This is an epic Shaw family endeavour with multiple story lines and an eclectic collection of characters.
My favourite being Debi Starr - she of the kick ass shooting.
I’m looking forward to the next book in this series and possible entanglements with characters already created by the talented Mr Deaver??

Coulter Shaw joins forces with his sister, Dorian, to help a small town on the brink of disaster when a levee breaks, putting everything at risk of flooding. But as he digs deeper, Coulter senses that something far more sinister is at play—and he’s not sure who he can trust. Is anyone truly who they claim to be?

This latest adventure is packed with clever misdirections and hidden clues, hallmarks of Jeffery Deaver’s signature storytelling. I found it a little slow at first but once the story develops it is faced paced and hugely enjoyable.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

4* Good intro to this series, and I wasn't lost at all. My very first, but not last, read by this author.

I'm not sure that the blurb did the book justice, as once the car was located - no spoilers - I thought the most fraught part of the tale was over. But, that's where it came alive and it became apparent that there were bad guys at the core of the tale, and some parts were really well done, and neither I nor Colter saw something coming that perhaps did have a RED herring about it.

Perhaps because I didn't fully understand the levee concept, I didn't get some of the urgency but the figuring out who was bad, good and shades of grey was pretty well done. It reminded me a little of the Mercy Thompson detective tales, but without quite the same feel of urgency.

ARC courtesy of NetGalley and Harper Collins Publishers for my reading pleasure.