Jake Jackson: Book 4
Publication Date: June 23, 2026
Former London detective Jake Jackson finds his new life in the country threatened when women start disappearing in this beautifully written and deeply immersive novel that will challenge even the most diehard mystery lover’s deductive skills.
A beautiful summer’s day
When young nurse Claire Davidson goes missing on the riverbank, the only clues left behind are her phone and shoes.
A mystery that sweeps the nation
People disappear all the time, but this case sparks an online frenzy. Amateur investigators descend on the rural idyll. Everyone has a theory. Is Claire Davidson just the story of a swim that went wrong, or could there be truth to the conspiracies?
A killer growing bolder
But when another woman is discovered dead in the river, signs point to murder. Jake Jackson, a former detective who came to the countryside searching for peace, must investigate before more lives are taken.
Even though Jake Jackson walked away from a career as a detective, trouble manages to find him.
Author Stig Abell serves up A Twist in the River, marking a new installment in the mystery series. The disappearance of a local woman rocks the small community of Meryton.
The beauty of this story lies in the detailed investigative work. Jake and his various contacts get pulled into the case that evolves into a series of women found dead in the river.
Jake’s personal life at Little Sky, along with his pregnant girlfriend, is woven into the “whodunit” storyline. With multiple potential suspects, the team must rely on old-fashioned detective work to find the culprit before it is too late.
A Twist in the River captures the essence of a true mystery with each clue zeroing in on what connects the dead women.
Stig Abell believes that discovering a crime fiction series to enjoy is one of the great pleasures in life. His first novel, Death Under A Little Sky, introduced Jake Jackson and his attempt to get away from his former life in the beautiful area around Little Sky, followed by Death in a Lonely Place and The Burial Place. Stig is absolutely delighted that there are more on the way. Away from books, he presents the breakfast show on Times Radio, a station he helped to launch in 2020. Before that he was a regular presenter on Radio 4’s Front Row and was the editor and publisher of the Times Literary Supplement. He lives in London with his wife, three children and two independent-minded cats called Boo and Ninja (his children named them, obviously).
