The mystery unspools to reveal that the town’s tragedies are interconnected by family lies:
In a final twist, it is revealed that actually pushed Nel into the water, though he claims he did it to expose his father’s original crime.
The story is set in the fictional English town of , which has a centuries-long history of women drowning in a local river.
eventually confesses to murdering his wife years ago and killing Nel Abbott to prevent her from discovering the truth during her research.
Nel’s estranged sister, Jules , returns to Beckford to care for Nel’s 15-year-old daughter, Lena . Jules is haunted by childhood trauma and a deep-seated fear of the water.
Local writer and single mother Nel Abbott is found dead in the Drowning Pool, just months after a teenage girl named Katie also drowned there.
Sean’s father and an ex-cop. He represents the town’s "good man" facade while hiding a dark past. The Conclusion (Spoilers)