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Under Water

Casey BarrettSeries: Duck Darley
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Pages
336
Year
2017
Language
English
Publisher
Kensington Books

About

Once a competitive swimmer destined for Olympic gold, Duck Darley is now barely scraping by as an unlicensed PI, chasing down cheating spouses for the same Manhattan elite who once viewed him as equal . . .

Duck's lost glory days resurface when he's hired to track down the teenaged sister of a former teammate turned Olympic champion. Privileged Madeline McKay vanished over Labor Day weekend, leaving behind a too-perfect West Village apartment and a promising athletic career of her own. Duck thinks he's hunting for a self-destructive runaway-until Madeline's film student ex is savagely murdered, and the media spins her as the psycho who killed him.

As Duck searches for Madeline, he's plunged back into the dark underbelly of Olympic swimming-a world rife with wild lies and terrible violence. And he soon learns that no matter how hard he tries to escape his past, demons still lurk beneath every surface . . .

Related Subjects

  • Private Investigators
  • Mystery & Detective
  • Adult Fiction
  • Crime
  • Thrillers
  • Suspense

Extended Details

  • SeriesDuck Darley #1

    Reviews

    "Olympic swimmer Barrett dives into the disturbing side of competitive sport with his savage thriller debut."
    Publishers Weekly
    "Barrett's first-person narrative has a music of its own, and his alcoholic hero, just two drinks away from seeking his next fix, is appealingly vulnerable even if the improbable pile of unspeakable felonies here will mainly bring to mind your mother's admonition: don't go near the water."
    Kirkus Reviews
    "Duck is a protagonist you'll love to hate, but his self-reflection, intelligence and tenacity to protect the weak make him an uncommon hero. The story is dark and gruesome at times, but its brash delivery makes it a totally engrossing mystery with a plethora of evil villains lurking in plain sight. This is a stunning debut filled with excesses, narcissism, greed, and evil delivered with some New
    RT Book Reviews, 4 Stars

    Artists

    Casey BarrettAuthor