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Title details for The Night the River Wept by Lo Patrick - Available

The Night the River Wept

A Novel

by Lo Patrick
Daniela Acitelli
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Arlene has lived in a small town on the edge of nowhere Georgia her whole life. Now married to her long-time high school sweetheart, Tommy, Arlene is itching to start a family and become the mother she always dreamed of being. But that's proving more difficult than she thought, and Arlene is desperate to find something to do to keep her mind off things. And get some distance from her husband, who is increasingly getting on her nerves.
As the summer gives way to a chilly, lonesome fall up in the mountains of northern Georgia, she takes a part-time job bagging evidence at the local police department, which involves about twenty minutes of actual work, and the rest of her shift she reads over old cold cases. One in particular fascinates her: the mysterious deaths of three young brothers murdered on Deck River, followed by the suicide of Mitchell Wright, the prime suspect in the murders.
Arlene becomes obsessed with the case, and with the help of the police department's receptionist and a family friend of the Wrights, she sets out on discovering the truth. She can't help but feel that if she solves the case of the Broderick boys' deaths, she'll find her footing in her young marriage and maybe find what she's been looking for all along.

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  • Release date

    July 2, 2024

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9798855545319
      • File size: 291570 KB
      • Duration: 10:07:25

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      December 6, 2024

      Two decades ago, three young boys were found murdered on the shores of Georgia's Deck River. Because the Brodericks came from the wrong side of the tracks, it was all too easy to point the finger at their disadvantaged family and sweep any loose ends under the rug. When Arlene, hoping to take her mind off a recent miscarriage, gets a job as an evidence clerk, she unearths the cold case and is determined to find the truth. Patrick (The Floating Girls) lays the groundwork for an emotional, atmospheric small-town mystery. Unfortunately, a disconnect in tone makes the story more slapstick than suspenseful; from murder to miscarriage, everything is treated with an unnerving nonchalance. Narrators Daniela Acitelli and Paul Brion only further this disparity, with Acitelli sounding much older than the 24-year-old Arlene and Brion presenting what could be compelling insight into a murderer's mind with little flair or feeling. VERDICT This sardonic Southern mystery about an amateur cold-case investigation is an optional purchase for most libraries. May appeal to fans of Delia Owens and William Kent Krueger.--Lauren Hackert

      Copyright 2024 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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  • English

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