The Drowning Woman

The Drowning Woman

by Robyn Harding

4.3 (43,083)

4.3 stars from 43,083 reviews. One of the highest rated Thriller books we track.


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Perfect for you if...

  • You love psychological thrillers where nothing is as straightforward as it seems, especially ones built on unreliable bonds between women.
  • You're drawn to stories about people with everything to lose and nothing left to hide, where desperation drives impossible choices.
  • You enjoyed The Party and want more of Harding's signature blend of twisty plotting and morally grey characters.

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  • You prefer straightforward, feel-good friendship stories without moral ambiguity or darker themes.
  • You need your protagonists to be clearly sympathetic or heroic, rather than flawed and sometimes complicit.
  • You dislike books centred on domestic abuse or suicide ideation, even when handled thoughtfully.

About this book

Lee Gulliver becomes homeless after her restaurant fails and debt mounts, leaving Seattle to live in her Toyota Corolla parked by the beach. One morning, she rescues Hazel, a wealthy woman, from drowning in the ocean. Rather than gratitude, Hazel expresses anger—she had intentionally entered the water to escape her toxic, abusive marriage and feels trapped in her home. Despite this difficult start, the two women form an unlikely friendship, bonded by their separate but serious struggles. When Hazel returns the next morning, the connection deepens. Eventually, Hazel makes an unexpected proposal: she asks Lee to help her disappear. What seems straightforward becomes complicated as Lee discovers that nothing is as it appears, and Hazel may not be the friend Lee believed her to be. Robyn Harding, author of The Party, explores themes of redemption, betrayal, and friendship in this novel.

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Currently #4,294 in the Kindle store — a top-10K bestseller.

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Currently 4.3★ from 43,083 reviews

Gaining approximately 1,177 new reviews per month. Reader interest is surging. Rating has dipped slightly from 4.5 to 4.3.

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