3.5 star rating. I really liked it, definitely a good page turner, kept you wanting to know more. The author was really sensitive with certain mental health issues with the main character which was nice. Its definitely going to be a be a big hit with the norfolk residents. Not really my genre but I wanted to read it as it's based in Norfolk (where i live) and the author is coming to the book shop that I volunteer at for an author event and wanted to get familiar with his book. I'm looking forward to meeting him and talking about his book.

What a great way to start a new series! This is a gripping novel from Rob Parker with a fascinating central character and set in rural Norfolk. Cam Killick was a member of the SBS and he suffers from PTSD. The only way he can escape his demons is to return to the water and here he sets about discovering what happened to the missing Brindley family. Brilliant!

Loved this ! It’s the first in what I hope is a series set in Norfolk.

The characters are interesting and complex enough without being difficult to get to know. The twists and turns are unexpected and I enjoyed the Norfolk setting. Lots more of this please

Set in the Norfolk broads, this is an unusual take on crime fiction. Cam is a diver, plagued by PTSD and intrigued by the disappearance of a family 40 years ago. He works out where the car is, finds it during a dive and opens up a can of worms. Several people, including higher ranking police officers definately did not want the car found. Lots of action and twists in the plot as Cam fights to find out what happened to the family, particularly the two children.
I loved the characters in this book, their personalities , but also their vunerabilities are well described. The pace and the plot are perfectly done and as I got to know Cam, I really liked him (and his dog) . The reasons for the hush up only gradually become apparent, which keeps you guessing. A real page turner
I`ll definately look out for more from this series.
Thanks to Net Galley for a great read

The troubled deep the first book in the Cam Killick series by Rob Parker and the first book from the author I have read.
Cam Killick is and ex-marine and specialist diver and suffers from PTSD. In now resides in the beautiful Norfolk Broads with his dog Nala. Cam deals with cold cases and anything lost in the water. But one thing he hasn’t found yet is the Brindleys. Freddie Brindley was an investment banker in the 80’s and like to party with his wife Maud. But one night they also took their two children Tommy and Hannah, and they were never seen again.
Until 40 years later Cam finds the family Jaguar submerged in the depth of remote waters of the Norfolk broads. But doing so gets Cam in awful lot of trouble.
I didn’t know what to expect from this author but was engrossed in the, thrilling, gripping thriller from the get-go. Yes, this has a complex storyline, but Cam is such a likeable character and of course to this dog Nala. The storyline is original. Lots of f mystery regarding the Brindleys and corruption between the Police to brush it under the carpet. I can’t wait to read more of this story and see how the series develops. A big fat 5 stars from me.

IInvestment banker Freddie Brindley and wife Maud liked to party and were well known on the social scene. Normally the children stayed home with a babysitter but in November 1987 the whole family climbed into the Jaguar and attended a party in Norwich. They never made it home.

The police searched, the media were all over it but with no leads and no trace found it soon faded from the public eye

Nearly forty years later ex-Navy diver Cam Killick listening to an unsolved mystery podcast about the Brindley's and being familiar with the area couldn't help but wonder if the marshy Norfolk broads held yet another secret and started his own search.

The plot was excellent and good narrative in both timelines made this a compelling read. Plenty of twists kept this interesting and the flawed protagonist with his canine companion were likeable enough to ensure I'll be sticking around for the second book, it'll be interesting to see how the series develops.

Due for publication Jan '25 - My thanks to Bloomsbury Publishing and NetGalley for the advance copy, all opinions expressed are my own.

An exciting, fast paced crime thriller set in the beautiful Norfolk Broads and featuring a former SBS diver as the lead protagonist. The characters were very well written especially the troubled Cam and his lovely dog. The landscape drew me in also and I look forward to the next instalment as I want to discover more about the interesting characters.

This was absolutly brilliant, I loved the suspense and trying to work out what was going on, then surprises at the end. This will keep you reading well into the night as you will not want to stop. Characters that come to life in your mind and you can really feel his emotion as it is so well written. 

Fantastic story so get it on your to be read list. 

My review will go out everywhere on publication day.

Troubled Deep is the first in a new series where we meet Cam Killick, an ex-marine and specialist diver who suffers from severe PTSD.

Settling in the beautiful Norfolk Broads, Cam is known in the area as the person to go to if something has been lost in the water. But there is a cold case that has been niggling at him - a well-known local family were last seen thirty years ago driving away from a party, but they never arrived home. Cam has researched and mapped out the route they most likely took and thinks he may have found a location that the police didn't search for clues to what happened to them. But when ownership of the land is disputed, will he be able to follow through on his hunch?

Fans of Parker's previous series will know that he has a brilliant knack of creating realistic characters that you can really get behind, and Cam is now part of that roster. Add to that a well-crafted and perfectly paced story, this was very easy to get stuck into and I am really looking forward to book 2!

