Nigel McCrery worked as a police officer before entering Cambridge University as an undergraduate. He is the creator of the acclaimed television series Silent Witness, and his screenwriting credits include several other programs for the BBC. He is also the author of many novels, including the Dr. Samantha Ryan mysteries. He lives in London.
"McCrery's stellar thriller starts with a gruesome bang."
--Entertainment Weekly
"Creepy, menacing, and downright frightening. . . . A page turner
teeming with tension."
--The Baltimore Sun
“First-rate entertainment. . . . Creepy and occasionally comical. .
. . Still Waters is no garden-variety mystery. From its
breathtakingly brutal prologue to its horrifying revelation of
responsibility, it will leave you marveling at McCrery's
storytelling skills. And how many mysteries can you name that quote
Browning, Yeats and Eliot?”
--Richmond Times-Dispatch
"Chilling. . . . Violet Chambers is the dark side of Miss
Marple."
--Los Angeles Times Book Review
"Highly original. . . . Arsenic and Old Lace meets the Galloping
Gourmet in Still Waters, the first in a series of tasty
mysteries."
--Madison County Herald
“Every writer needs a hook, and Nigel McCrery provides just that in
the prologue of Still Waters. He throws out the line and snags the
reader right away. This shocking opening is one tantalizing
lead-in.”
–The Post and Courier, Charleston, South Carolina
"This exquisitely macabre mystery will keep you firmly planted
until the last page is turned."
--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
“Touted as the beginning of a series, Still Waters will rush by at
a stunning pace. Nigel McCrery, author of the Dr. Samantha Ryan
mysteries, brings readers a brand new slant on the detective novel
and a fresh face in the police department.”
--Bookreporter
"A must read."
--Kirkus Reviews (starred)
"Hook[s] a reader positively and absolutely. [McCrery is] expert at
the fast-paced thriller."
--Library Journal (starred)
"Extremely creepy . . . Compelling."
--Booklist
"McCrery introduces an excellent new detective . . . Highly
original."
--Daily Mail
"Arresting . . . Few readers will put the book down."
--Daily Express
"A fast-moving, original and often genuinely frightening
novel."
--Euro Crime
"Arsenic and Old Lace run wonderfully amok."
--Time Out, London
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