Black Water

About the author

Black Water is Louise Doughty’s eighth novel. Her most recent book was the bestseller Apple Tree Yard, which sold in twentysix countries, was shortlisted for the CWA Steel Dagger and the National Book Awards Thriller of the Year and was a Richard & Judy book club choice. A major four-part BBC1 adaptation is due for broadcast in 2016. Her sixth book, Whatever You Love, was shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award and longlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction. She lives in London.