To call Undercurrents a “thriller” would be true in one sense but widely missing the mark in another. Yes, it revolves around the murder of a child, but when the book opens, the trial has already been held and the culprit imprisoned. The novel focuses on Henry, an American scientist, who has spent many years regretting breaking up with Francesca, a young English woman with whom he was travelling around India. He gets the opportunity to travel to England on business and decides to look her up. He arrives in the coastal town on Warbling one dreadful February night and discovers to his regret that Francesca has been imprisoned for the murder of the ...  Read the complete review