The Waterhole
Lily Malone
Reviewed by Helen
I am a big fan of Lily Malone’s stories and this one differs a little from her other ones but it was so fabulous, set over three time lines this one had me turning the pages, the characters good and bad have been bought to life on the pages, we meet Detective Marley West and his partner Brigit as they dig deep into the past to find the answers when a waterhole being dug up spits out bones.
The small Western Australian town of Cowaramup is pulled into turmoil when neighbours at a BBQ decide to try and dig up an old waterhole and the digging brings bones with it, human bones, the police are called and Detective Marley West is sent to investigate now he and his partner Brigit uncover that the original waterhole was on the farm of the Ross family the matriarch Morag long gone but her two sons Bill and Jack are still here and living on parts of the old farm and they do not get along.
Bill went to Vietnam and Jack had stayed and run the farm with his mother they were popular young boys in the town and were very competitive at everything even with their love lives. There was also the local cop Alan West, yes Marley’s grandfather unfortunately he was a bad cop and controlled the town and some of its citizens back in the day. So when Marley arrives to talk to Bill and Jack they are very wary, but Brigit and Marley work well together and are soon finding some answers.
This story unravels a lot from the past and the people who have lived in Cowaramup for many years, there are secrets and lies that have added to tear a family apart and then add in the corrupt cop and this one is a must read story for any reader who loves to be swept up in a mystery that slowly unravels in the best way. There are some wonderful characters in this one not only the Ross boys but Annette who plays a big part in this story, lots of twists and turns and maybe that hole should have been left as is and secrets kept where they were or maybe it was better for the truth to come?
I thoroughly enjoyed this one and would highly recommend it and I also hope that we get to enjoy more stories with Marley West and Brigit. Marley is a fabulous character he has been through a lot because of his grandfather and he is rebuilding his career and I really want to see more of him.
The small Western Australian town of Cowaramup is pulled into turmoil when neighbours at a BBQ decide to try and dig up an old waterhole and the digging brings bones with it, human bones, the police are called and Detective Marley West is sent to investigate now he and his partner Brigit uncover that the original waterhole was on the farm of the Ross family the matriarch Morag long gone but her two sons Bill and Jack are still here and living on parts of the old farm and they do not get along.
Bill went to Vietnam and Jack had stayed and run the farm with his mother they were popular young boys in the town and were very competitive at everything even with their love lives. There was also the local cop Alan West, yes Marley’s grandfather unfortunately he was a bad cop and controlled the town and some of its citizens back in the day. So when Marley arrives to talk to Bill and Jack they are very wary, but Brigit and Marley work well together and are soon finding some answers.
This story unravels a lot from the past and the people who have lived in Cowaramup for many years, there are secrets and lies that have added to tear a family apart and then add in the corrupt cop and this one is a must read story for any reader who loves to be swept up in a mystery that slowly unravels in the best way. There are some wonderful characters in this one not only the Ross boys but Annette who plays a big part in this story, lots of twists and turns and maybe that hole should have been left as is and secrets kept where they were or maybe it was better for the truth to come?
I thoroughly enjoyed this one and would highly recommend it and I also hope that we get to enjoy more stories with Marley West and Brigit. Marley is a fabulous character he has been through a lot because of his grandfather and he is rebuilding his career and I really want to see more of him.
5 stars
Published November 21st 2021 by Lily Malone Publishing
