The Current
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"A first-rate thriller . . . Past and present merge in The Current, Tim Johnston's atmospheric, exquisitely suspenseful novel of two murders separated by ten years."
--The Washington Post "Gripping . . . Johnston's masterful novel is worth lingering over--it soars above the constraints of a traditional thriller and pulls you deep into the secrets of a grief-stricken town."
--People Tim Johnston, whose breakout debut Descent was called "astonishing," "dazzling," and "unforgettable" by critics, returns with The Current, a tour de force about the indelible impact of a crime on the lives of innocent people. Don't miss DISTANT SONS, the new literary thriller from Tim Johnston, available now.
In the dead of winter, outside a small Minnesota town, state troopers pull two young women and their car from the icy Black Root River. One is found downriver, drowned, while the other is found at the scene--half frozen but alive. What happened was no accident, and news of the crime awakens the community's memories of another young woman who lost her life in the same river ten years earlier, and whose killer may still live among them. Determined to find answers, the surviving young woman soon realizes that she's connected to the earlier unsolved case by more than just a river, and the deeper she plunges into her own investigation, the closer she comes to dangerous truths, and to the violence that simmers just below the surface of her hometown. Grief, suspicion, the innocent and the guilty--all stir to life in this cold northern town where a young woman can come home, but still not be safe. Brilliantly plotted and unrelentingly propulsive, The Current is a beautifully realized story about the fragility of life, the power of the past, and the need, always, to fight back.
--The Washington Post "Gripping . . . Johnston's masterful novel is worth lingering over--it soars above the constraints of a traditional thriller and pulls you deep into the secrets of a grief-stricken town."
--People Tim Johnston, whose breakout debut Descent was called "astonishing," "dazzling," and "unforgettable" by critics, returns with The Current, a tour de force about the indelible impact of a crime on the lives of innocent people. Don't miss DISTANT SONS, the new literary thriller from Tim Johnston, available now.
In the dead of winter, outside a small Minnesota town, state troopers pull two young women and their car from the icy Black Root River. One is found downriver, drowned, while the other is found at the scene--half frozen but alive. What happened was no accident, and news of the crime awakens the community's memories of another young woman who lost her life in the same river ten years earlier, and whose killer may still live among them. Determined to find answers, the surviving young woman soon realizes that she's connected to the earlier unsolved case by more than just a river, and the deeper she plunges into her own investigation, the closer she comes to dangerous truths, and to the violence that simmers just below the surface of her hometown. Grief, suspicion, the innocent and the guilty--all stir to life in this cold northern town where a young woman can come home, but still not be safe. Brilliantly plotted and unrelentingly propulsive, The Current is a beautifully realized story about the fragility of life, the power of the past, and the need, always, to fight back.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1616209836
ISBN13:9781616209834
Release Date:November 2019
Publisher:Algonquin Books
Length:432 Pages
Weight:0.80 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 5.4" x 8.2"
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The ultimate surprise
Published by MichaelR , 1 year ago
This is easily a top ten book for me. That says a lot because I read a lot of really good authors. This is a perfect mystery with characters that make you feel you know them. I was right there inside this book from start to finish. I recommend this book to everyone I know.
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