Book Review: The Wild Swimmers by William Shaw

Dive into the waves off Dungeness

If only Alexandra Cupidi had turned south instead of north, she would have found the dead woman.

Instead it is her vulnerable daughter Zoë who stumbles across Mimi Greene’s lifeless body on the shoreline. A regular wild swimmer with a group of close friends, it’s out of character for Mimi to have been swimming alone, especially in bad weather. DS Cupidi starts to suspect this is more than just an accidental drowning.

Meanwhile, her friend and colleague Jill Ferriter receives a mysterious letter from a man who claims to be her father. Stephen Dowles has been in prison for the last twenty years, convicted of two brutal and senseless murders.

With Cupidi obsessed by the death of Mimi Greene, Ferriter must lean on Bill South to uncover the facts around Dowles’ conviction, revisiting old colleagues and criminals.

here’s what I thought of it…

The Wild Swimmers by William Shaw is published by riverrun an imprint of Quercus Books. It is available as an audiobook, ebook and in hardback with the paperback due out early next year and can be purchased from Amazon UK (affiliate link), Bookshop (affiliate link), Hive and Waterstones.

Thanks to Ana & Elizabeth for inviting me to post a review and share my thoughts.