Add this one to the top of your must-read book list. Dead in the Water by Glenda Carroll is a page-turning thriller, not to be missed. One Amazon reader says, “This is an exciting mystery, wonderfully written, with a complex and interesting central character…The action is fast-paced, with fascinating twists and turns in the plot. Glenda Carroll writes from a deep knowledge of the world of swimming and the San Francisco Bay Area.” –Dan 
A Little About Dead in the Water:
Meet Trisha Carson — No money. No man. No mojo.
Trisha is sitting in the hot summer sun at the edge of a cool Sierra lake. She thinks she is a witness to an accidental drowning at an open water swim. What else can it be? An elite athlete doesn’t sprint away from the pack, stop, never to move again. But then, a week later, another swimmer known more for her beauty than athletic ability drives her car off a 20-foot cliff into the Pacific Ocean.
Only Trisha believes the accidents aren’t so accidental. Naively she asks too many questions to precisely the wrong people. Her suspicions are dismissed by friends and family. But her inquiries continue and lead to an expanding web of intrigue, revenge and danger.
About the Author:
If you want to find Glenda Carroll, she’ll be in, on, or under water–and writing about it. She understands water sports on a very personal level since she swims, surfs and sails.
Glenda’s debut mystery, DEAD IN THE WATER is based on personal experience in open water swimming. She’s raced in more than 150 open water events in Northern California, as well as Hawaii and Perth, Australia. For five years, she was the Open Water Chair for Pacific Masters Swimming and was the point person for more than 25 open water swims each season ranging in length from 500 yards to 5K/10K.
She is a member of Sisters in Crime, International Thriller Writers, Women’s National Book Association and she lives in Northern California.
What Fans Are Saying About Dead in the Water:
“DEAD IN THE WATER is….so well written you just can’t put it down…If you’re like me, you’ll be trying to figure out who committed the murder while you’re working out.” — Lynne Cox, New York Times Bestselling author, “Swimming to Antarctica,” “Open Water Swimming Manual.”
“Carroll combines a skill for mystery writing…with her sports journalism and Masters swimming background by nailing the details of what it’s like to race in open water…I liked Carroll’s characters immensely, but it was the story that kept me up late reading.” — Swimmer Magazine
“(This) is a swim-centric mystery that will keep you turning pages while you think about your strokes. It’s the first open-water-detective-novel that I know of, and it’s great fun to read.” — Lynn Sherr, award-winning correspondent for more than thirty years at ABC News. She is the author of “Swim: Why We Love the Water.”
“It is a great first novel for the author and the main character has secrets to be explored in future books. It is a fast read and will appeal to open water swimmers, athletes and mystery lovers.” — US Open Water Swimming Connection