming Pool and Our House

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