A review by angrygreycatreads
When the Flood Falls by Jayne Barnard, J.E. Barnard

2.0

When the Flood Falls is set in Canada, with a female protagonist. Lacey has recently left the force due to personal issues and some blatant sexism that she could no longer deal with. She gets a security job offer and takes it while helping an old uni friend. The friend Dee lives in a creepy isolated house and has been having strange occurrences that are interfering with her sleep and life in general. The mystery encompasses ideas about art, independence, drug addiction and chronic illness, power in sexual relationships, stalking, and sexism. I felt that the characters didn’t really grab me and I had a hard time getting immersed in the story. An okay mystery read.