Catherine Steadman is an actress and writer based in North London, UK. She has appeared in leading roles on British television as well as on stage in the West End. In 2016 she was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance in Oppenheimer. She is best known in the United States for her role as Mabel Lane Fox in Downton Abbey. She grew up in the New Forest, UK, and lives with a small dog and an average-sized man. Something in the Water is her first novel.
“Deliciously dramatic.”—Entertainment Weekly
“The perfect beach read . . . Unreliable characters and a plot
packed with twists will keep you guessing until the final,
thrilling page.”—PopSugar
“With unreliable characters, wry
voices, exquisite pacing, and a twisting plot,
Steadman potently draws upon her acting chops. . . . A darkly
glittering gem of a thriller from a new writer to watch.”—Kirkus
Reviews (starred review)
“Captivating . . . daring . . . The threats and
increasingly bad decisions accelerate with
Bourne-like velocity. . . . Steadman [is] a newcomer
worth watching.”—Publishers Weekly
“This debut’s opening hook, which jumps ahead in the story to
reveal a shocking outcome, teamed with Erin’s spunk and
the threat of Russian mobsters, creates irresistible
suspense—of both the what-will-happen and the how-did-that-happen
varieties.”—Booklist
“An unbearably tense debut with a knockout premise, Something in
the Water had me hooked from the very first sentence. Thrilling and
thought-provoking, it’s the perfect beach read. I devoured
it!”—Riley Sager, New York Times bestselling author of Final
Girls
“This is a book that puts you right into the shoes of the
characters and has you asking: What would I do? You may find
yourself increasingly uncomfortable with your answers. An
unputdownable story that poses the age-old question of
how well we can ever know someone else—and, perhaps even
more important, how well do we know ourselves?”—Amy Engel, author
of The Roanoke Girls
“We all think we know our own boundaries. We all think we’d do the
right thing. But what if the opportunity for the perfect crime
appeared right in front of your eyes? How many rules would you
break in pursuit of the perfect life? Catherine Steadman’s
debut novel, Something in the Water, is as scary as it gets.
This terrifying morality tale is guaranteed to keep you up at
night.”—Michelle Richmond, New York Times bestselling author of The
Marriage Pact
“Pure adrenaline: I swallowed this book whole.”—Erin Kelly, author
of He Said/She Said
“I absolutely loved Something in the Water, a stunning debut.
. . . Superbly written, clever and gripping.”—B. A. Paris, New York
Times bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors and The
Breakdown
“As frightening as it is funny, Something in the Water feels like a
thriller for our times, a caper with a dark heart.”—Louise
Candlish, author of The Swimming Pool and Our House
“A taut and smart thriller, Something in the Water is a fast-paced
examination of the slippery slope and precariousfoundations
our middle-class lives are built on, and a sensitive examination of
a marriage under pressure. Catherine Steadman is a genuinely unique
voice in crime fiction.”—Gillian McAllister, author of Everything
but the Truth and Anything You Do Say
“Brilliant.”—Catherine Isaac, author of You Me Everything
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