When a young man is murdered on a London houseboat, police investigate his troubled one-night stand, Laura. Yet, Laura is not the only damaged one in Daniel's life. Between his grieving aunt and famous uncle, his nosy houseboat neighbor, and his mother's elderly neighbor, everyone has secrets to hide.

With multiple points-of-view and unlikeable characters, A Slow Fire Burning is an overly complicated slow-burn mystery that's not nearly as good as The Girl on the Train but at least better than the nightmare that was Into the Water. I personally didn't mind the story, but I think the lack of suspense will irritate many readers.