Something in the Water by Trevor Baxendale

Much running around chasing or being chased by bad guys ensues, making for a plot that offers both thoughtful research by the team and physical mayhem before they manage to close down a major threat.Įxcellent characterisation, and I could hear the voices while reading much of the dialogue, as Baxendale catches the distinctive speech patterns well. It takes the Torchwood team some time to connect all the clues, by which time they're infected as well. The book starts with several different strands which have no connection other than stagnant water, and for good measure tosses in a flu epidemic that isn't. There are a couple of internal references to tell you that it's set between 'To the last man' and 'Meat', but there's nothing that requires specific knowledge of the show other than the basics of who Torchwood are and what they do.īaxendale takes an old British legend and puts a Torchwood spin on it, as a water hag causes havoc around Cardiff.

… ( more)įirst in the trio of books released for the start of the second tv series. And it is still able to talk.And what it is saying is 'Water hag'.Featuring Captain Jack Harkness as played by John Barrowman, with Gwen Cooper, Owen Harper, Toshiko Sato and Ianto Jones as played by Eve Myles, Burn Gorman, Naoki Mori and Gareth David-Lloyd, in the hit science fiction series created by Russell T Davies for BBC Television.

It's old and in an advanced state of decay. Saskia is not on any files, except in the medical records at Dr Strong's GP practice.But Torchwood's priorities lie elsewhere- investigating ghostly apparitions in South Wales, they have found a dead body. He seems to have caught it himself, whatever it is - he's starting to cough badly and there are flecks of blood in his hanky.Saskia Harden has been found on a number of occasions submerged in ponds or canals but alive and seemingly none the worse for wear. Bob thinks there's something up but he can't think what.

Dr Bob Strong's GP surgery has been treating a lot of coughs and colds recently, far more than is normal for the time of year. Featuring Captain Jack Harkness as played by John Barrowman, with Gwen Cooper, Owen Harper, Toshiko Sato and Ianto Jones as played by Eve Myles, Burn Gorman, Naoki Mori and Gareth David-Lloyd, in the hit sci-fi series created by Russell T Davies for BBC Television.

Something in the Water by Trevor Baxendale