I started reading this to see if it would be appropriate for my 11 year old to read and now it’s midnight and I have tears in my eyes and characters I wasn’t ready to leave.

Three months ago, Henry Weaves disappeared and Chloe Baxter is determined to find answers. Set in a small Australian town, Deep Water is a compelling mystery thriller told in multiple perspectives before and after Henry's disappearance.

There's a lot of layers to this story. Aside from Henry's disappearance there's a lot of underlying themes including alcoholism, gambling addiction, childhood trauma, abuse, infidelity, family pressure on teens and struggles unique to small towns.

I ultimately decided (due to the extensive list of topics above) that this isn't quite suitable for my 11 year old son but look forward to recommending this to him in a few years.

Recommend if you enjoy
- mystery thrillers
- small town settings
- complex characters
- Jane Harper's The Dry
- not breathing for hours on end due to suspense