So many lives are entangled in this novel of suspense and I could not stop reading until I found out how the characters reached a conclusion to their various problems.

Jill Kylen has lost her childhood friend Berit Assarson. Berit left home one day and did not return. Berit’s husband Tor seems unable to accept that Berit is gone and cannot even make himself return to work. Jill cannot seem to get over the loss either. She is spending a lot of time with Tor to try to bring him back to the land of the living.

Justine Dalvik is a person whose family owned Sandy Concern, a large candy company, and she has a large inheritance, which enables her to live as she pleases. Justine tried to be friends with Berit and Jill when they were young but the two girls treated Justine very cruelly. Justine was the last person known to see Berit. Berit had been dwelling on the cruelties the girls inflicted on Justine. Although Justine was questioned by the police and by Tor, she states that Berit visited and left with no indication as to where she intended to go next.

Micke is a young man who is having a difficult time finding a place for himself in the world. He is the son of Nathan and Nettan. Nathan left Micke’s mother years ago. The last time Micke saw Nathan he was preparing to leave for a trip to Africa. Micke never saw his father again and has been haunted by the fact that someone must know something of what happened to his father. Nathan had promised he would return and the two of them would start a business of taking groups on trips.

Justine had traveled to Africa with Nathan, her lover, but Nathan never returned from the trip. Justine states that he was lost in the jungle and although many search parties had been sent out, he was never found. A young woman that was also on this trip was killed in a hotel on the way home. Justine had been in the bathroom showering and found the victim when she came out of the bathroom. The young woman was killed with Justine’s knife but Justine swore a robber that had broken into the room did it.

Hans Peter is Justine’s new friend. Hans works at a hotel that also employs Ariadne Jaglander. Ariadne is a house cleaner in the hotel. Ariadne is married to Tommy Jaglander who is a police officer. Tommy visits the hotel one evening after Ariadne has gone home. He tells Hans Peter that he suspects Justine in the death of Berit and that he intends to reopen the cold case and have the lake drug to look for a body.

All roads seem to lead to Justine however one will have to read the book to find out if she is guilty of anything.

The Shadow In The Water is an exciting book, full of suspense and wonderful characters. The Shadow In the Water can be read as a sequel to Good Night My Darling but is also a wonderful stand-alone. I have not read Good Night My Darling but I do intend to do so.

REVIEWED BY PATRICIA REID

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