Where the River Runs Deep
by Lynne Handy
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Pub Date 13 Dec 2017 | Archive Date 14 May 2022
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Description
Distraught over her partner’s betrayal, poet Maria Pell (no stranger to paranormal phenomena) flees to a writers’ retreat in a small North Carolina coastal town—a place where racial tensions seethe and river mists and blind reverence for old traditions hide secrets of the living and the dead.
Maria plunges straight into these mysteries as she searches for the woman who inspired verses written by a deceased local poet. At the same time her writer friend and fellow retreat instructor, Bo Bennett’s research into a local family uncovers that someone is the killing descendants of a seventeenth century slave-owner. Could the murders be retribution for past sins or are they cover for more recent, sinister motives? The poems and Bo’s discoveries combine to solve old mysteries and forever change the way people regard themselves in this barrier island community.
Advance Praise
"""A witty sleuth as keen and profound as the art form she teaches."" - Kirkus Reviews
“A good tale laced with murder, race relations, romance, treachery and everything you’d want in fewer than 200 pages. After reading her other works it is clear the author has a gift for multi-generational dynamics. Nothing is out of bounds here. Race relations is tackled head on. The elegant prose provides a peek behind the curtain into the southern mindset. Pick this up – you won’t regret it.”"
Available Editions
| ISBN | 9780692953501 |
| PRICE | US$2.99 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
Aria H, Reviewer
For a short book there was so much packed into this story from mystery and murder to romance, betrayal to family dynamics and racial tensions/race relataions. It was such an engaging read that I read this in one very short sitting. Definitely worth reading.
Reviewer 823951
Distraught over her partner’s betrayal, poet Maria Pell (no stranger to paranormal phenomena) flees to a writers’ retreat in a small North Carolina coastal town—a place where racial tensions seethe and river mists and blind reverence for old traditions hide secrets of the living and the dead.
Maria plunges straight into these mysteries as she searches for the woman who inspired verses written by a deceased local poet. At the same time her writer friend and fellow retreat instructor, Bo Bennett’s research into a local family uncovers that someone is the killing descendants of a seventeenth century slave-owner. Could the murders be retribution for past sins or are they cover for more recent, sinister motives? The poems and Bo’s discoveries combine to solve old mysteries and forever change the way people regard themselves in this barrier island community. Everything about this story give me the shivers! READ THIS!!…
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