Strange tide

s:1469:"The river Thames is Londonâe(tm)s most important yet neglected artery. When a young woman is found chained to a post in the tide, no-one can understand how she came to be drowned there. At the Peculiar Crimes Unit, Arthur Bryant and John May find themselves dealing with an impossible crime committed in a very public place. Soon they discover that the river is giving up other victims, but as the investigation extends from the coast of Libya to the nightclubs of North London, it proves as murkily sinister as the Thames itself. Thatâe(tm)s only part of the problem; Bryantâe(tm)s rapidly deteriorating condition prevents him from handling the case, and he is confined to home. To make matters worse, May makes a fatal error of judgement that knocks him out of action and places everyone at risk. With the PCU staff baffled as much by their own detectives as the case, the only people who can help now are the battery of eccentrics Bryant keeps listed in his diary, but will their arcane knowledge save the day or make matters even worse? Soon thereâe(tm)s a clear suspect in everyoneâe(tm)s sights âe" the only thing thatâe(tm)s missing is any scrap of evidence. As the detectivesâe(tm) disastrous investigation comes unstuck, the whole team gets involved in some serious messing about on the river. In an adventure thatâe(tm)s as twisting as the river upon which itâe(tm)s set, will there be anything left of the Peculiar Crimes Unit when itâe(tm)s over?";