The Water Room

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Originally built for Victorian workers, Balaklava Street now stands as a gentrification target in Kentish Town. The discovery of an elderly woman's body at Number 5, seemingly peaceful yet with her throat filled with river water, prompts the Met's Peculiar Crimes Unit to investigate. Led by the seasoned detectives Arthur Bryant and John May, their search for answers initially yields no results. Bryant delves into strange, arcane matters, while May faces challenges as he tries to protect an academic whose expertise on the city’s hidden rivers threatens his career. Meanwhile, the new owner of Number 5 grows increasingly disturbed by her basement's dampness, resilient spiders, and eerie sounds of rushing water. As Bryant and May pool their findings, they uncover dark secrets of the city and realize that in a London divided by wealth and poverty, someone is willing to kill—and kill again—to safeguard their interests. With the PCU's future in jeopardy and the death toll rising, the two detectives confront madness, greed, and revenge, relying on their wits, quirky methods, and a stash of boiled sweets in a complex mystery that probes the depths of every London home.