Germany, North Sea, procedural, criminologist, verbal-humor, sly-humor, situational-humor, embezzlement, working-partners, neurodivergent, autism-spectrum, suspense, investigation*****

On her day off, Police Inspector Enna Koopmann (of the colourful socks) was practicing with the German Lifeguard Assn when it got too real. Someone she used to know was dead in the North Sea and she had to bring in the body and start the investigation.
Her new, extremely meticulous partner, Detective Chief Inspector Pavel Neuhof, is today transferred to lower Saxony in from CID, is rather OCD and somewhat neurodivergent, has some odd behaviors, and is decidedly too literal. This is their first case together and it is as strange as the pair of detectives. Sometimes this is a real gigglesnort (I love it!), but the investigation is spot on.
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“Deep Waters” is a “cozy mystery” by Heidi Hinrichs. This book takes place in Germany, but was written for a US audience (temperatures are in Fahrenheit, for instance). This book is a police procedure/investigation one, so the main characters are police people. Luckily these police people are pretty dang smart, so that was a good thing to read (sorry, I’ve read too many where the cops are inept lately). I cannot say that I found this book a fantastic read - the pacing is a bit slow - but I did like the insight into one of the characters, who is most likely on the spectrum. There were some odd things where I think a conversion of some sort happened (a height is described very precisely - like 8.9 feet, opposed to “about 9 feet”; ditto for a weight - something like 248.6 pounds opposed to “about 250 pounds”). I did find myself engaged with the mystery - and getting to know the two police characters better, but I need to be in the mood for a cozy mystery. I think if you are a reader who likes both police procedural mysteries along with cozy mysteries, this book may be one you’d like. This book is the first in a series, so there will be more opportunities to know more about this police duo.

I hate to say it but I found this book boring. It’s slow, not much happens & the characters aren’t really developed. I just couldn’t get into it. Also at one point Pavel makes a comment “we might have to call the FBI in”. Really??? They’re in Germany, what do the FBI have to do with anything ? #DeepWaters #NetGalley

This was a great book! I like how it was a book about some pretty serious topics, but they were still able to bring in some humor and make you laugh while reading this book. I really like the pacing of it, and how the characters were written.

Thank you to NetGalley, to the author, and to the publisher for this complementary ARC in exchange for my honest review!!!

Heidi knows how to write a very suspenseful, wonderfully written thriller! It was fantastic! I could not put this book down. Highly recommend.

This book is beautifully written and the author has created a team of detectives who will win readers’ hearts. Pavel is a particularly endearing character, reminiscent of Will Trent, Karin Slaughter’s magnificent creation. The mystery in this case is all too credible and seems a very relevant and modern crime involving the complexities of property management as families age. I can’t wait to read more and see what these characters do next!