Deep Waters by Martin Edwards

Deep Waters by Martin Edwards ISBN-13: 9781464211775 Paperback Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Released: September 3, 2019

Source: ebook review copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

Book Description from Goodreads:
From picturesque canals to the swirling currents of the ocean, a world of secrets lies buried beneath the surface of the water. Dubious vessels crawl along riverbeds, while the murky depths conceal more than one gruesome murder.

The stories in this collection will dredge up delight in crime fiction fans, as watery graves claim unintended dwellers and disembodied whispers penetrate the sleeping quarters of a ship's captain. How might a thief plot their escape from a floating crime scene? And what is to follow when murder victims, lost to the ocean floor, inevitably resurface?


My Review:
Deep Waters is a short story collection of 16 mysteries written in the 1880s to 1950s. The mysteries were set on boats and ships, along the coast, or just involve a pool. Most of the stories had the detective as the point of view character, but some were from the villain's point of view. Most were told as they happened, but a few were the detective telling about the case after it was finished. While whodunit in most of the mysteries was either obvious or not guessable (due to lack of necessary clues until the reveal), a few of these had clues and were guessable. The enjoyment mainly came from watching a detective work through a tough mystery to solve it. There was no sex. There was some bad language. Overall, I'd recommend this enjoyable mystery collection.

The included mysteries:
The Adventure of the ‘Gloria Scott’ Arthur Conan Doyle
The Eight-Mile Lock L. T. Meade and Robert Eustace
The Gift of the Emperor E. W. Hornung
Bullion! William Hope Hodgson
The Echo of a Mutiny R. Austin Freeman
The Pool of Secrets Gwyn Evans
Four Friends and Death Christopher St John Sprigg
The Turning of the Tide C. S. Forester
The Swimming Pool H. C. Bailey
A Question of Timing by Phyllis Bentley
The Thimble River Mystery Josephine Bell
Man Overboard Edmund Crispin
The Queer Fish Kem Bennett
The Man Who Was Drowned James Pattinson
Seasprite Andrew Garve
Death by Water Michael Innes


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