“Some fears keep you safe—others get you killed.”
When Rory Colquhoun’s aquaphobic sister, Aileen, is found drowned in a remote reservoir, he knows something doesn’t add up. Aileen feared water her entire life—so how did she end up there? Teaming up with Detective Sergeant Susan Fellingham and the sharp-minded DCI Lindsay Warbrick, Rory dives into a labyrinthine investigation that stretches from quiet British towns to the high-stakes world of international crime.
At the heart of the mystery lies Ramero Morales, Aileen’s manipulative husband—a man with a dark history of exploiting vulnerable students and running an illicit aircraft parts empire. As the team follows a trail of corruption, betrayal, and devastating secrets across continents, they uncover a tangled web of greed and power. Allies emerge, including enigmatic billionaires Eduardo and Lucia Roni, but time is running out.
The Aquaphobic Canoeist is a gripping international thriller where every clue leads to danger, and every discovery demands a sacrifice. Can Rory, Susan, and Warbrick bring a global criminal network to its knees, or will the cost of truth be too high to pay?