Global Book Award-Winner
Chanticleer International Book Awards
Copper Waters - Annalisse series 4
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Ages: 18+
2023 Global Book Award Winner - Best Mystery
IP Book Awards - Best Regional Mystery (Australia/New Zealand)
COPPER WATERS is book #4 in the Annalisse series.
Antiquities expert Annalisse Drury and tycoon Alec Zavos are at an impasse in their relationship when Alec refuses to clear up a paternity issue with an ex-lover.
Frustrated with his avoidance when their future is at stake, Annalisse accepts a solo invitation from an acquaintance to fly to New Zealand—hoping to escape the recent turbulence in her life. But even Annalisse's dream cottage on a sheep station brings her disaster and more intrigue.
Along with mutual friend and detective, Bill Drake, a local resident accompanies them from the Christchurch airport and dies mysteriously soon after. A second violent killing finds Annalisse and Bill at odds with the crime investigators. Local police want to close both cases as quickly as possible—without unearthing small town secrets.
As she and Bill pursue their own leads at serious cost, the unusual crimes force Annalisse to question everything she thought she knew about family ties, politics, and the art of betrayal.
An unpredictable and vivid New Zealand adventure—with a shocking ending you will not see coming.
Reviews
"Copper Waters is an unpredictable 'who dunnit' mystery...The plot is not straightforward, and it keeps the reader on edge. It takes a darker turn than expected, but that only makes the story better."
"Marlene M. Bell's COPPER WATERS is a well-written murder mystery with descriptive scenes, an intriguing setting, and enough push and pull between the characters and within the plot to keep readers engaged."
