Blood in the Water: The Untold Story of a Family Tragedy

by Casey Sherman

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

A simple fishing trip proves to be anything but in this sprawling true crime story. With meticulous details and harrowing truths unearthed, it's got all the twists and then some.

"Blood in the Water is a twisty true crime narrative of greed, suspicion, and revenge, taking us from the high seas to the mansion of an enormously wealthy family. Compelling and cinematic, it keeps you guessing about the complicated family at the heart of this saga until the very last page." —Shawn Cohen, New York Times bestselling author of College Girl, Missing

Troubled waters hide deadly secrets…

When Nathan Carman, a young man with a complicated past, is miraculously rescued from a lifeboat bobbing in the unforgiving North Atlantic, questions swirl about the fate of his mother, who is presumed to have drowned when their fishing boat sank. Nathan is in remarkably good shape for being lost at sea for a week, and his account of what exactly happened out there on the waves raises questions from family members and law enforcement.

Nathan's story of a fishing trip gone awry doesn't quite add up, and suspicion mounts. The mysterious murder of Nathan's multi-millionaire grandfather a few years before had made Nathan's mother an extremely wealthy woman. With a seven-million-dollar fortune at stake, did Nathan commit the ultimate betrayal? Or is there more to this tragic tale than meets the eye?

From New York Times bestselling author Casey Sherman comes a gripping contemporary true crime narrative for everyone who was fascinated by the Murdaugh murders, and for anyone compelled by the intersection between money, power, and family.

For readers of bestselling true crime books like:

• The Devil at His Elbow
• If You Tell
• American Predator

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781728298207
Publisher:	Sourcebooks
Publication date:	04/08/2025
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Casey Sherman is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today & Boston Globe Bestselling Author of 17 books including “The Finest Hours” (now a major Walt Disney Studio motion picture starring Chris Pine & Casey Affleck), and “Patriots Day” (now an acclaimed motion picture from CBS Films starring Mark Wahlberg and Kevin Bacon). Sherman’s 2023 true crime bestseller “Helltown,” is now in development as a limited television series for Amazon Studio. Sherman will serve as Executive Producer on the project, which is slated to star Oscar Isaac (“Dune”), with director Edward Berger (Netflix – “All is Quiet on the Western Front”), and produced by Team Downey (Robert Downey, Jr. & Susan Downey - HBO’s “Perry Mason”). Sherman’s other books include James Patterson’s “The Last Days of John Lennon,” which spent more than 23 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, “12: The Inside Story of Tom Brady’s Fight for Redemption,” and “Hunting Whitey: The Inside Story of The Capture & Killing of America’s Most Wanted Crime Boss. Sherman has appeared on more than 100 television and radio programs and is a contributing writer for TIME Magazine, Esquire, The Washington Post, The Daily Beast, Boston Magazine and the Boston Herald.

Editorial Reviews

"Bestseller [Casey] Sherman delivers a riveting true crime tale." — Publishers Weekly

"What I most admire about Casey Sherman is that he’s more than a writer. He’s also an outstanding investigative journalist, and he uses these skills to great effect in bringing this mind-boggling case to life. Blood in the Water is a twisty true crime narrative of greed, suspicion, and revenge, taking us from the high seas to the mansion of an enormously wealthy family. Compelling and cinematic, it keeps you guessing about the complicated family at the heart of this saga until the very last page. And it shows us that no matter how sophisticated our technology becomes, we can never have all the answers about what happens behind closed doors." — Shawn Cohen, New York Times bestselling author of College Girl, Missing

"Blood in the Water is utterly immersive. Casey Sherman is a master true crime storyteller. Like always, he brings characters to life which makes it hard to tear yourself away from the page!" — Zibby Owens, host of Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books, best-selling author of Blank

"Casey Sherman’s Blood in the Water is a riveting dive into a chilling true crime. With his trademark storytelling—an unparallelled depth and detail of research blended with a journalist's keen eye for how the truth really is stranger than fiction, Sherman exposes the dark undercurrents of money, betrayal, and deadly secrets. Seamlessly navigating between the many real-life characters that found themselves tangled up in this shocking true story, Sherman weaves a compelling and compulsively bingeworthy tale. From the first wave of suspicion to the final shocking depths of revelation, this is a page-turner. Recommended for true-crime junkies (calling Murdaugh saga fans!) as well as those new to the genre." — Sara DiVello, author of Broadway Butterfly: A Thriller; Founder and Host of Mystery and Thriller Mavens

"In Blood in the Water, Casey Sherman digs behind the headlines to create a vivid and absorbing account of a fascinating true crime story. Immersive and compelling, this Capote-esque narrative skillfully takes the reader through its many shocking twists and turns while unfolding a disturbing mystery as to what really happened on that little boat in the icy North Atlantic, when two went out and only one came back." — Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson, Oscar-nominated screenwriters of The Fighter, The Finest Hours, Patriots Day, The Outpost, and The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

"Blood in the Water is a book for every true crime fan’s ‘to be read’ pile…though you won’t want to wait to read it! The tautly woven narrative showcases Sherman’s lyrical writing style and formidable research skills, guaranteeing a deep dive into family drama and depravity that’s nearly impossible to turn away from. Sherman is at the top of his game!" — Kristin Dilley, co-host, Mind Over Murder podcast

"Right from the opening pages, Casey Sherman’s Blood in the Water establishes a sense of foreboding. All signs point in one direction, but—even if you know the Nathan Carman case—you can’t help but think, and perhaps even hope, that there will be surprises, something to make you believe there is more than darkness in the tale of a family mired in tragedy, accusation, and intrigue. As each thread of the story is pulled and facts are revealed, the reader is offered chances to examine their own thoughts, feelings, and beliefs about human behavior, and how we decide what the truth is when there are few clear guideposts." — Holly Frey, creator of Criminalia and cohost of Stuff You Missed in History Class

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