Paul Hawkins Trouble In The Water -

Local writer and single mother Nel Abbott is found dead in the Drowning Pool, just months after a teenage girl named Katie also drowned there.

eventually confesses to murdering his wife years ago and killing Nel Abbott to prevent her from discovering the truth during her research. Paul Hawkins Trouble In The Water

Nel’s estranged sister, Jules , returns to Beckford to care for Nel’s 15-year-old daughter, Lena . Jules is haunted by childhood trauma and a deep-seated fear of the water. Local writer and single mother Nel Abbott is

Holds secrets about her best friend Katie’s illicit relationship with their teacher, Mark Henderson . Jules is haunted by childhood trauma and a

While the police lean toward suicide, Jules and Lena suspect foul play. Nel had been researching the Drowning Pool's history of "troublesome women" for a book, potentially exposing secrets that someone in town wanted to keep buried. Key Characters & Secrets

In a final twist, it is revealed that actually pushed Nel into the water, though he claims he did it to expose his father’s original crime.