The Drownings Author Forename:Hazel The explosive

The explosive

'Probably the best cop novel ever written' Lee Child

He traces its path from when Hercules dipped his arrows in the blood from the severed head of the Hydra to the use of chemical weapons in the Iran-Iraq War in 1980s

chaotic Anthony Wight: private detective and alcoholic

has been in jail for a decade

The Drownings Author Forename:Hazel The explosiveThese waters became wild centuries before this university was dreamed of. Leysham has always been a dangerous place for women. Serena arrives on campus reeling from the injury that destroyed her champion swimming career. She is lost until she meets Jane, an enigmatic tutor obsessed with the historic witch trials that took place in Leysham's freezing waters. When several young women are assaulted, the university's shadowy legacy becomes inescapable.