Notes on a Drowning

Hardback Published on: 23/01/2025
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Synopsis

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Alex knows she risks getting fired from her law firm if she takes on another unpaid case, but when she hears Rosa's desperate voice at the other end of the phone, she knows she has to help: the body of Rosa's shy teenage sister, Natalia, has been dragged, lifeless, from the Thames. Alex can't help but think of her own missing little sister. She knows how a lack of answers can eat you alive.

Kat has worked hard to become Special Adviser to the Home Secretary, and is eager to finally put the dark and tragic part of her past behind her. But when she discovers a series of cover-ups, she begins to wonder whether her seemingly perfect new boss could be involved. Then she's shocked to discover a letter that raises worrying questions about a girl found drowned in London... Natalia.

There are complex and painful reasons for Alex and Kat not to work together, but when it becomes clear that there are powerful people involved in Natalia's death, and that other girls are at risk, Alex and Kat must overcome their differences to find answers. Will they save the girls and discover the truth? Or will the high-powered players in this game stop Alex and Kat for good?

What your favourite thriller writers are saying about Notes on a Drowning:
'It's excellent - razor sharp writing, a gripping plot and a level of authenticity that comes straight from years of legal experience right at the coal face. Highly recommended' Harriet Tyce'Fast-paced, topical, sharp and with a heart, I could see Notes on a Drowning played out on screen. Hope Anna Sharpe's cracking out the next one.' Sarah Vaughan

'Witty and warm' Adele Parks, Platinum

'My kind of thriller: pacy, absorbing and smart, with great characters and brilliant dialogue on every page. I loved it!' TM Logan

'A whip-smart, taut thriller...It zips along like a high-end Netflix drama you can't help but binge.' Jane Casey

'A whip-smart thriller, and I adored Alex, a clever, funny lawyer who is trying to hold together her career and failing marriage while trying to find out what really happened to her sister. Both gripping and compassionate, I really hope this is a series, and it would be perfect for TV.' Jo Callaghan

'A belter of a book. Shrewd, powerful, and constructed of smoke and mirrors, it's contemporary thriller writing at its breathless best. Anna Sharpe knows how to weave a tale.' Helen Fields

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
  • ISBN: 9781398715578
  • Number of pages: 304
  • Dimensions: 236 x 160 x 28 mm
  • Weight: 500g
  • Languages: English

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Notes on a Drowning
Excellent Read!
Thank you to Anna and her publishers for this early review copy. Just in case you didn't know Anna Sharpe is Anna Mazzola who we all know is an excellent ... READ MORE
Fiona Sharp
Notes on a Drowning
Well-formed tense page-turner
Big fan of Anna Mazzola and her historical fiction books. First time reading her under the guise of Anna Sharpe and a thriller "Notes on a Drowning". A wel... READ MORE
Mel Pretorius
Notes on a Drowning
Great political/legal thriller
What a great novel. 2am! The time I turned the last page and got some sleep. A really cracking legal and political thriller with two strong female main p... READ MORE
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Notes on a Drowning
Outstanding Thriller
Anna Mazzola is already a renowned writer of Historical Fiction, The Book Of Secrets was not my number one read last year without it being an exceptional b... READ MORE
Andy  wormald
Notes on a Drowning
Exciting thriller
Exciting thriller with a legal, political and people trafficking setting. The prologue is interesting as I read I wasn’t sure exactly who that part of the ... READ MORE
Peter Thorburn
Notes on a Drowning
Globe-spanning conspiracy with personal edge
Alex is a put-upon Legal Aid lawyer. Kat is a special advisor to the Home Secretary. Natalia was a Moldovan immigrant, now a body dredged from the Thames. ... READ MORE
Huttson Lo
Notes on a Drowning
Notes on A Drowning is a brilliant read
I am a huge fan of the historical fiction writer Anna Mazzola, so when I heard that she was writing a contemporary crime thriller under the name of Anna Sh... READ MORE
Mary Picken
Notes on a Drowning
A fresh and frightening crime thriller
While ‘Anna Sharpe’ may be a new name to crime readers, the author has already proven herself a strong storyteller with several terrific historical and Got... READ MORE
Craig Sisterson
Notes on a Drowning
Gripping Thriller
Anna Mazzola has switched from her usual historical fiction to write her first thriller under the name Anna Sharpe. And what a thriller - Notes On A Drowni... READ MORE
Elizabeth Currie
Notes on a Drowning
Legal/Political Thriller
Alex is a lawyer who is passed a pro-bono case involving a woman who has supposedly drowned in the Thames. But when people are all too willing to investiga... READ MORE
Gemma Kay
Notes on a Drowning
Five stars!
Anna Sharpe’s Notes on a Drowning is a tense and gripping thriller that delves into the murky waters of corruption, power, and human trafficking. With a bl... READ MORE
The Secret Book Review
Notes on a Drowning
A great thriller!
This was an intense legal/political thriller that I raced through and thoroughly enjoyed. The book is written as a dual narrative. Anna is a lawyer and ... READ MORE
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