I thought I might have forgotten the personalities in this series but within a couple of pages I was back with old friends! I was pulled in opposite directions as to my opinions of the book.

In the positive camp. It was completely page turning, a full immersion read that was fast moving and hard to guess the endgame. I enjoyed it but with reservation.

On the negative side, I found it full of superfluous adjectives and descriptions - not a huge issue but out of place in a pacy story. I also found that a complete suspension of reality was required. Random old cases being turned over, random characters from the long past close at hand and remembering each other, full confessions for no reason (other than as a plot device). The full gamut in a can of (old) worms

Then we have the eponymous Wild Swimmers - a very small group of women with bizarre stereotypical tropes. The intense poet, the troubled young gay woman, the rich, bored housewife etc.... I could swallow it but it felt lazy to me.

With thanks to NetGalley and Quercus Books for allowing me to read and review
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