Gently Down The Stream

Time spent messing about on the river isn't supposed to end with a brutal murder.The staff at Stoley's Boatyard were used to holidaymakers returning their pleasure cruisers a little late after a week or so exploring the network of waterways around Norchester. They were not used to finding their yachts burned almost beyond recognition with the charred remains of a client still aboard.Taking on the murder investigation Chief Inspector George Gently faces an enquiry like no other he has ever handled. Somewhere beneath the lies of the victim's wife somewhere obscured by the brittle edge of her daughter's fear somewhere hidden by her son's hysteria lies the truth.Gently's only hope is to sweep aside the litter of chaos and confusion to uncover the identity of the killer.