as much as I agree with a lot of what this book has to say, it dips into lecture territory at least a couple of times. The writing, too, manages to get across that Florida heat and humidity, and dialogue is for the most part natural and gives an easy back and forth.īut. There's a solid group of friends at the core of this novel, which is something she does really well - they're distinct individuals but have a family-like strength to their bond that is pretty much unshakeable. Rebecca, meanwhile, has started to wonder if her rage-filled friend Ellie might not know more about this than she's letting on.įirst off the good, because this is Dot Hutchison and I love her a little bit. Serial harassers, rapists, or both, they're all men who leave a sense of relief with their passing.

Set in Florida at the onset of alligator courting season, Deadly Waters earns the name, as someone is feeding those gators men. But unfortunately - some of them have a point. I LOVE the FBI series Dot Hutchison wrote - I went into this a complete fangirl, ready to ignore every negative review and declare my love anyway. But if she is, stopping her might not be in everyone’s best interest… With each passing day, those who know Ellie become more convinced she’s responsible. Someone determined to save female students from horrible crimes. But now a vigilante killer is roaming campus-someone who knows how to dispose of rapists. Rebecca and her friends thought Ellie was kidding.

Ellie has previously threatened to kill men who don’t take no for an answer. Both men belonged to the same fraternity and had a reputation for preying on and hurting women. But then a second body shows up, and the link is undeniable. When a male student’s remains are found in alligator-infested waters, the university warns students to stay away from the reptiles. She tries to keep up with her studies, her friends, and her hot-tempered roommate, Ellie, who regularly courts trouble with the law. Florida journalism undergrad Rebecca Sorley is like any other college student. From the bestselling author of The Butterfly Garden comes a suspenseful new series for the #MeToo era about vigilante justice, close friends, and getting away with murder.

Deadly Waters by Dot Hutchison