Rob Parker and Stuart Turton join us to discuss their most recent novels “The Troubled Deep” and “The Last Murder At The End Of The World”
Rob Parker is the author of Far From The Tree, the #1 bestselling thriller for Audible Original and the first instalment in the Thirty Miles trilogy, as well as eight novels for independent publishers. He is the host of Crime Central Manchester, a monthly showcase of emerging crime writing talent and blockbuster bestsellers. Rob lives in Warrington with his wife, three children and their dogs, and was inspired to write The Troubled Deep by years of holidays in the Norfolk Broads – during which he has never, he is pleased to say, found a dead body.
The Troubled Deep –
Nobody ever knew what happened to the Brindleys. One summer they were there – flashy, loud and beautiful – and then they were gone. A mother, father and two children, vanished into the East Anglian night.
Some said the family never made it home from the party; their speeding car thrown off the tracks and the four of them silently buried in the marshes. Others said they had simply moved on. For thirty years, the case remained as cold as the freezing waterways of the Norfolk broads.
Until Cam Killick found the car.
An ex-marine and ex-SBS officer, Cam Killick’s PTSD has made the return to civilian life a living nightmare. The only place he can find peace is underwater, where the world is muffled to white noise. As a cold case diver it is his job to scour the waterways of the country for the lost, the submerged, the drowned, laying their stories to rest alongside them.
Except when Cam throws open the doors to the Brindley car, all four bodies are missing. And Cam will soon learn that some secrets, once submerged, are better off staying that way…
Stuart Turton’s debut novel was the post-modern murder mystery The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle The novel’s time-bending narrative and originality ensured that it became a bestseller and Waterstones Thriller of the Month – a feat repeated by his second novel The Devil and the Dark Water. His third novel, The Last Murder at the End of the World, combined apocalyptic thriller and whodunit to breathtaking effect.
The Last Murder at the End of the World –
THE COUNTDOWN HAS BEGUN
Abi keeps them safe.
One hundred and twenty-two islanders and their three beloved scientists live in harmony, kept safe from a poisonous security barrier with the help of Abi’s instructions.
Niema keeps the islanders occupied.
Niema is one of the scientists, who remembers what life was like before the fog. She ensures that all of the islanders have a job to do, and everyone loves her. Almost everyone.
Emory can’t stop asking questions.
But then one of the scientists is found dead, and their murder triggers the dropping of the security barrier. The only way to reinstate it is to find the killer. But can Emory ask the right questions?
They have 107 hours to solve the murder before the fog sweeps in. Can they stop the end of their world?
Rob and Stuart will be discussing their latest novels and the writing process and a hundred other things no doubt! The conversation will be followed by an audience Q&A and then a book signing.
Tickets are £6/£5 for Waterstones Card holders – go to waterstones.com/events/liverpool
Event Date: Monday 27th January 2025
Location: Waterstones, 12 College Lane, Liverpool L1 3DS
Categories: 2025 | In Conversation | Reading | Talk | Ticketed