Cam Killick is an ex marine and SBS officer who now spends his time as a cold case diver, while struggling with crippling PTSD. It is on one of his dives he tears open a case from years ago, where a local family disappeared. Soon he learns that sometimes secrets are best kept that way.

This is the first book in a new series and I found the focus of the protagonist being a cold case diver intriguing and original. After finishing I can certainly say this was a very well written story, which was complex and clever.

Knowing the setting well I was drawn into the atmosphere and it was beautifully portrayed. The main character was likeable and you could really get a feel of how damaged he was, while empathising and rooting for him. He is instantly up there with some of the well known, classic protagonists from other popular crime series. I found some scenes very poignant and managed to feel a range of emotions reading. The twists are conveyed well and although slow to start, by the end I was gripped to the high suspense and action. A brilliant start to a new series and one I will be continuing with. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this copy in return for an honest review.

I was pulled in because this was described as being a book Ann Cleaves fans would love - and I wasn’t disappointed.
The storyline is complex and heartbreaking.
There’s police corruption, blackmail, murder, missing persons, mystery, intrigue - everything you could want in a great book.
I really hope Cam had more adventures to come!

Intriguing mystery,what happened to the Brindleys?. Very real characters,PTSD dealt with in a good way. A good read.

This is book 1 in the Cam Killick series and I am glad to read that a series is planned as I found Cam (and Nala of course) to be an interesting character and I look forward to following his future adventures.

In The Troubled Deep we learn that Cam's most favourite thing is to be under water, so much so that he prefers to sleep that way too - this man has served his country and bears the physical and mental scars and PTSD heavily in his day to day life.

The storyline is complex, exciting and ultimately sad and I couldn't help wondering if it wouldn't have been better for everyone had Cam never made that initial discovery.

Despite the massive amount of distrust and corruption some burgeoning relationships have formed setting the scene nicely for these to develop in future books.

Rob Parker has achieved no mean feat here by bringing a new slant to the police procedural / cold case / crime thriller genre and I keenly await more!

My thanks to NetGalley, Bloomsbury Publishing and the author for an ARC in return for an honest review.

1987 and party animals, the Brindleys, are returning home after one of their usual party nights. This time they have their two young children with them, which has become usual of late. This is the last time the Brindley family is ever seen, they and their Jaguar disappear, and despite media coverage and police searches there is no trace of them. An unsolved mystery.

Cam Killick, ex army diver has his difficulties. Despite being an exemplary officer, he is released from his military post on medical grounds that continue to have a profound effect on his life. Living in the wilds of Norfolk with his beloved dog, Cam’s life revolves around water, diving is in his blood. Now set up as an independent search diver, he gets a feeling of peace when in the water and uses his skills to help solve the unexplained.

The first in a new series and it hits the ground running. As with all new offerings, it takes the reader a while to get familiar with the MC and their foibles, as authors tend to offer only the barest of background to keep readers guessing and interested. This was, in the main, an enjoyable read from the off and I’m sure that as we discover more about Cam we will become totally invested.

Good writing at an exciting pace, I look forward to seeing what other adventures/cases Cam gets involved with.

Thank you NetGalley and Bloomsbury Publishing.

A new book from Rob Parker is cause for celebration but a new series in a new setting and a new lead character? Most intriguing. The premise alone whetted my appetite - whilst there are a lot of cold case novels out there, I'm pretty safe in saying this is the first featuring an ex-marine with PTSD who uses the water to regain a degree of calmness, so where else but the Norfolk Broads would he set himself up as the Go-To guy if you need something found?

Except Cam Killick has also set himself his own mission, as well, as decades ago a family went missing, presumed dead, The Brindleys were the family you saw in all the papers so disappearing off the face of the earth? Cam doesn't think so but he does think he can find them, and their car, buried somewhere in a remote waterway. But of course, it's not that simple....

Rob Parker has created a brilliant new lead character, one that the reader can route for and empathise with; and a pacey story that reels you in and absolutely grabs you by the throat and dares you to pause at the end of a chapter. The settings come to life perfectly and I for one am delighted to see that Cam Killick will return.

An intriguing mystery crafted with precision and beautiful writing. I really enjoyed this book, it was my first by Rob Parker and I'm sure it won't be my last. Thrillers that involved politics and political figures aren't often my choice of read, but while it intertwined with the story heavily, I didn't find myself losing interest. I also liked Cam and Rogers, both were interesting characters and very human. I can't wait to see where this series goes!

Oh, and the fact Rob referenced a Coelacanth, it's bonus points from me. 😂

With the setting in beautiful Norfolk this novel is both intriguing and intense.

The Brindleys have disappeared, but where are they. Their car is found underwater but the bodies have disappeared...

Cam Killick is an ex marine and underwater diver.. he finds the car and then the mystery begins.

I loved this book. I did find the water descriptions claustrophobic,, I drowned as a child so I find this difficult.. but I loved the intensity of the drama.

It is well written and as this is the first book I have read by this author I will be on the hunt for more