The Water Clock
Jim Kelly
Aug 2026 · Allison & Busby from W. F. Howes Limited · Narrated by Peter Silverleaf
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‘Intelligent crime fiction — leaves the reader hungry for more.’ Val McDermid, No. 1 bestselling author
CWA DAGGER AWARD-WINNING JIM KELLY’S ABSOLUTELY GRIPPING CRIME MYSTERY SERIES SET IN THE STUNNING CAMBRIDGESHIRE FENS.
In the desolate and remote beauty of the Cambridgeshire Fens, the past is never truly buried — and neither are its secrets.
Local journalist Philip Dryden is called to an incident at the nearby River Lark. The police think they’re just pulling out a dumped car from the icy depths — big deal.
Until they open the car boot.
A frozen and barely recognisable corpse, twisted to fit in the compact space.
But it’s only the beginning.
The next day, high on the roof of Ely Cathedral, a second body is found on a stone gargoyle. The coroner says it’s death by misadventure, but Dryden knows better.
A killer is stalking the Fens.
This gripping and unputdownable crime mystery, laced with dark secrets and a journalist who is as flawed as he is determined, will be devoured by fans of Joy Ellis, Caro Ramsay, Ann Cleeves, Elly Griffiths, LJ Ross or Jack Cartwright.
CWA DAGGER AWARD-WINNING JIM KELLY’S ABSOLUTELY GRIPPING CRIME MYSTERY SERIES SET IN THE STUNNING CAMBRIDGESHIRE FENS.
In the desolate and remote beauty of the Cambridgeshire Fens, the past is never truly buried — and neither are its secrets.
Local journalist Philip Dryden is called to an incident at the nearby River Lark. The police think they’re just pulling out a dumped car from the icy depths — big deal.
Until they open the car boot.
A frozen and barely recognisable corpse, twisted to fit in the compact space.
But it’s only the beginning.
The next day, high on the roof of Ely Cathedral, a second body is found on a stone gargoyle. The coroner says it’s death by misadventure, but Dryden knows better.
A killer is stalking the Fens.
This gripping and unputdownable crime mystery, laced with dark secrets and a journalist who is as flawed as he is determined, will be devoured by fans of Joy Ellis, Caro Ramsay, Ann Cleeves, Elly Griffiths, LJ Ross or Jack Cartwright.
‘Intelligent crime fiction — leaves the reader hungry for more.’ Val McDermid, No. 1 bestselling author
CWA DAGGER AWARD-WINNING JIM KELLY’S ABSOLUTELY GRIPPING CRIME MYSTERY SERIES SET IN THE STUNNING CAMBRIDGESHIRE FENS.
In the desolate and remote beauty of the Cambridgeshire Fens, the past i...
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Jim Kelly was born in 1957 and is the son of a Scotland Yard detective. He went to university in Sheffield, later training as a journalist and worked on the Bedfordshire Times, Yorkshire Evening Press and the Financial Times. His first book, The Water Clock, was shortlisted for the John Creasey Award and he has since won a CWA Dagger in the Library and the New Angle Prize for Literature. He lives in Ely, Cambridgeshire.
Jim Kelly was born in 1957 and is the son of a Scotland Yard detective. He went to university in Sheffield, later training as a journalist and worked on the Bedfordshire Times, Yorkshire Evening Press and the Financial Times. His first book, The Water Clock, was shortlisted for the John Creasey A...
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