Books like Broken river by J. Robert Lennon
After Karl’s infidelity, he, his wife Eleanor—a commercial novelist—and their daughter Irina move from New York City to begin anew in a quiet town. Karl attempts to stabilize his struggling art career while Eleanor shifts creatively. Meanwhile, twelve‑year‑old Irina becomes obsessed with the brutal murders that took place in the house years earlier—and her mother secretly shares that fascination. As their lives intersect with Louis, a hapless carpet‑warehouse salesman haunted by his past, and Sam, a young woman reunited with her jailbird brother, the unresolved crime that hooked the town begins to influence everyone’s decisions. The story tracks how the characters lie to themselves and each other, exposing forces none of them could have anticipated, and putting them all in mortal danger.
First publish date: 2017
Genre: Thriller/Psychological Thriller
Authors: J. Robert Lennon
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