Deep Beneath Us by Catriona McPherson is a thoroughly good book, difficult to put down – a very complete novel with a satisfying ending.

Having lost her job, her house, and custody of her son after a divorce, Tabitha Muir returns to her childhood home in Scotland’s Hiskith and thinks this must be rock bottom – but worse is to come.

An unplanned explosion at the dam on the loch and the suspicious death of her beloved cousin Davey force Tabitha to confront her past demons. Is her cousin’s death just another dark episode in the Muir family’s tragic history? Davey’s closest friends, Gordo and Barrett, help Tabitha try to answer the questions around Davey’s death and Tabitha discovers that nothing she thought she knew about herself and those around her is true . . .

A bleak but with a resilient and ultimately irrepressible protagonist, this novel is ultimately uplifting and affirming. Some of the twists and turns, many of them, are dark and tragic and funny… but in the end, Tabitha is content and so was I. The book was a gently read, intriguing and enjoyable, evocative and at times confronting, but well worth the read. I enjoyed this book very much.