FORBIDDEN WATERS: Rob Parker in conversation with Luca Veste

  • DATE

    15 January 2026

  • TIME

    5:30 pm to 8:00 pm

  • AGES

    All ages welcome

  • PRICE

    £4

  • VENUE

    Manchester Central Library
    St Peter's Square, Manchester, M2 5PD

Join Blackwell’s Bookshop at Manchester Central Library to celebrate FORBIDDEN WATERS, the second heart-racing mystery in the Cam Killick series by Rob Parker!

Rob will be in conversation with Luca Veste, author of The Bone Keeper and The Stranger In The Room.

Doors: 5.30pm
Starts: 6pm

Tickets are £4 or free when purchasing a copy of the book in advance as a Book & Ticket option.

About FORBIDDEN WATERS:

It starts with the knife. Found at the bottom of a hidden lake in the Norfolk Broads, covered in blood and heart tissue so fresh the water hasn’t yet washed it all away. What salvage diver Cam Killick has found is a murder weapon from a very recent crime – but how do you solve a murder without a body?

The remoteness of the setting is itself a clue. Only a handful of people know the location of the lake, let alone how to access it. But no sooner have Cam and DS Claire Rogers started working through this ready-made suspect pool than one of them disappears.

The ripples from Cam’s discovery have disturbed a dangerous predator, one who knows the water even better than Cam himself. The question now is what they want – and how many more people will die before Cam can stop them?

A serial killer is on the loose in Norfolk in this breathtaking thriller from ‘the master of the stone-cold twist’, perfect for fans of Elly Griffiths, Peter James and Ann Cleeves.

About the Author:

Rob Parker is the author of Far From The Tree, the No. 1 bestselling thriller for Audible Original and the first instalment in the Thirty Miles trilogy, as well as eight novels for independent publishers. He is the host of both Crime Central Manchester, a monthly showcase of emerging crime writing talent and blockbuster bestsellers, and the Blood Brothers podcast. Rob lives in Warrington with his wife, three children and their dogs, and was inspired to write The Troubled Deep by years of holidays in the Norfolk Broads – during which he has never, he is pleased to say, found a dead body.

If you cannot make the event but would like a signed and dedicated copy of the book, please email events.manchester@blackwell.co.uk or call us on 0161 274 3331.

Our event format is usually a 45 minute discussion between the author and interviewer, followed by a chance to ask questions and get your copy of the book signed/dedicated.

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